N.J. Admin. Code § 13:37-9.5

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

Section 13:37-9.5 - FN-CSA education programs

(a) An individual, agency or institution seeking approval for a course in clinical forensics for the purpose of providing education for forensic nurses-certified sexual assault shall submit to the Board an application which shall include:

1. The name and address of the individual, agency or institution seeking approval;

2. Proof that the program has been accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation;

3. An outline of the course curriculum specifying the hours allotted to each topic;

4. An affidavit which indicates that the curriculum is included in the FN-CSA education course;

5. An affidavit that program instructors meet the requirements of (d) below;

6. The names and credentials of all instructors for the program; and

7. The name and credentials of the program administrator.

(b) Upon receipt of an application for course approval, the Board shall forward the application to the Director of the Division of Criminal Justice for review. The Board and the Director of the Division of Criminal Justice shall review the application for compliance with (c) below. If the Director of the Division of Criminal Justice and the Board approve the program, a letter of approval shall be provided to the individual, agency or institution which conducts the course. A copy of the letter of approval shall be included with course materials provided to the students.

(c) A course in FN-CSA education shall be completed within a six-month period. A course shall contain a minimum of 64 hours of didactic instruction that meets the requirements of the 2015 edition of the International Association of Forensic Nurses' Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Education Guidelines, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, published by the International Association of Forensic Nurses, 6755 Business Parkway, Suite 303, Elkridge, MD, 21075.

(d) The didactic instruction required in (c) above shall be taught by an instructor who either has a masters degree in nursing from a school accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education, or another state's department of education, or who is a FN-CSA.

(e) Each clinical forensics course shall include a written examination. Upon completion of the clinical forensics course, each student shall successfully pass the examination.

(f) The clinical forensics course shall meet the requirements of Educational Design I or Educational Design II programs as set forth by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation in the "Manual for Accreditation as an Approver of Continuing Education in Nursing" (1996), available from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, 600 Maryland Ave., SW, Suite 100 West, Washington, DC 20024-2571, which is incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:37-9.5

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 116(b), effective 1/3/2017