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NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULES
R156-31b-605. Nursing Education Program Notification of
Change.
(1) Educational institutions wishing to begin a new
nursing education program shall submit an application to the
[d]Division for approval status at least one year prior to the
implementation of the program.
(2) An approved program that expands onto a satellite
campus or implements an outreach program shall notify the
Division at least one semester before the intended change.
R156-31b-607. Innovative Approaches in Nursing Education
Program.
An approved nursing education program may request a
waiver from one or more of the standards established in Section
R156-31b-603 in order to implement an innovative approach to
nursing education.
(1) To be eligible to request a waiver from the education
standards in Section R156-31b-603, a nursing education program
shall:
(a) have full or provisional approval status from the
Division in collaboration with the Board to offer a nursing
education program and be accredited by a nurse accrediting body;
(b) have had no substantiated complaints in the two years
immediately preceding the request for a waiver; and
(c) have no documented rule violations in the two years
immediately preceding the waiver request.
(2) A written request to implement an innovative
approach to nursing education shall be submitted to the Division at
least four months prior to the proposed implementation date. The
request shall include the following:
(a) a one-page executive summary;
(b) identifying information including the name of the
nursing education program, responsible party and contact
information;
(c) a brief description of the current program, including
the nurse accrediting body which has accredited the program and
the status of that accreditation;
(d) identification of the standards affected by the
proposed innovative approach;
(e) length of time for which the innovative approach is
requested;
(f) description of the innovative approach including
objectives;
(g) brief explanation of why the program desires to
implement an innovative approach at this time;
(h) explanation of how the proposed innovation differs
from approaches in the current program;
(i) rationale with available evidence supporting the
innovative approach;
(j) identification of resources that support the proposed
innovative approach;
(k) expected impact the innovative approach will have on
the program, including administration, students, faculty, and other
program resources;
(l) plan for implementation, including timeline;
(m) plan for evaluation of the proposed innovation,
including measurable criteria/outcomes, method of evaluation, and
frequency of evaluation; and
(n) any additional information requested by the Board.
(3) The standards for approval of a request to implement
an innovative approach are established as follows:
(a) the innovative approach will not compromise the
quality of education or safe practice of students;
(b) resources are sufficient to support the innovative
approach;
(c) rationale with available evidence supports the
implementation of the innovative approach;
(d) implementation plan is reasonable to achieve the
desired outcomes of the innovative approach;
(e) timeline provides for a sufficient period to implement
and evaluate the innovative approach; and
(f) plan for periodic evaluation is comprehensive and
supported by appropriate methodology.
(4) The Division in collaboration with the Board may
rescind the approval of an innovative approach or may require a
nursing education program to make modification to the innovative
approach if the Board receives evidence indicating adverse impact,
or the nursing program fails to implement the innovative approach
as presented and approved.
(5) Periodic evaluation shall be conducted by a nursing
program that has implemented an innovative approach. The
evaluations shall include:
(a) submitting progress reports conforming to the
evaluation plan annually or as requested by the Division or Board;
(b) providing documentation of corrective measures and
their effectiveness if any report indicates that students are or were
adversely impacted by the innovative approach; and
(c) maintaining their eligibility as outlined in Subsection
(1).
(6) The program shall submit a final evaluation report
which conforms to the evaluation plan, detailing and analyzing the
outcomes data.
(7) If the innovative approach has achieved the desired
outcomes and the final evaluation has been submitted, the program
may request in writing to have the innovative approach continue, or
the program may request to have the innovative approach become
an ongoing part of the education program.
(8) A nurse accredited education program based solely on
one or more innovative approaches to nursing education may
request to be granted provisional approval status by the Division in
collaboration with the Board under this section and Sections
R156-31b-601 and R156-31b-603.
R156-31b-60[7]8. Approved Nursing Education Programs
Located Outside of Utah.
(1) In accordance with Section 58-31b-302, an approved
nursing education program located outside of Utah must meet the
following requirements in order for a graduate to meet the
educational requirement for licensure in this state:
(a) be accredited by the CCNE, NLNAC or COA; or
(b) be approved by the Board of Nursing or an equivalent
agency in the state in which the nursing education program is
offered.
R156-31b-60[8]9. Standards for Out-of-State Programs
Providing Clinical Experiences in Utah.
In accordance with Subsection 58-31b-601(2), the
minimum standards that a nursing education program which is
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