54-03.2-07-01. Evaluation of compliance with the standards for nursing education programs.

Evaluation of continuing compliance with the standards of nursing education involves the submission of a self-study report by the nursing education program and a survey by a board representative. This process includes the following elements:

1. Dates mutually acceptable to the board and the nursing education program will be set at least three months in advance of the scheduled survey;

2. No less than one month prior to a survey, a program must submit a narrative self-evaluation report that provides evidence of compliance with the standards of nursing education;

3. Unscheduled surveys may be conducted at the discretion of the board;

4. The program shall schedule survey activities;

5. The surveyor shall make a verbal report to the program at the end of the survey;

6. The surveyor's written report shall be sent to the program prior to the review by the board;

7. The board shall assess a fee for each program surveyed; and

8. Written notification of the board action regarding the program approval must be sent to the nurse administrator.

History: Effective November 1, 1996; amended effective April 1, 2004; April 1, 2014.

General Authority: NDCC 43-12.1-17

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-12.1-17(1)