Rule 30-2860-5.2 - Criteria for Approval, Probationary Approval, and Denial or Withdrawal of Approval The board is the final authority regarding continued approval, probationary approval, denial and/or withdrawal of program approval.
A. Criteria for approval 1) Approval shall be granted for no more than five (5) years to a training program when, in the opinion of the board, the program demonstrates compliance with the "minimum standards for approval of hemodialysis technician training programs."2) To ensure continued compliance with the minimum standards for approval, the training program may be periodically revaluated. (a) During the period of approval and prior to the expiration of approval, a self-evaluation report shall be submitted to board staff or its designee and a site visit shall be made to the program. Whenever possible the site visit should be made to the program when a training session is in progress.(b) After the review of the self-evaluation and report of the site visit by board staff or its designee, a report shall be made to the board regarding continuation of the training program's approval.(c) The board may authorize unannounced site visits be made to the approved hemodialysis technician training programs.B. Criteria for probation 1) A training program may be given probationary approval when there is evidence of: (a) Basic compliance with the "minimum standards for approval of hemodialysis technician training programs" along with identified areas which need improvement.(b) Minimal retention of qualified faculty and/or preceptors resulting in disorganization of the program and a breakdown of supervision and teaching of the program.(c) Basic compliance with the training program's stated philosophy, objectives, policies and curriculum along with identified areas which need improvement resulting in unsatisfactory student achievement.(d) Minimal provision of clinical experiences and/or supervision necessary to meet the objectives of the training program.2) The training program shall be advised of the reason(s) for the probationary approval.3) A reasonable time period, not to exceed one year, will be designated in which the training program must correct deficiencies and meet the minimum standards for approval.4) At least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the probationary approval, the training program shall submit a self-evaluation which includes a description of changes made to correct the deficiencies, and a site visit may be made. Board staff or its designee will submit a report to the board. 5) The board may grant approval to the training program, extend the probationary approval or it may withdraw approval of the program.C. Criteria for denial or withdrawal of approval 1) The board may deny approval of a training program when a program fails to provide evidence of compliance with the "minimum standards for approval of hemodialysis technician training programs." A written notice concerning the reasons shall be provided to the officials of the dialysis unit.2) The board may withdraw approval of a training program if the program fails to correct deficiencies resulting in noncompliance with the "minimum standards for approval of hemodialysis technician training programs." (a) A written notice concerning the reasons shall be provided to the officials of the dialysis unit.(b) The training program shall be removed from the list of board-approved hemodialysis technician training programs.30 Miss. Code. R. 2860-5.2
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-15-17 and § 73-15-101 (1972, as amended).