(1) All nursing faculty members, including part-time faculty, shall:
- (a) hold an unencumbered license as a registered nurse in Montana;
- (b) have preparation for teaching in their respective area of responsibility including at least two years of registered nursing practice; and
- (c) except as otherwise provided in these rules, hold at least a graduate degree from a nationally accredited program.
- (2) The majority of the faculty members of a registered nursing program shall hold a graduate degree with a major in nursing. If the graduate degree is not in nursing, the faculty member shall hold a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in nursing or, in the case of interprofessional faculty teaching non-clinical nursing courses, advanced preparation appropriate to the content being taught.
Authorizing statute(s): 37-8-202, 37-8-301, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 37-8-202, 37-8-301, MCA
History: NEW, 1997 MAR p. 626, Eff. 7/1/97; AMD, 2003 MAR p. 1080, Eff. 5/23/03; TRANS, from Commerce, 2006 MAR p. 2035; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 2651, Eff. 11/13/10; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 644, Eff. 5/29/15; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 2218, Eff. 9/21/24.