Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING
Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs
Rule 24.159.630 - CONTINUED APPROVAL OF PROGRAMS

Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 24.159.630

Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024

(1) The board shall evaluate approved programs for continued approval by monitoring and analyzing program performance through:

(a) periodic survey visits and reports;

(b) accreditation visits and reports;

(c) annual reports; and

(d) other sources of information regarding achievement of program outcomes, including:
(i) student retention and attrition;

(ii) faculty turnover;

(iii) complaints about the program from students, graduates, or faculty regarding program issues; and

(iv) data regarding NCLEX performance.

(2) Programs shall maintain annual NCLEX pass rates for first-time test takers that are no less than ten percentage points below the national average. If a program's pass rate is ten percentage points or more below the national average pass rate, the program must submit a report analyzing the variance and a plan to meet the pass rate requirement.

AUTH: 37-8-202, 37-8-301, MCA;

IMP: 37-8-202, 37-8-301, 37-8-302, MCA;

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