(1) Schools of nursing shall file with the board all of the following:
- (a) Annual self-evaluation reports by February 1.
- (b) All documents submitted to or received from nursing accreditation agencies relating to compliance with accreditation standards.
- (c) Notification of any actions, withdrawal or change in school nursing accreditation status within 30 days.
- (2) Failure to maintain nursing accreditation shall result in withdrawal of board approval and the procedures in s. N 1.11 (2) will commence.
(3) The board may review the school of nursing to determine whether s. N 1.08 standards are being met in the following situations:
- (a) Change in school nursing accreditation status.
- (b) Nursing accreditation reports indicate standards are not being met.
- (c) Complaints regarding the conduct of the school are received and it is necessary to evaluate the complaints.
- (d) Failure to meet annual pass rate standard in s. N 1.09.
- (e) Violation of any of the rules under this chapter.
(4) The review of the school may include any of the following:
- (a) A site survey.
- (b) A self-assessment.
- (c) A plan for improvement and any progress reports.
(5) If the board makes a determination that s. N 1.08 standards are not being met, all of the following procedures shall be followed:
- (a) The school of nursing shall submit an institutional plan, including timelines, to correct identified deficiencies in the school of nursing.
- (b) The board shall review the proposed plan and may make modifications to the plan.
- (c) The school of nursing shall make progress reports to the board as requested.
- (d) The board may withdraw board approval if the school of nursing continues to not meet standards.
History
History: CR 14-004: cr. Register July 2014 No. 703, eff. 8-1-14; correction in (5) (intro.) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2014 No. 703; CR 17-096: am. (1) (a) to (c), (3) (c), (d), (4) (b), (c) Register August 2018 No. 752, eff. 9-1-18.