1. (a) No program shall be voluntarily terminated by the sponsoring institution prior to the earlier of:

   1. (1) The passage of one full academic year; or
   2. (2) The graduation of the last admitted class.
2. (b) When a sponsoring institution decides to terminate a nursing program, it shall notify the board within 30 days of that decision.
3. (c) Upon notification pursuant to (b) above, the institution shall suspend admissions and continue the program as required pursuant to (a) above.

4. (d) The institution shall provide the board with a plan to phase out the program including, but not limited to:

   1. (1) The timeline for ending the program;
   2. (2) Plans for student program completion, including details of assistance to be provided in arranging transfer to other approved programs;
   3. (3) Arrangements for the secure storage and appropriate permanent access to academic records and transcripts by students and faculty; and
   4. (4) Plans to notify all students, at their last known address, who attended the program within the last 5 years, but failed to complete the program, of the plan to terminate the program and how such students may obtain assistance with program completion.
5. (e) A program whose approval is withdrawn involuntarily pursuant to Nur 603.06 shall be ordered by the board to provide a plan of termination that complies with the criteria in (d) above.

Source. #9096, eff 2-23-08 (from Nur 602.08); ss by #10301, eff 3-22-13; ss by #11024, eff 1-23-16 (from Nur 603.10)