Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2200 - State Board of Nursing
Chapter 8 - Minimum Standards for Approved Veteran's Bridge Programs of Practical Nursing
Section 20 CSR 2200-8.010 - Approval

A. Name and location of the sponsoring institution and its accreditation status;

B. Evidence of institutional accreditation by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education;

C. Evidence of authorization to conduct the Veteran's Bridge Program of Practical Nursing by the governing body of the sponsoring institution;

D. Mission statement of the sponsoring institution and philosophy and/or mission statements of the proposed program;

E. Current organizational chart(s) illustrating the relationship of the program to the sponsoring institution and the faculty structure within the proposed program;

F. Proposed location (and satellites) in relation to the administrative office of the sponsoring institution;

G. Evidence of financial stability and resources of the sponsoring institution and the proposed program, to include a sustainability plan for the purchase, replacement, and maintenance of skills lab supplies, furnishings, and equipment to meet program outcomes;

H. Curriculum plan and sequence and graduate competencies; recommended plan of study as outlined in 20 CSR 2200-8.100;

I. Course descriptions and objectives;

J. Policies for evaluation and awarding of credit for military courses that shall be accepted as a significant portion of the practical nurse program;

K. Availability and accessibility of student services, to include evidence of support staff with expertise in evaluation of military transcripts;

L. Number of credit or clock hours for all courses required for completion of the Veteran's Bridge Program of Practical Nursing. Credit or clock hour allocations specific to theory, lab, and clinical portions shall be included. The plan of study shall require no more than seventeen (17) credit hours equivalent to four hundred (400) clock hours of instruction, to include no more than twelve (12) credit hours (one hundred eighty (180) clock hours) of theory and five (5) credit hours (two hundred twenty (220) clock hours) of lab/clinical/simulation instruction. Credit or clock hour requirements may be adjusted according to the individual program and local population needs. Proposed adjustments in credit or clock hours should be clearly indicated in the proposal. Detailed justification for variation in credit or clock hour allocations shall be included;

M. Proposed final transcript for the nursing program; total number of clock or credit hours shall not exceed the number of clock or credit hours required for a similar (generic) program of practical nursing;

N. Maximum number of students per class;

O. Number of classes admitted per year;

P. Number of students anticipated in initial class;

Q. Plan for increase to maximum enrollment, if applicable;

R. Admission and readmission criteria; any person who completed military health care training to include, but not limited to, Basic Medical Technician Corpsman (Navy and Air Force), Air Force Independent Duty Medical Technician, or Army Health Care Specialist may be eligible to enroll in this Veteran's Bridge Course. The course may also be offered as an LPN refresher course;

S. Plans for progression and retention of students;

T. Appeal policies and procedures;

U. Systematic evaluation plan;

V. Evidence of eligibility for articulation of credits related to completion of a program of professional nursing;

W. Plan for hiring full-time and part-time theory and clinical faculty. This shall include full-time equivalents, student to faculty ratios, and full-time to part-time faculty ratios to meet initial and increasing enrollment;

X. Position descriptions for the program administrator, nursing faculty, and support staff;

Y. Facilities.