Section Nur 602.01 - Program Organization(a) Institutions seeking approval to offer either an RN or LPN nursing educational program shall: (1) Have the legal authority to conduct an educational program;(2) Establish academic policies, ensure financial support and maintain adequate human and material resources;(3) Establish policies that comply with all ethical requirements adopted by the New Hampshire department of education, division of higher education-higher education commission;(4) Satisfy one or both of the following:a. Be part of an existing educational institution accredited by the U.S. Department of Education; orb. Have approval by the New Hampshire department of education, division of higher education higher education commission to operate in the state of New Hampshire;(5) Present an organizational chart depicting the authoritative, communicative, collaborative and cooperative lines within the institution and between groups and cooperating agencies contributing to the program's educational goals;(6) Appoint a nursing program director who: a. Holds a current and unencumbered New Hampshire license or a current and unencumbered multi-state license issued by another compact state;b. Meets criteria required by Nur 602.06;c. Reports to the sponsoring official; andd. Has the authority and responsibility for the program's administration;(7) Authorize the director to prepare and administer the program's budget, and make recommendations to the sponsoring institution's officials regarding the program's fiscal needs; and(8) For programs located within the state of New Hampshire require that the full time director's primary duty location be in New Hampshire(b) The director shall initiate and maintain current contractual agreements with cooperating agencies providing student-learning experiences which shall: (1) Indicate instructional responsibilities, instructional activities, nurse-educator and staff orientations, and patient-care responsibilities;(2) Be developed with the cooperating agency providing the learning resources;(3) Require periodic review according to program policies and provide notice for contract termination sufficient to prevent interruption of the program;(4) Require full control of learning activities by the sponsoring institution including selection, instruction and evaluation of learning activities; and(5) Establish times for nurse-educators and agency members to meet jointly to review the program's philosophy, objectives, learning experiences, expected outcomes and future directions.(c) The requirements of (b) above shall not apply to observational experiences.N.H. Admin. Code § Nur 602.01
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Nur 100) #5887, eff 8-26-94; ss by #6778, eff 6-26-98; ss by #8664, INTERIM, eff 6-24-06, EXPIRED: 12-21-06
New.#8873, eff 4-24-07; ss by #9096, eff 2-23-08 (from Nur 601.03); ss by #9395, eff 2-25-09; ss by #10301, eff 3-22-13
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 06, Filed February 11, 2016, Proposed by #11024, Effective 1/23/2016, Expires 1/23/2026.