N.J. Admin. Code § 13:37-1.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 13:37-1.3 - Provisional accreditation

(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 that has been granted provisional accreditation pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:37-1.2 may admit students.

(c) A nursing program that has provisional accreditation shall inform applicants that:

1. The nursing program has provisional accreditation; and

2. If the nursing program does not obtain accreditation, it will cease operation, regardless of whether all of the students in the nursing program have completed their education.

(d) The program administrator for a nursing program that has provisional accreditation shall have at least three years of full-time experience working in an accredited or approved nursing education program in a position that includes responsibility for development, implementation, and evaluation of nursing curriculum.

(e) A nursing program on provisional accreditation shall only graduate one class per calendar year.

(f) A licensed practical nurse education program granted provisional accreditation shall not admit more than 40 students per calendar year.

(g) A nursing program that has been granted provisional accreditation shall not be granted accreditation until:

1. The first class has graduated;

2. Within either the first or second calendar year after the first graduates complete the program, 75 percent of the graduates who take the examination in each calendar year pass the examination the first time it is taken by the student. This means that students who graduate in the first year, but do not take the exam until the second year will be counted in the results of the second-year exam; and

3. A self-study report is submitted to the Board, three months from when the nursing program receives the examination results of the first graduating class, that shows the nursing program is in compliance with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:37-1.4 through 1.11.

(h) The Board may conduct a survey of the program, through its designee, to assure compliance with N.J.A.C. 13:37-1.4 through 1.11.

(i) A program that does not meet the requirements of (g) above shall remain on provisional accreditation status. A program may remain on provisional accreditation status for no more than two years from the date the first class graduates. A program that has not met the requirements of (g) above in that two-year period shall lose its provisional accreditation. A program that has lost provisional accreditation pursuant to this subsection, or any officer, director, owner, or principal of such a program, shall not be permitted to reapply for accreditation for three years from the date the provisional accreditation was lost.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:37-1.3

Repeal and New Rule, R.2003 d.167, effective 4/21/2003.
See: 34 N.J.R. 1317(a), 35 N.J.R. 1678(a).
Section was "Criteria for granting and withdrawing accreditation".
Amended by R.2005 d.32, effective 1/18/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 2300(a), 37 N.J.R. 294(c).
In (b), rewrote 2.
Amended by R.2007 d.102, effective 4/16/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 3740(a), 39 N.J.R. 1487(b).
Deleted (c), and recodified (d) through (f) as (c) through (e).
Amended by R.2008 d.101, effective 4/21/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 5179(a), 40 N.J.R. 2117(a).
Added new (b), and recodified former (b) through (e) as (c) through (f).
Amended by R.2020 d.004, effective 1/6/2020.
See: 50 N.J.R. 2547(a), 52 N.J.R. 45(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2022 d.013, effective 1/18/2022.
See: 52 N.J.R. 10(a), 54 N.J.R. 152(b).
In (f), deleted "licensed practical" preceding "nurse".