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(A) A warning may be issued to a program when:
(i) the pass rate of first-time NCLEX-RN® candidates,
as described in paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, is less than
80% for two (2) consecutive examination years; or
(ii) the program has been in violation of Board requirements.
(B) A program may be placed on conditional approval
status if:
(i) the pass rate of first-time candidates, as described
in paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, is less than 80% for three
(3) consecutive examination years;
(ii) the faculty fails to implement appropriate corrective
measures identified in the Self-Study Report or survey visit;
(iii) the program has continued to engage in activities
or situations that demonstrate to the Board that the program is not
meeting Board requirements and standards or lacks institutional control
necessary for successful student outcomes; or
(iv) the program persists despite the existence of
multiple deficiencies mentioned in subsection (b) of this section.
(C) Approval may be withdrawn if:
(i) the performance of first-time NCLEX-RN® candidates
fails to be at least 80% during the examination year following the
date the program is placed on conditional approval;
(ii) the program is consistently unable to meet requirements
of the Board; or
(iii) the program continues to engage in activities
or situations that demonstrate to the Board that the program is not
meeting Board requirements and standards or lacks institutional control
necessary for successful student outcomes.
(D) The Board may consider a change in approval status
at a regularly scheduled Board meeting for a program on initial, full
approval, full approval with warning, or conditional approval if:
(i) the program's pass rate for first-time NCLEX-RN®
candidates during the examination year is at least 80%; and
(ii) the program has met all Board requirements.
(E) The Board may, in its discretion, change the approval
status of a program on full approval with warning or impose a monitoring
plan. The Board may restrict enrollment.
(F) The Board may, in its discretion, change the approval
status of a program on conditional approval or impose a monitoring
plan. The Board may restrict enrollment.
(4) Survey Visit. Each professional nursing education
program shall be visited at least once every six (6) years after full
approval has been granted, unless accredited by a Board-recognized
national nursing accrediting agency.
(A) Board Staff may conduct a survey visit at any time
based upon Board Education Guideline 3.2.2 available at https://www.bon.texas.gov.
(B) After a program is fully approved by the Board,
a report from a Board-recognized national nursing accrediting agency
regarding a program's accreditation status may be accepted in lieu
of a Board survey visit.
(C) A written report of the survey visit, information
from the program's NEPIS and CANEP, and NCLEX-RN® examination
pass rates shall be reviewed by the Board at a regularly scheduled
meeting.
(5) The Board will select one (1) or more national
nursing accrediting agencies, recognized by the United States Department
of Education, and determined by the Board to have standards equivalent
to the Board's ongoing approval standards according to Board Education
Guideline 3.2.3 available at https://www.bon.texas.gov. Identified
areas that are not equivalent to the Board's ongoing approval standards
will be monitored by the Board on an ongoing basis.
(6) The Board will periodically review the standards
of the national nursing accrediting agencies following revisions of
accreditation standards or revisions in Board requirements for validation
of continuing equivalency.
(7) Accredited Programs. The Board may review and/or
change the approval status of an accredited professional nursing education
program that fails to:
(A) meet the prescribed program of study or other Board
requirement;
(B) maintain voluntary accreditation with the national
nursing accrediting agency selected by the Board; or
(C) maintain the approval of the state board of nursing
of another state that the Board has determined has standards that
are substantially equivalent to the Board's standards under which
it was approved.
(8) A professional nursing education program is considered
approved by the Board and exempt from Board rules that require ongoing
approval as described in Board Education Guideline 3.2.3 available
at https://www.bon.texas.gov if the program:
(A) is accredited and maintains voluntary accreditation
through an approved national nursing accrediting agency that has been
determined by the Board to have standards equivalent to the Board's
ongoing approval standards;
(B) complies with Board rules from which it is not
exempt; and
(C) maintains an acceptable NCLEX-RN® pass rate,
as determined by the Board, on the NCLEX-RN® examination.
(9) A professional nursing education program that fails
to meet or maintain an acceptable NCLEX-RN® pass rate, as determined
by the Board, on NCLEX-RN® examinations is subject to review by
the Board.
(10) A professional nursing education program that
qualified for exemption pursuant to paragraph (8) of this subsection,
but does not maintain voluntary accreditation through an approved
national nursing accrediting agency that has been determined by the
Board to have standards equivalent to the Board's ongoing approval
standards, is subject to review by the Board.
(11) A program that voluntarily closes or from which
approval has been withdrawn by the Board may submit a new proposal.
A new proposal may not be submitted to the Board until at least twelve
(12) calendar months have elapsed from the date the program's voluntary
closure is accepted by the Executive Director or from the date of
the program's withdrawal of approval by the Board.
(12) A professional nursing education program accredited
by a national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the Board shall:
(A) provide the Board with copies of any reports submitted
to or received from the national nursing accrediting agency selected
by the Board within three (3) months of receipt of any official reports;
(B) demonstrate accountability of compliance with national
nursing accreditation standards and processes and provide copies of
approvals for substantive changes from the national nursing accreditation
organizations after the program has followed the approval process;
(C) notify the Board of any change in accreditation
status within two (2) weeks following receipt of an official notification
letter; and
(D) provide other information required by the Board
as necessary to evaluate and establish nursing education and workforce
policy in this state.
(d) Notice of a change in a program's approval status
shall be sent to the dean or director and others as determined by
the Board. The chief administrative officer of the governing entity
shall be notified when there is a change of approval status of the
program.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §215.4 adopted to be effective January 9, 2005, 29 TexReg 12190; amended to be effective February 19, 2008, 33 TexReg 1328; amended to be effective October 19, 2008, 33 TexReg 8509; amended to be effective December 27, 2010, 35 TexReg 11668; amended to be effective October 23, 2012, 37 TexReg 8304; amended to be effective August 9, 2018, 43 TexReg 5074; amended to be effective November 23, 2021, 46 TexReg 7880; amended to be effective November 30, 2023, 48 TexReg 6907 |
