Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment establishes a waiting period
after closure to initiate the approval process for a new nursing
program.
(1) Program
Discontinuation.
(A) A plan for closure shall
be submitted to the board, at least six (6) months and, preferably, one (1)
year prior to closing the program and shall include:
1. Closing date; and
2. Plans for completion of program for
currently enrolled students.
(B) The plan for closure shall be approved by
the board prior to implementation.
(C) Date of completion on the
diploma/certificate shall be on or before the official closing date of the
program.
(D) Application for
registration with the required fee shall be submitted annually to the board as
long as there are students in the program.
(E) Classroom and clinical instruction
approved by the board shall be provided until the designated date of closing.
The sponsoring institution shall be responsible for providing a complete
educational program for the currently enrolled students or shall provide a
mechanism for transfer.
(F) Records
for all graduates and for all students who attended the program of practical
nursing shall be filed in the manner used by the institution conducting the
program.
1. Transcripts of all courses
attempted or completed by each student attending the program shall be
maintained by the designated custodian. Provisions for obtaining copies of
transcripts shall be maintained.
2.
If the program closes but the sponsoring institution continues, that
institution shall assume the responsibility for the records and notify the
board, in writing, of the location of the storage of the records.
3. If both the program of practical nursing
and the sponsoring institution close, the transcripts shall be given permanent
custodial care and the board shall be notified in writing of the name and
address of the custodian.
(G) A program closure summary indicating
compliance with the requirements of this rule shall be submitted to the board
no later than thirty (30) days after the actual date for program
closure.
(2) Program
Reopening. The procedure for reopening a program is the same as for initial
approval in
20 CSR
2200-3.010(4)(A). An accredited
institution of education that has lost the board's approval of a nursing
program due to deficiencies identified by the board may not petition the board
for establishment of a new nursing program for a minimum of one (1) calendar
year from the time of the actual date for program closure.
*Original authority: 335.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1981,
1985, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011 and 335.071, RSMo 1975, amended 1981,
1999.
