Mo. Code Regs. tit. 20 § 2200-2.050

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 23, December 2, 2024
Section 20 CSR 2200-2.050 - Organization and Administration of an Approved Program of Professional Nursing

PURPOSE: This amendment clarifies requirements for approval of pre-licensure programs of professional nursing.

(1) Philosophy and/or mission of the program shall be in writing and be consistent with the philosophy and/or mission statement of the sponsoring institution.
(2) Graduate competencies shall be derived from the program's philosophy and/or mission.
(3) The philosophy and/or mission and the graduate competencies shall be the basis on which the curriculum is developed.
(4) There will be a faculty governance structure with responsibility for the nursing curriculum and the admission, readmission, progression, and graduation of students.
(A) Meetings shall be scheduled at stated intervals.
(B) Written minutes of all meetings shall be maintained.
(C) Meeting minutes shall reflect faculty decision making within the program. Documentation shall include evidence that program evaluation data are utilized to make program decisions.
(5) The program shall have a current organizational chart(s) illustrating the relationship of the program to the sponsoring institution and the coordinator and faculty structure within the nursing program.
(6) Finance.
(A) There shall be an annual budget to support the program. Financial resources shall be sufficient to support program outcomes and operations.
(B) The administrator of the program shall manage the budget.
(C) The administrator, with input from the coordinators and faculty, shall make recommendations for the budget.
(7) Clerical Assistance.
(A) Each program and satellite location shall have secretarial and other support services sufficient to meet the needs of the program.

20 CSR 2200-2.050

AUTHORITY: sections 335.036 and 335.071, RSMo 2000.* This rule was originally filed as 4 CSR 200-2.050. This version of rule filed April 20, 1973, effective May 1, 1973. Amended: Filed Dec. 12, 1975, effective Dec. 22, 1975. Readopted: Filed March 12, 1981, effective June 11, 1981. Emergency rescission filed Oct. 22, 1981, effective Nov. 1, 1981, expired Feb. 19, 1982 (Original Rule). Rescinded: Filed Oct. 22, 1981, effective Feb. 11, 1982 (Original Rule). Rescinded and readopted: Filed Sept. 25, 1991, effective March 9, 1992. Amended: Filed Aug. 6, 1998, effective Feb. 28, 1999. Amended: Filed Dec. 1, 2000, effective May 30, 2001. Moved to 20 CSR 2200-2.050, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Rescinded and readopted: Filed April 17, 2007, effective Dec. 30, 2007.
Amended by Missouri Register July 2, 2018/Volume 43, Number 13, effective 8/31/2018

*Original authority: 335.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1999; 335.071, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1999.