Issue 50 - 12-16-2021 | Board of Nursing | Permanent Administrative Regulations

Volume 40 - Issue 50 - December 16, 2021

State of Kansas

Board of Nursing

Permanent Administrative Regulations

Article 1.—APPROVAL OF SCHOOLS OF NURSING

60-1-102. Approval procedure. Each institution wanting to establish a nursing program shall meet the following requirements:

(a) Notify the board and provide any information that the board requires to establish satisfactory proof that the institution will maintain the standards and curriculum of an approved nursing program;

(b) submit the name and qualifications of the nursing program administrator for approval by the board;

(d) employ a second faculty member;

(e) have financial resources for faculty, other necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, counseling, and other services;

(f) have adequate clinical and educational facilities to meet student learning outcomes;

(g) provide general education courses required for admission to the nursing program;

(h) submit an application with a detailed proposed three-year budget, curriculum plan, list of prospective faculty, organizational chart, organizing curricular framework, program outcomes, student and faculty policies, program evaluation plan, and contractual agreements for clinical facilities at least six months before enrollment of students; and

(i) be approved before the admission of any students.

This regulation shall be effective on and after January 1, 2022. (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-1129; implementing K.S.A. 65-1119; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended Jan. 1, 1973; amended, E-74-29, July 1, 1974; modified, L. 1975, ch. 302, § 1, May 1, 1975; amended April 26, 1993; amended Jan. 1, 2022.)

60-1-104. Definitions. Each of the following terms, as used in the board’s regulations except articles 5, 6 and 17, shall have the meaning specified in this regulation:

(a) “Affiliating agency” means an agency that cooperates with the nursing program to provide facilities and clinical resources for selected student experiences.

(b) “Approval” means the status granted by the board to a nursing program that provides evidence of both of the following:

(1) The nursing program is operating on a sound educational basis that is consistent with the educational requirements as specified in the nurse practice act and the board’s regulations.

(2) The nursing program has no deficiencies that would adversely affect student learning outcomes.

(c) “Articulation” means the process by which a registered professional nurse, licensed practical nurse, or mental health technician who is enrolled in a nursing program is given credit for previous education in nursing or mental health technology.

(d) “Bilevel program” means a nursing program that has one application process, with faculty teaching practical nurse (PN) and registered nurse (RN) content from the first day of the nursing program. The student can opt out of the RN program, which is known as the PN exit option, take the national council license examination-practical nursing (NCLEX-PN), and become licensed as a PN; or the student can matriculate through the entire nursing program, take the national council license examination-registered nurse (NCLEX-RN), and become licensed as an RN.

(e) “Capstone course” means an experiential nursing course for students to demonstrate integration of knowledge and professional nursing supervised by a preceptor during the final semester of the professional nursing program.

(f) “Clinical learning experience” means an active process in which the student participates in nursing activities while being guided by a member of the faculty.

(g) “Clinical observational experience” means the process in which the student views health care interventions but does not participate in the interventions. Affiliating agency personnel shall be responsible for patient care. However, a student may use any of the five senses while with the patient for the sole purpose of observing as the agency professional assesses and provides care to the patient. The instructor shall not be required to be present, but the students shall be included in the faculty-student ratio.

(h) “Community-based health care” means health care provided outside of hospitals and long-term care facilities, including public health departments, ambulatory health clinics, prenatal and well-baby clinics, hospice agencies, doctors’ offices, industrial settings, homeless shelters, nursing centers, home health agencies, and patients’ homes.

(i) “Conditional approval” means the status that the board imposes on an approved nursing program for a limited time to comply after finding evidence that the nursing program no longer meets educational requirements as specified in the nurse practice act or the board’s regulations. When placed on conditional approval, the nursing program may be directed by the board to limit or cease admissions.

(j) “Contractual agreement” means a written contract signed by the legal representatives for the nursing program and the affiliating agency.

(k) “Criteria for unscheduled survey” means indications that the nursing program no longer meets the requirements in the nurse practice act or the board’s regulations.

(l) “Debriefing” means an activity that follows a simulation experience and is led by a facilitator. Participants’ reflective thinking is encouraged and feedback is provided regarding the participants’ performance while various aspects of the completed simulation are discussed. Participants are encouraged to explore emotions and question, reflect, and provide feedback to one another in order to facilitate the transfer of learning to future situations.

(m) “Faculty degree plan” means the plan for a course of study leading to a degree appropriate for a teaching position.

(n) “Faculty hire exception” means that a nursing program is allowed by the board to hire, on a limited-time basis and in accordance with K.A.R. 60-2-103, an instructor who does not meet the faculty qualifications if no qualified individuals are available.

(o) “Generic student” means one who enters at the beginning of a prelicensure nursing program and plans to complete the entire curriculum.

(p) “Initial approval” means the approval period from the first admission of nursing students to the nursing program through the first full implementation of the curriculum and graduation.

(q) “Loss of approval” means the status that results when the board withdraws its approval of a nursing program.

(r) “National nursing accreditation agency” means the accreditation commission for education in nursing, the commission for nursing education accreditation, or the commission on collegiate nursing education.

(s) “Nursing program administrator” means an individual with successful experience in administration or teaching and with a graduate degree in nursing. However, an individual with successful experience in administration or teaching whose graduate degree is not in nursing and was conferred on or before July 1, 1999 shall be acceptable. This individual has the primary responsibility and dedicated time for effective and continuous oversight of a nursing program, including the following:

(1) Verification that the nursing program complies with the nursing act and the board’s regulations;

(2) assurance that nursing program and educational outcomes are met;

(3) assessment of and recommendations for material, human, and clinical resources for effective nursing program implementation;

(4) collaboration with faculty for continuous nursing program improvement; and

(5) responsibility for the development and implementation of the nursing program.

(t) “Nursing program” means practical nursing program or professional nursing program, or both.

(u) “One-plus-one program” means a nursing program that includes two application processes, one for the practical nurse (PN) program and one for the registered nurse (RN) program. The first level has only PN content, and the student must obtain a PN license before continuing in the RN program.

(v) “Online or distance learning” means the acquisition of knowledge and skills through information and instruction provided by means of a variety of technologies.

(w) “PN exit option” means in the bilevel programs that there is one application process for the PN and RN programs. Therefore, a PN exit option allows students to opt out of the RN program at a designated point in the curriculum. At this point, these students apply for licensure and take the NCLEX-PN.

(x) “Practical nursing program” means a course of study leading to a certificate and preparing an individual for licensure as a practical nurse.

(y) “Preceptor” means a registered professional nurse supervising a student in the clinical setting who is not employed as nursing faculty. The preceptor provides oversight of each student’s patients and gives feedback to the student and clinical instructor. The nursing program faculty shall not be required to be in the affiliating agency’s facilities but shall be immediately available.

(z) “Professional nursing program” means a course of study preparing an individual for licensure as a registered professional nurse. This term shall include baccalaureate degree programs and associate degree programs.

(1) A “baccalaureate degree program” shall lead to a baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing.

(2) An “associate degree program” shall lead to an associate of science or applied science degree, each with a major in nursing.

(aa) “Program evaluation plan” means a nursing program’s written systematic methodology or plan for measuring and analyzing student learning outcomes and program outcomes against defined standards and timelines to determine effectiveness and provide for ongoing nursing program improvement.

(bb) “Refresher course” means an educational program for nurses whose licenses are inactive or have lapsed for more than five years.

(cc) “Review course” means an education offering used to prepare students for the licensing examination.

(dd) “Satellite program” means an existing, approved nursing program that is offered at a location geographically separate from the parent nursing program. The students may spend a portion or all of their time at the satellite location. The curricula in all locations shall be the same, and the credential shall be given by the parent institution.

(ee) A “school of nursing” means a nursing program. This term may include any of the following:

(1) A college;

(2) a school;

(3) a division;

(4) a department;

(5) an academic unit; or

(6) a program.

(ff) “Simulation” means a teaching strategy utilizing technology to replace or amplify clinical situations with guided experiences that evoke or replicate substantial aspects of the real world in a fully interactive manner.

(gg) “Survey or site visit” means an in-person assessment of all components of a nursing program to validate information submitted by the nursing program or to follow up on the board’s determination that there is consistent evidence reflecting deficiencies in meeting the requirements.

(hh) “Student learning outcomes” means the achievement of expected knowledge, skills, and attributes demonstrated by students at course and program levels. Student learning outcomes are measured in classroom and experiential settings and are reported in individual and aggregate formats, including retention and graduation rates, performance on licensure and certification examinations, and employment rates.

(ii) “Transfer student” means one who is permitted to apply nursing courses completed at another institution to a nursing program of study.

This regulation shall be effective on and after January 1, 2022. (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-1129; implementing K.S.A. 65-1119; effective April 4, 1997; amended Jan. 24, 2003; amended Nov. 7, 2008; amended Jan. 1, 2022.)

Article 2.—REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVED NURSING PROGRAMS

60-2-101. Requirements for initial approval. (a) Administration and organization.

(1) Each institution wanting to offer a nursing program shall be a legally constituted body. The controlling body shall be responsible for general policy and shall provide for the financial support of the nursing program.

(2) A nursing program administrator shall have oversight of the nursing program.

(3) The nursing program shall be accredited, be part of an institution that is accredited, or be in the process of being accredited by an agency that is approved by the United States department of education.

(b) Application. Each proposed nursing program shall submit an initial application at least 60 days before a scheduled board meeting. The application shall include the following:

(1) The course of study and credential to be conferred;

(2) the name and title of the administrator of the nursing program;

(3) the name of the controlling body;

(4) the name and title of the administrator of the controlling body;

(5) all sources of financial support;

(6) a proposed curriculum, as specified in K.A.R. 60-2-104, with the total number of hours of both theoretical and clinical instruction;

(7) the number, qualifications, and assignments of faculty members;

(8) a proposed date of initial admission of students to the nursing program;

(9) the number of times students are to be admitted each year and the proposed number of students per admission;

(10) the admission requirements;

(11) a description of the clinical facilities;

(12) copies of the current school bulletin or catalog;

(13) the name of each hospital and affiliating agency providing facilities for clinical experience. Each hospital and affiliating agency shall be licensed, accredited, or approved by the appropriate licensing or certifying body;

(14) a contractual agreement or letter from each clinical facility stating that the clinical facility will provide clinical experiences for the nursing program’s students; and

(15) for each applicant with any existing nursing programs, the following:

(A) The nursing program outcomes; and

(B) any nursing program outcomes not meeting the stated benchmark. If any outcomes are not meeting the stated benchmark, a new nursing program shall not be approved.

(c) Surveys. Each nursing program shall have a survey for initial approval by the board. A survey shall be conducted by the board to validate information submitted in the program’s initial application before granting initial approval.

(1) During an initial survey, the nursing program administrator shall make available the following:

(A) The educational institution’s administration, prospective faculty and students, clinical facility representatives, and support services personnel to discuss the nursing program;

(B) minutes of faculty meetings;

(D) policies and procedures;

(E) curriculum materials;

(F) a copy of the nursing program’s budget;

(G) each contractual agreement; and

(H) a nursing program evaluation plan that addresses compliance with the nurse practice act and board regulations.

(2) The nursing program administrator or designated personnel shall take the survey team to inspect the nursing educational facilities, including satellite program facilities and library facilities.

(3) Upon completion of the survey, the nursing program administrator shall be asked to correct any inaccurate statements contained in the survey report, limiting comments to errors, unclear statements, and omissions.

(d) Approval. Each nursing program seeking approval shall perform the following:

(1) Submit a progress report that includes the following:

(A) Updated information on all areas identified in the initial application;

(B) the current number of admissions and enrollments;

(D) detailed course syllabi; and

(2) have a survey conducted by the board’s survey team after the first graduation.

(e) Denial of approval. If a nursing program fails to meet the requirements of the board within a designated period of time, the nursing program shall be notified by the board’s designee of the board’s intent to deny approval.

This regulation shall be effective on and after January 1, 2022. (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-1129; implementing K.S.A. 65-1119; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended Jan. 1, 1968; amended Jan. 1, 1972; amended Jan. 1, 1973; amended, E-74-29, July 1, 1974; modified L. 1975, Ch. 302, Sec. 2; modified, L. 1975, Ch. 396, Sec. 1, May 1, 1975; amended May 1, 1987; amended April 4, 1997; amended June 14, 2002; amended Jan. 24, 2003; amended Nov. 7, 2008; amended April 29, 2016; amended Jan. 1, 2022.)

60-2-102. Reapproval requirements. (a) Based on the annual report, each nursing program shall be reviewed for approval annually by the board and pay the annual fee to the board specified in K.A.R. 60-4-103.

(b) Each approval of a nursing program shall be valid for not more than 10 years. If the nursing program is accredited by a national nursing accreditation agency, the next survey visit may be made in coordination with a national nursing accreditation agency visit. Each nursing program without national nursing accreditation shall have a survey visit every five years.

(c) An unannounced survey may be conducted at any time other than a scheduled survey visit if the board determines that there is evidence reflecting any deficiency in meeting the requirements or the board is determining whether or not any deficiency has been corrected by a nursing program on conditional approval.

(d) Each deficiency sufficient to warrant action by the board shall include the deficiencies specified in subsections (e) through (h). Failure to correct any deficiency within the prescribed period may result in the board’s placement of the nursing program on conditional approval or may result in loss of approval.

(e)(1) If the first-time candidates in a nursing program have an annual pass rate on the licensure examination of less than 80 percent for one year, the nursing program shall receive a written notice of concern from the board.

(2) The nursing program shall have three months after the date of the written notice of concern to submit a written report analyzing all aspects of the nursing program, identifying areas contributing to the pass rate and the nursing program’s plan of action to improve the pass rate. The nursing program shall have one year after the date of the written notice to demonstrate evidence of implementing strategies to correct any deficiency to bring the pass rate up to at least the 80 percent criterion.

(3) If the nursing program has an annual pass rate of less than 80 percent for two consecutive years, the nursing program may receive a survey for evaluation and recommendation and be placed on conditional approval. The nursing program administrator shall appear before the board and present an analysis of the measures taken and an analysis of the reasons for the nursing program’s pass rate below 80 percent.

(4) If the nursing program has an annual pass rate of less than 80 percent for three consecutive years for first-time candidates, the nursing program may be directed by the board to cease admissions.

(f) A nursing program that is accredited by a national nursing accrediting agency and is subsequently placed on warning or whose accreditation by the national nursing accreditation agency is withdrawn shall be scheduled immediately for a survey visit.

(g) Failure to meet the requirements of the education statutes and regulations shall result in action by the board.

(h) Each complaint involving education statutes and regulations reported to board members or staff shall initiate an investigation by the board and may require a survey visit, depending on the seriousness and number of complaints.

(i) The nursing program administrator shall make the following information available during each survey visit:

(1) Data about the nursing program, including the following:

(A) The number of students;

(B) the legal body responsible for policy and support of the nursing program;

(D) an audited fiscal report covering the previous two years, including a statement of income and expenditures;

(2) the nursing program administrator’s responsibilities;

(3) for each faculty member and preceptor, the following information:

(A) Job descriptions;

(B) selection policies;

(D) faculty organization by-laws;

(E) number of full-time and part-time faculty and non-nursing faculty with academic credentials and assignments; and

(F) faculty-student clinical ratio;

(4) degree plan, if applicable;

(5) a copy of the current curriculum with the date of last revision;

(6) the testing process with test analysis and the written test procedure;

(7) a description of education facilities, including classrooms, offices, library, and computers;

(8) a list of clinical facilities;

(9) the number of students by classes; and

(10) the policies for students as listed in K.A.R. 60-2-107.

(j) During each survey visit, the nursing program administrator shall make available the following:

(1) The educational institution’s administration, faculty, support services personnel, and students;

(2) staff members of selected affiliating agencies;

(3) faculty minutes for at least the three previous years;

(4) faculty and student handbooks;

(5) student records;

(6) policies and procedures;

(7) curriculum materials;

(8) a copy of the nursing program’s audited fiscal report covering the previous two years, including income and expenditures;

(9) contractual agreements;

(10) program evaluation plan and evidence of nursing program effectiveness, which shall address compliance with the nurse practice act and board regulations; and

(11) the school’s current catalog.

(k) The nursing program administrator or designated personnel shall take the survey visit team to the nursing educational facilities, including satellite program facilities, library facilities, and clinical agencies.

(l) Upon completion of the survey visit, the nursing program administrator shall be given a copy of the survey report and asked to correct any inaccurate statements contained in the survey report, limiting comments to errors, unclear statements, and omissions.

(m) If a nursing program fails to meet the requirements for approval within the designated period of time, the nursing program shall be provided notice stating the deficiencies and the opportunity for a hearing if requested within 60 days from the date of service of the notice. If no hearing is requested timely, the nursing program shall be removed from the list of approved schools.

(n) The parent institution shall be responsible for securing and providing for the permanent custody and storage of records of all students and graduates.

60-2-103. Nursing program faculty and preceptor qualifications. (a) Professional nursing programs.

(1) Each nurse faculty member shall be licensed as a registered professional nurse in Kansas.

(2) Each preceptor shall meet the following requirements:

(A) Be licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state in which the individual is currently practicing nursing; and

(B) complete a preceptor orientation that includes information about the pedagogical aspects of the student-preceptor relationship and course information.

(3) Each nursing program shall have a written plan that includes the method of selection of preceptors, the roles of the faculty members and preceptors, and the methods of contact between faculty members and preceptors during the preceptorship.

(4) Each nurse faculty member shall have academic preparation and experience as follows:

(A) Each nurse faculty member who is assigned the responsibility of a course shall hold a graduate degree. Each person who is hired as a nurse faculty member shall have a graduate degree in nursing, preferably in the clinical area being taught, except for any person whose graduate degree was conferred before July 1, 2001.

(B) Each nurse faculty member responsible for clinical instruction shall possess a graduate degree or provide to the board a faculty degree plan that projects completion of a graduate degree. Each person who is hired as a nurse faculty member responsible for clinical instruction shall meet one of the following requirements:

(i) Have a graduate degree in nursing, preferably in the clinical area being taught, except for any person whose graduate degree was conferred on or before July 1, 2001; or

(ii) provide to the board a faculty degree plan that projects completion of a graduate degree.

(b) Practical nursing programs.

(1) Each nurse faculty member shall be licensed as a registered professional nurse in Kansas.

(2) Each nurse faculty member shall have academic preparation and experience as follows:

(A) Each nurse faculty member who is assigned the responsibility of a course shall hold a baccalaureate degree. Each person who is hired as a nurse faculty member shall have a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing, except for any person whose degree was conferred on or before July 1, 2001.

(B) Each nurse faculty member responsible for clinical instruction shall possess a baccalaureate degree or provide to the board a faculty degree plan that projects completion of a baccalaureate degree. Each person who is hired as a nurse faculty member responsible for clinical instruction shall meet one of the following requirements:

(i) Have a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing, except for any person whose degree was conferred on or before July 1, 2001; or

(ii) provide to the board a faculty degree plan that projects completion of a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing.

(c)(1) For each nursing program, each nursing program administrator shall submit to the board the following:

(A) A faculty qualification report for each faculty member newly employed. Faculty with a continuing appointment shall have an appropriate degree;

(B) a faculty degree plan reflecting completion of the degree within six years for each instructor without the appropriate degree. Upon completion of the degree, a transcript showing completion of the nursing program shall be submitted to the board; and

(2) The nursing program administrator may request a faculty hire exception to be approved by the board’s professional staff, if faculty meeting the criteria specified in this regulation are not available, by providing documentation of the following:

(A) A lack of qualified applicants;

(B) a rationale for the need to hire the applicant;

(D) a plan for faculty recruitment.

This regulation shall be effective on and after January 1, 2022. (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-1129; implementing K.S.A. 65-1119; effective April 4, 1997; amended Jan. 24, 2003; amended Jan. 1, 2022.)

60-2-104. Curriculum requirements. (a) The faculty in each nursing program shall develop a curriculum to meet program and student learning outcomes and meet the following requirements:

(1) Identify the competencies of the graduate for the level of nursing practice;

(2) determine the approach and content for learning experiences;

(3) direct clinical instruction as an integral part of the program; and

(4) provide for learning experiences of the depth and scope needed to fulfill the objectives or student learning outcomes for nursing courses.

(b) The curriculum in each nursing program shall include the following:

(1) Content in the biological, physical, social, and behavioral sciences that provides a foundation for safe and effective nursing practice;

(2) the art and science of nursing; and

(3) didactic content and clinical experience to meet the objectives or student learning outcomes specified in subsection (c) or (d).

(1) The aspects of a safe, effective care environment, including the management of care, safety, and infection control;

(2) health promotion and maintenance, including growth and development through the life span and prevention and early detection of disease;

(3) psychosocial integrity, including coping, adaptation, and psychosocial adaptation; and

(4) physiological integrity, including basic care and comfort, pharmacology, parenteral therapies, reduction of risk potential, and physiological adaptation.

(d) Each practical nursing program shall provide instruction and clinical learning experience in the following areas:

(1) The aspects of a safe, effective care environment, including the coordination of care, safety, and infection control;

(2) health promotion and maintenance, including growth and development through the life span and prevention and early detection of disease;

(3) psychosocial integrity, including coping, adaptation, and psychosocial adaptation;

(4) physiological integrity, including basic care and comfort, pharmacology, reduction of risk potential, and physiological adaptation; and

(5) intravenous fluid therapy, including, at minimum, didactic, supervised laboratory or supervised clinical practice as specified in K.A.R. 60-16-104.

(e)(1) Each practical nursing program shall have at least 15 credit hours in nursing courses or the equivalent in clock-hours.

(2) Each professional nursing program shall have at least 30 credit hours in the nursing major.

(f) The faculty in each nursing program shall develop and implement a program evaluation plan.

(g) Each nursing program shall submit major curriculum revisions for approval by the board at least 30 days before the board meetings. The nursing program shall have received board approval before implementation. Major curriculum revisions shall include the following:

(1) Any change in the plan of nursing curriculum organization involving philosophy, number of semesters of study, or the delivery method of nursing courses;

(2) any change in content requiring a change of clock-hours or credit hours in nursing courses; and

(3) any change in the number of students to be admitted to the nursing program.

(h) Each nursing program shall submit other curriculum revisions of a course’s content, title, objectives, or outcomes to the board’s education specialist for approval. The nursing program shall not implement revisions before receiving approval from the board’s education specialist. The information specified in this subsection shall be submitted in writing with the annual report.

(i) The nurse administrator shall submit to the board office each change under subsection (g) or (h).

(j) Each nursing program shall have an articulation plan.

60-2-105. Clinical resources. (a) Each contractual agreement shall be kept on file in the nursing program office.

(b) Clinical learning experiences and sites shall be selected to provide learning opportunities necessary to achieve student learning outcomes.

(c) The faculty of each nursing program shall be responsible for student learning outcomes and evaluation in the clinical area.

(d) The nursing program shall provide verification that each affiliating agency used for clinical instruction has clinical facilities that are adequate for the number of students served in terms of space, equipment, and other necessary resources, including an adequate number of patients or clients necessary to meet the nursing program objectives or outcomes.

(e) A maximum of a l:10 faculty-to-student ratio shall be maintained during the clinical learning experience and the clinical observational experience.

(f)(1) The objectives or student learning outcomes for each clinical observational experience shall reflect observation rather than participation in nursing interventions.

(2) Affiliating agencies in which clinical observational experiences take place shall not be required to be staffed by registered nurses.

(3) Clinical observational experiences shall constitute no more than 15 percent of the total hours for the clinical course.

(4) Simulation experiences shall constitute no more than 50 percent of the total hours for the clinical course.

(g) Clinical learning experiences with preceptors shall be no more than 20 percent of the total clinical hours of the nursing program. This prohibition shall not apply to the capstone course.

(h) Each affiliating agency used for clinical instruction shall be staffed independently of student assignments.

(i) The number of affiliating agencies used for clinical learning experiences and clinical observational experiences shall be adequate for meeting curriculum objectives and student learning outcomes. The nursing program faculty shall provide the affiliating agency staff with the organizing curriculum framework and objectives and student learning outcomes for clinical learning experiences and clinical observational experiences used.

(j) A sufficient number and variety of patients representing all age groups shall be utilized to provide clinical learning experiences that meet curriculum objectives or outcomes. If more than one nursing program uses the same affiliating agency, the nursing programs shall document the availability of appropriate clinical learning experiences for all students.

60-2-106. Educational facilities. (a) Classrooms, laboratories, and conference rooms shall be available when needed and shall be adequate in size, number, and type according to the number of students and the educational purposes for which the rooms are to be used.

(b) Each nursing program shall provide the following:

(1) A physical facility that is safe and is conducive to learning;

(2) space for counseling students in private that is available and adequate in size and number;

(3) secure space for nursing student records; and

(4) current technological resources and student support services for online or distance learning if online or distance learning is provided.

(c) The library resources, instructional media, and materials shall be of sufficient recency, pertinence, level of content, and quantity as indicated by the curriculum to meet the needs of nursing students and faculty and shall be available to online or distance learning students.

60-2-107. Student policies. (a) Each nursing program shall have clearly defined written student policies for the following:

(1) Admission:

(A) Generic students;

(B) transfer students; and

(2) oral and written English proficiency;

(3) readmission;

(4) progression criteria;

(5) counseling and guidance;

(6) the difference between the student role and the employee role;

(7) representation on faculty governance;

(8) graduation;

(9) refund policies governing all fees and tuition paid by students; and

(10) ethical practices for the performance of activities including recruitment, admission, and advertising.

(b) Each nursing program shall have a written policy providing information to all students regarding licensure disqualifications pursuant to K.S.A. 65-1120, and amendments thereto. The information shall be provided to each student before admission to the nursing program.

This regulation shall be effective on and after January 1, 2022. (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-1129; implementing K.S.A. 65-1119; effective April 4, 1997; amended Nov. 7, 2008; amended Jan. 1, 2022.)

60-2-108. Reports. (a) An annual report and all applicable fees shall be submitted to the board by each nursing program on or before June 30 of each year. Each report shall include the following:

(1) Changes in the nursing program policies, organizing curriculum framework, objectives or outcomes, and major and other curriculum changes;

(2) faculty responsibilities for required and elective nursing courses;

(3) for each facility member, the name, license number, academic credentials, employment date, and full-time or part-time status;

(4) for each preceptor, the name, license number, academic credentials, current clinical area of practice, and place where currently employed;

(5) the nurse administrator’s teaching responsibilities;

(6) for each affiliating agency, the following information:

(A) The name;

(B) the location; and

(7) statistics for generic, articulation, and transfer students, including the following:

(A) Admissions, readmissions, withdrawals, and graduations; and

(B) first-time pass rate for each of the last five years;

(8) faculty statistics, including hiring, retention, and separation;

(9) the budget spent for library and audiovisual acquisitions to support the nursing program for the most recent year;

(10) an audited fiscal report covering the previous two years, including a statement of income and expenditures;

(11) any complaints involving educational statutes and regulations;

(12) a response to the recommendations and requirements from the last annual report or last survey or site visit;

(13) any plans for the future, including proposed changes to the nursing program;

(14) a description of the practices used to safeguard the health and well-being of students;

(15) a copy of the school’s current catalog;

(16) the total number of library holdings and number of holdings regarding nursing;

(17) a list of the theory courses and the clinical courses in the curriculum; and

(18) statistics for each clinical course, including the following:

(A) Total number of hours;

(B) total number of clinical observation experience hours;

(D) total number of simulation experience hours.

(b) If the nursing program fails to meet the requirements of the board or to submit required reports within a designated period of time, the nursing program shall be notified and given the opportunity for a hearing regarding the board’s intent to remove the nursing program from the list of approved nursing programs.

Carol Moreland, MSN, RN
Executive Administrator

Doc. No. 049647

Scott Schwab
Kansas Secretary of State

Kansas Register