Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1)
The applicant shall notify the board of the intent to establish a new program
by providing the following information for a Phase I application:
(a) results of a needs assessment, including
identification of potential and available students and employment opportunities
for program graduates;
(b)
commitment by the governing institution of sufficient financial and other
resources necessary for the planning, implementation, and continuation of the
program;
(c) evidence of governing
institution approval and support;
(d) evidence of community support;
(e) type of program proposed;
(f) description of proposed clinical
opportunities and availability of resources;
(g) availability of a qualified faculty and
program director;
(h) total
proposed student enrollment;
(i) a
proposed timeline for initiating the program;
(j) description of how the proposed program
may affect existing programs that share the proposed clinical sites; and
(k) indication that plans and the
needs assessment regarding the proposed program have been shared with the
directors of all programs in the state.
(2) Board approval of a Phase I application
permits the applicant to continue planning, but does not assure subsequent
approval of Phase II.
(3) The next
step is Phase II, application for initial approval for admission of students.
The applicant shall provide the following information to the board:
(a) name of a qualified nurse administrator
who has been appointed to administer the program;
(b) list of sufficient qualified faculty,
CRRNs, CRLPNs, and administrative staff to develop and initiate the
program;
(c) overview of total
curriculum, including:
(i) course
descriptions appropriate to each level of education provided; and
(ii) course sequence and schedule.
(d) contracts for each clinical
site;
(e) description of use of
each clinical site by other programs;
(f) numbers of students to be placed at each
clinical site;
(g) rationale for
choice of each clinical site, including description of anticipated student
experiences;
(h) initial program
evaluation plan; and
(i) student
policies for admission, progression, retention, and graduation.
(4) Prior to Phase II approval,
the board shall conduct an onsite program inspection visit to verify the
information in the written report and ascertain the readiness of the program to
admit students.
(5) Following
board approval of Phase II application, the program may admit students. The
board shall notify NCSBN for NCLEX testing purposes. Students graduating from a
program under Phase II approval are eligible to sit for the NCLEX examination.
(6) The last step is Phase III,
full approval of the program. The board shall grant full approval of a program
upon:
(a) submission by the program of a
self-study report, any applicable fees per ARM
24.159.401, and
completion of a site survey by the board that verifies that the program is in
compliance with the board's nursing education standards. The visit is to be
held following the graduation of the first class of students.
(7) The board may grant full
approval, conditional approval, or deny approval, as outlined in ARM
24.159.640.
AUTH:
37-8-202,
37-8-301,
MCA IMP:
37-8-202,
37-8-301,
37-8-302,
MCA
