Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1000 - Nursing
Chapter 1000-02 - Rules and Regulations of Licensed Practical Nurses
Section 1000-02-.05 - SCHOOLS - APPROVAL
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Purpose of Approval.
(2) Application For Approval. An institution contemplating development of a program in practical nursing shall confer with the Board representative before the program begins so that assistance may be given in interpreting Board regulations and recommendations and in promoting establishment of a sound educational program.
During the planning period an advisory council shall be formed to aid authorities in studying the need for such a program in a community and determining suitability of resources and in serving in a liaison capacity with the community.
(3) Type of Approval.
(4) Renewal of Approval. Renewal is based on survey visits, conferences, and correspondence during the period and the annual report and is granted at the beginning of the calendar year. Any practical nursing school or class having a 15% or higher failure rate on State Board Test Pool Examination shall receive a warning from the Board. If changes, corrections, and/or adjustments relative to faculty, facilities, student admission, curriculum content and/or methods of teaching are not initiated within a specified time and such action approved by the Board, the school shall not admit a subsequent class.
(5) Closing of a School of Practical Nursing. When the controlling Board of an institution contemplates the closing of an approved school of practical nursing, it shall then notify the Board to this effect. An institution closing a school shall provide for safe storage of vital school records and such storage shall be subject to approval by the Board.
(6) School Surveys. Schools of nursing shall be visited at least every five years by the Executive Director or authorized Board staff. Survey visits shall be conducted more frequently if:
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-736(c),63-7-207, and 63-7-119.