N.J. Admin. Code § 13:37-1.19

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:37-1.19 - Probation

(a) For purposes of this section, the term "calendar year" means a year beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31.

(b) A nursing program on conditional accreditation status that does not achieve the outcomes identified in the action plan required at N.J.A.C. 13:37-1.18(e) in 18 months shall be placed on probation.

(c) If, for three successive calendar years, less than 75 percent of a nursing program's graduates pass the licensing examination the first time the examination is taken, the Board shall place the program on probation. Probation shall become effective upon the program's receipt of the written notification.

(d) A nursing program that is placed on probation may request in writing an appearance before the Board.

(e) The nursing program shall, within 30 days of receiving written notification that it has been placed on probation, notify the students enrolled in the program in writing that the program is on probation.

(f) A program on probation shall not admit new or transfer students.

(g) A nursing program that is placed on probation pursuant to (b) above, shall revise the action plan with outcomes to be achieved in one calendar year and submit the action plan to the Board.

(h) A nursing program that is placed on probation pursuant to (c) above shall submit to the Board, within 90 days of receiving written notification of being placed on probation, an 18-month action plan with a timeline and measurable outcomes to correct any deficiencies. The outcomes identified in the action plan shall include that within the next calendar year at least 75 percent of graduates who take the examination for the first time will pass the examination the first time they take it.

(i) A program on probation that determines that it cannot accomplish its outcomes within one calendar year may request an extension of the one-year time period from the Board. A request for an extension shall set forth the reasons why the program needs an extension.

(j) A program that does not achieve the outcomes identified in the action plan within one calendar year, and which has not been granted an extension pursuant to (i) above, shall not be eligible for restoration to accredited status. A program that has been granted an extension and does not achieve the outcomes identified in the action plan by the end of the extension shall not be eligible for restoration to accredited status. A program that is not eligible for restoration of accredited status shall no longer be accredited. A program that is no longer accredited may reapply for accreditation pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:37-1.2.

(k) The eligibility of graduates to take the licensing examination shall not be affected in the event a program is placed on probation.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:37-1.19

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 19:37-1.18 and amended by R.2005 d.32, effective 1/18/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 2300(a), 37 N.J.R. 294(c).
Rewrote the section. Former N.J.A.C. 19:37:1.19, Program termination, recodified to N.J.A.C. 19:37-1.20.
Amended by R.2022 d.013, effective 1/18/2022.
See: 52 N.J.R. 10(a), 54 N.J.R. 152(b).
Rewrote the section.