A nursing program that holds national accreditation status from a national nursing accrediting agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education is exempt from § 20:48:07:41 for the purpose of maintaining on-going full approval status. A program that has national accreditation shall:
- (1) Submit to the board evidence of initial accreditation and shall submit evidence of continuing accreditation after each reaccreditation review;
- (2) Submit to the board any report from a national accrediting agency citing deficiencies or recommendations at the time the report is received by the nursing program;
- (3) Notify the board within ten days of any change in accreditation status;
- (4) Continue to maintain on-going approval status with the board upon receipt and review of the documents required in subdivisions (1) and (2) unless otherwise notified by the Board; and
- (5) Be subject to an on-site visit at the discretion of the board in accordance with this chapter.
Source: 31 SDR 26, effective September 8, 2004 ; 45 SDR 9, effective July 30, 2018.
General Authority: SDCL 36-9-21( 8 ).
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-9-58 , 36-9-64.
Prior versions effective: 2004-09-08.