(a) Continued full approval.

1. (1)

   1. (A) A survey shall be periodically conducted to review the program for continued compliance with the standards.
   2. (B) An on-site or paper survey for a program includes:

(i) A newly established program shall have an on-site survey three (3) years after receiving initial full approval;

1. (ii) An established professional or practical nurse program that has continued accreditation status with a national nursing accreditation organization and has maintained a NCLEX-RN® or NCLEX-PN® pass rate of at least seventy-five percent (75%) shall have a paper survey every five (5) years thereafter; and

   1. (iii) An established professional or practical nurse program that does not meet the criteria for accreditation with a national nursing education accreditation organization or has failed to maintain at least a seventy-five percent (75%) pass rate on the NCLEX-RN® or NCLEX-PN® shall have an on-site survey visit every five (5) years thereafter.
2. (2) The survey report and documentation shall be submitted to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing and reviewed during a regularly scheduled board meeting.
3. (3) A program that is granted full approval shall maintain a NCLEX-RN® or NCLEX-PN® pass rate above seventy-five percent (75%) for two (2) consecutive years prior to being considered for continued full approval.
4. (4) The board may grant, defer, or deny continued full approval.

(b) Conditional approval.

1. (1) If areas of noncompliance with standards are not corrected in the timeframe established by the board, the board shall award conditional approval.
2. (2) Information regarding a nursing program requested by the board shall be provided by the parent institution.
3. (3) A representative of the board may conduct an on-site survey and complete a written report at the request of the board.
4. (4) Additional information available to the board may be considered.
5. (5) The board shall review all documents during a regularly scheduled board meeting.
6. (6) The conditional approval status shall be in effect for a maximum of two (2) years to correct noncompliance deviations from the standards, unless otherwise determined by the board.
7. (7) The program and parent institution shall receive written notification of noncompliance deviations and the board action.

8. (8) The board may:

   1. (A) Grant continued conditional approval;
   2. (B) Grant full approval; or

   3. (C) Withdraw the program’s approval.

      1. (c) Satellite campus.

9. (1)

   1. (A) Satellite campus programs shall be approved by the board prior to implementation.
   2. (B) A continued full approval program may submit a proposal for a satellite campus program.
   3. (C) The proposal shall reflect requirements for prerequisite approval of a new program.
10. (2) The board may grant, defer, or deny approval.
11. (3) All approved satellite campus programs shall maintain the same standards as the parent program.

12. (4) Each satellite campus’ data will be included in the program’s annual report and five-year survey report.

    1. (d) Distant learning sites.
13. (1) Distant learning sites shall be approved by the board prior to utilization.
14. (2) Each distant learning site’s data shall be included in the program’s annual report and five-year survey report.