Section Nur 704.02 - Approval(a) Individuals or sponsoring institutions who wish to implement a nursing assistant educational program shall seek board approval at least 12 months before implementation.(b) One year following initial approval, the board's representatives shall review the program on site to determine compliance with this chapter.(c) Form "Nursing Assistant Educational Program Self Assessment Report", 11-2013 noting activities pertinent to this chapter shall be completed and submitted to the board by the sponsoring individuals or sponsoring institutions who wish to implement a nursing assistant educational program on the non-site review years.(d) Every 2 years following the first on-site review, the program's sponsoring institution shall complete and submit a review summary of the program in accordance with Nur 704.04-Nur 704.10. Every 4 years, after the first on -site review, the program' sponsoring institution shall submit a written request for an onsite visit as a requirement for continued program approval.(e) The board shall notify in writing the program's sponsoring institution of its action indicating any program deficiencies and actions required for compliance with the rules or law.(f) The board shall provide for a hearing when a program fails to demonstrate compliance with rules or the law, or fails to provide an acceptable plan for correcting identified deficiencies.(g) A sponsoring institution may appeal the board's decision within 30 days of notification of the board's decision by requesting a hearing with the board.(h) A sponsoring institution shall be notified of the date, time and place of the appeals hearing.(i) The board shall, upon review of the evidence pursuant to Nur 704.04 through Nur 704.13, approve a program based on compliance with requirements of this chapter.(j) The board shall take one of the following actions if an educational program for nursing assistants does not comply with the requirements of this chapter. (1) Offer recommendations for compliance or program enhancement without changing the approval status of the program where the violations are minor and do not impair the effectiveness of the program;(2) After opportunity for a hearing pursuant to Nur 200, approve the program with conditions for compliance within a specified period of time where the violations are more significant than in (1) above, but are still capable of being quickly remedied; or(3) After opportunity for a hearing pursuant to Nur 200, withdraw approval of the program where the seriousness or extent of the violations is such that the board determines that the violations cannot be remedied while the program is in operation.(k) The board shall notify the sponsoring institution within 10 working days following the appeals hearing of the board's decision. Failure to take appropriate action as required in the board's decision shall result in denial or withdrawal of approval.(l) The board shall review a program, if it receives complaints from students, consumers, instructors, employers or others concerned with students or graduates of the program.(m) Programs proposed or implemented by sponsoring institutions determined to be in noncompliance with federal or state rules/laws shall not be granted approval, or shall have their program approval withdrawn until requirements are met.(n) Program proposals not approved by the board may be revised and submitted for reconsideration but the program shall not be implemented during the revision period.N.H. Admin. Code § Nur 704.02
(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 (formerly Nur 706.02); ss by #9395, eff 2-25-09; ss by #10302, eff 3-22-13; ss by #10570, eff 4-17-14
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 41, Filed October 13, 2016, Proposed by #11177, Effective 9/17/2016, Expires 9/17/2026.