| (a) Eligibility. In order to be eligible for approval
under this chapter, an applicant must be requesting an exception to
a requirement in Chapter 214 of this title (relating to Vocational
Nursing Education) or Chapter 215 of this title (relating to Professional
Nursing Education) or an educational requirement of Tex. Occ. Code
Chapter 301. If an applicant is requesting an exception to an educational
requirement of Chapter 301, the applicant's pilot program must include
an alternate, but substantially equivalent requirement.
(b) Approval Required. An applicant seeking approval
from the Board under this chapter must submit a completed application
to the Board. The applicant must verify the application by attesting
to the truth and accuracy of the information in the application. An
applicant must submit a completed application to the Board at least
four months prior to the applicant's planned implementation date of
the pilot program.
(c) Applications will be reviewed and evaluated to
determine if they meet the requirements of this chapter. Qualified
applications will be forwarded to the Board for deliberation and vote.
(d) The Board may approve the application; defer action
on the application, pending receipt of further information; approve
the application with conditions and/or restrictions; or deny approval
of the application. As a condition of approving an application, the
Board may request that changes be made in how a pilot program is designed.
(e) If the application is approved, the applicant must
submit a written report of outcomes resulting from the pilot program
to the Board within 90 days of completion of the program. The Board
reserves the right to request additional and/or more frequent written
reports of program outcomes during the duration of the pilot program.
(f) If an application is denied approval by the Board,
an applicant must wait at least one calendar year from the date of
the Board's denial before submitting a new application for Board consideration.
(g) An applicant seeking approval must meet the requirements
outlined in the Board's Guidelines related to Innovation in Nursing
Education and this chapter.
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