PURPOSE: This rule defines terms used throughout this chapter.

1. (1) When used in 20 CSR 2200-7, the following terms mean:

   1. (A) Accredited—The official authorization or status granted by an agency for a program or sponsoring institution through a voluntary process;
   2. (B) Approved—Recognized by the board as meeting or maintaining minimum standards for educational programs preparing professional nurses;
   3. (C) Board—Missouri State Board of Nursing;
   4. (D) Campus—A specific geographic program location with a distinct student body and coordinator at which all appropriate services and facilities are provided;
   5. (E) Certification exam—certification by a nationally recognized certifying body. A nongovernmental agency recognized by the Missouri State Board of Nursing that validates by examination, based on pre-determined standards, an individual nurse’s qualifications and knowledge for practice in a defined functional or clinical area of nursing;
   6. (F) Faculty—Individuals designated by sponsoring institutions with responsibilities for development, implementation, and evaluation of philosophy and/or mission, objectives, and curriculum of the nursing program(s);
   7. (G) National Nursing Accreditation— Accreditation by a national agency specific to nursing education that is recognized by the board;
   8. (H) NCLEX-RN® examination—National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses;
   9. (I) Objectives—Measurable statements describing anticipated outcomes of proposed funding;
   10. (J) Post-licensure—Educational program leading to degree completion of an undergraduate, graduate, or terminal degree in nursing once licensure as a registered nurse has been attained;
   11. (K) Pre-licensure—Initial educational program in nursing leading to entry-level licensure;
   12. (L) Program—Course of study leading to a degree or diploma; and
   13. (M) Sponsoring institution—The institution that is financially and legally responsible for the nursing program.

AUTHORITY: sections 335.036, 335.200, and 335.203, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Nov. 21, 2016, effective June 30, 2017.

*Original authority: 335.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1985, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011; 335.200, RSMo 1990, amended 2011; and 335.203, RSMo 1990, amended 2011, 2016.