Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 20, § 2200-2.040
Program Changes Requiring Board Approval, Notification, or Both
Effective Jul 30, 2013section 335.036, RSMo Supp. 2012, and section 335.071, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 200- 2.040. This version of rule filed April 20, 1973, effective May 1, 1973. Amended: Filed Dec. 12, 1975, effective Dec. 22, 1975. Readopted: Filed March 12, 1981, effective June 11, 1981. Emergency rescission filed Oct. 22, 1981, effective Nov. 1, 1981, expired Feb. 19, 1982 (Original Rule). Rescinded: Filed Oct. 22, 1981, effective Feb. 11, 1982 (Original Rule). Rescinded and readopted: Filed Sept. 25, 1991, effective March 9, 1992. Amended: Filed Aug. 6, 1998, effective Feb. 28, 1999. Moved to 20 CSR 2200-2.040, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Rescinded and readopted: Filed April 17, 2007, effective Dec. 30, 2007. Amended: Filed Jan. 11, 2013, effective July 30, 2013. *Original authority: 335.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011 and 335.071, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1999State Board of Nursing
PURPOSE: This rule defines program changes which require board approval, notification, or both.
(1) Board approval is required for changes of the following:
- (A) Substantial revision of curriculum;
- (B) Length of program;
- (C) Increase number of students by enrollment or transfer, by more than one (1) beyond the number approved by the board;
- (D) Pilot program/project; and
- (E) Relocation of the program or any of its components.
(2) The request for board approval of program changes shall include:
- (A) Narrative description of proposed change(s);
- (B) Rationale for proposed changes including consistency with the program’s philosophy and/or mission and graduate competencies;
- (C) Side by side comparison of proposed changes and current practice when applicable;
- (D) Timetable for implementation;
- (E) Narrative of the impact of proposed changes on the program;
- (F) Explanation of the impact of the proposed changes on currently enrolled students, faculty, graduates, or resources; and
- (G) Methods of evaluation to be used to determine the effect of the change.
- (3) The request shall be submitted by a deadline established by the board.
- (4) A change in name and/or address of the program shall be submitted in writing to the board within thirty (30) days of the change.
- (5) A change in a program’s accreditation status by any accrediting body shall be submitted in writing to the board within thirty (30) days of the program’s notification of such.
AUTHORITY: section 335.036, RSMo Supp. 2012, and section 335.071, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 200- 2.040. This version of rule filed April 20, 1973, effective May 1, 1973. Amended: Filed Dec. 12, 1975, effective Dec. 22, 1975. Readopted: Filed March 12, 1981, effective June 11, 1981. Emergency rescission filed Oct. 22, 1981, effective Nov. 1, 1981, expired Feb. 19, 1982 (Original Rule). Rescinded: Filed Oct. 22, 1981, effective Feb. 11, 1982 (Original Rule). Rescinded and readopted: Filed Sept. 25, 1991, effective March 9, 1992. Amended: Filed Aug. 6, 1998, effective Feb. 28, 1999. Moved to 20 CSR 2200-2.040, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Rescinded and readopted: Filed April 17, 2007, effective Dec. 30, 2007. Amended: Filed Jan. 11, 2013, effective July 30, 2013. *Original authority: 335.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011 and 335.071, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1999.