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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.605 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS

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(1) Parent institutions conducting a nursing
				program must be accredited by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the
				U.S. Department of Education.
(2)
				The organizational structure of the nursing program must be comparable to
				similar programs of the parent institution.
(3) Institutional policies governing the
				program must be consistent with those policies governing other educational
				programs of the parent institution.
(4) Policies governing faculty employment
				must be in writing and consistent with those of the parent
				institution.
(5) The program must
				provide students with written policies and demonstrate evidence of following
				these policies regarding:
(a) admission,
				readmission, progression, dismissal, and graduation requirements;
(b) personal health practices, designed to
				protect students, clients and faculty members, and requiring student
				compliance;
(c) information
				regarding the process of obtaining a license; and
(d) access to the institution/program
				catalog.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.606 - EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR PROGRAMS

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(1)
				There must be safe and accessible physical facilities and resources for
				students and faculty.
(2) Physical
				facilities must be appropriate to meet the educational and clinical needs of
				the program. Classrooms, laboratories, offices, and conference rooms must be of
				adequate size, number, and type according to the number of students and
				purposes for which these areas are to be used.
(3) The program must ensure:
(a) adequate supplies and equipment necessary
				to achieve program outcomes; and
(b) adequate and convenient access by
				students and faculty to library and information resources necessary to achieve
				program outcomes.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.608 - PLACEMENT OF AN OUT-OF-STATE NURSING STUDENT IN A MONTANA CLINICAL PRACTICE SETTING

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(1) The placement
				of a student enrolled in an out-of-state pre-licensure program for clinical
				practice in a Montana facility must be approved by the Montana Board of Nursing
				or by its executive director.
(2)
				The request for placement of an out-of-state student in a Montana clinical
				practice setting must be submitted to the board in writing. The request must be
				signed by the director of the out-of-state nursing education program. The
				request for a clinical placement in Montana must include:
(a) documentation of an out-of-state
				program's unconditional board approval and accreditation by a national nursing
				accrediting agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education;
(b) name, address, and contact information of
				the student seeking placement in a Montana clinical practice setting;
(c) name and location of clinical practice
				setting where the out-of-state nursing education program seeks to place the
				student;
(d) name and contact
				information of the person employed at the Montana clinical practice setting who
				will serve as the primary liaison between the out-of-state nursing education
				program, the Montana board, and the Montana clinical facility;
(e) names, contact information, and
				educational credentials for Montana clinical preceptor(s) and out-of-state
				faculty member(s) who will participate in the student's clinical experience in
				Montana;
(f) detailed description
				of the preceptor ship, including the specific practice area that will be the
				focus for the out-of-state student's clinical experience;
(g) explicit plan for out-of-state faculty
				supervision of the preceptor and out-of-state student in the Montana clinical
				practice setting;
(h) verification
				from relevant directors of Montana programs that placement of the out-of-state
				student in the identified Montana clinical practice setting will not displace a
				Montana nursing student;
(i) copy
				of the written agreement between the out-of-state program and the facility
				where the Montana clinical practice setting is located, which identifies
				preceptor(s), primary liaison, and out-of-state clinical faculty. The agreement
				must specify the responsibilities and delineate the functions of each entity in
				ensuring a quality educational experience for the out-of-state student;
				and
(j) any out-of-state faculty
				member who is involved in the direct care of a patient in Montana must hold an
				unencumbered Montana license.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.609 - PROGRAM EVALUATION

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(1) All nursing
				programs must have and follow a written, systematic plan for evaluation and
				ongoing assessment of student learning, published program outcomes, and
				compliance with board rules. The plan must effectively support the achievement
				of the expected program outcomes and provide evidence of a system of continuous
				quality improvement.
(2) The plan
				must include:
(a) measurable outcomes of
				student learning;
(b) measurable
				aggregate program outcomes, including:
(i)
				NCLEX pass rate with five-year trend data;
(ii) student and alumni satisfaction with the
				program;
(iii) employer
				satisfaction with graduates of the program; and
(iv) program completion rates, including the
				program entry point and time period to completion as specified by the
				program.
(c) processes to
				obtain evaluation data;
(d) time
				frame for data collection and analysis;
(e) evidence of a system of continuous
				quality improvement;
(f)
				opportunities for participation in the evaluation process by students, faculty,
				clinical staff, and employers of graduates; and
(g) a process for measuring student attrition
				and analysis of the reasons.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.611 - PROGRAM CLOSURE AND RECORDS STORAGE

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(1) A program may close voluntarily or may be
				closed involuntarily due to withdrawal of board approval. Prior to closure, the
				program must:
(a) maintain the standards for
				nursing education during the transition to closure;
(b) prepare and execute a plan that addresses
				the transition or placement of students who have not completed the program;
				and
(c) make arrangements for the
				secure storage and access to academic records and transcripts.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.612 - PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT

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(1) An annual
				report for the academic year ending June 30 must be submitted by September 1 of
				each year, except in the year in which the program submits a self-study report
				to the board or a national nursing accrediting agency.
(2) The purpose of the annual report is to
				provide current data for ongoing program evaluation by the board. The annual
				report must be submitted using the template posted to the board web site on
				July 1 of each year. The report must include:
(a) enrollment and graduation data for the
				academic year, including:
(i) number of
				students in each program track if more than one track; and
(ii) student demographic data, including
				in-state and out-of-state residency, race/ethnicity, and gender.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.615 - RECOGNIZED ACCREDITATION BODIES [Repealed]

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AUTH:
					 37-8-202,
					 37-8-301,
					 MCA;
IMP:
					 37-8-202,
					 37-8-301,
					 37-8-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.625 - ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW PROGRAM

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(1) The
				applicant shall notify the board of the intent to establish a new program by
				providing the following information for a Phase I application:
(a) results of a needs assessment, including
				identification of potential and available students and employment opportunities
				for program graduates;
(b)
				commitment by the governing institution of sufficient financial and other
				resources necessary for the planning, implementation, and continuation of the
				program;
(c) evidence of governing
				institution approval and support;
(d) evidence of community support;
(e) type of program proposed;
(f) description of proposed clinical
				opportunities and availability of resources;
(g) availability of a qualified faculty and
				program director;
(h) total
				proposed student enrollment;
(i) a
				proposed timeline for initiating the program;
(j) description of how the proposed program
				may affect existing programs that share the proposed clinical sites; and
(k) indication that plans and the
				needs assessment regarding the proposed program have been shared with the
				directors of all programs in the state.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.630 - CONTINUED APPROVAL OF PROGRAMS

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(1) The
				board shall evaluate approved programs for continued approval by monitoring and
				analyzing program performance through:
(a)
				periodic survey visits and reports;
(b) accreditation visits and
				reports;
(c) annual reports;
				and
(d) other sources of
				information regarding achievement of program outcomes, including:
(i) student retention and
				attrition;
(ii) faculty
				turnover;
(iii) complaints about
				the program from students, graduates, or faculty regarding program issues;
				and
(iv) data regarding NCLEX
				performance.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.632 - PROGRAM SURVEYS

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(1) To ensure
				ongoing compliance with the board's statutes and rules, those approved programs
				not accredited by a national nursing accreditation agency recognized by the
				U.S. Department of Education must be surveyed onsite and reevaluated for
				continued approval at least every five years. Each time a program survey is
				performed, the entire program is evaluated for all components under board
				jurisdiction.
(2) Before an onsite
				survey, a school must submit a self-study report to the board providing
				evidence of compliance with the appropriate nursing education rules 45 days
				before the scheduled onsite survey.
(3) The onsite survey is performed by the
				board's executive director or education consultant and a qualified site visitor
				on dates mutually agreeable to the board and the program. The site visitor must
				have expertise in relation to the type of program being reviewed.
(a) The surveyors' report should be made
				available to the program within 20 days of the onsite survey.
(b) The program may submit a written response
				to the survey report within 14 days.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.635 - REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES

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(1) The program director or academic chief
				officer is required to report to the board any proposed substantive change that
				may affect the program's compliance with the nursing education rules.
				Substantive changes include, but are not limited to:
(a) changes in legal status, control, or
				ownership of the parent institution;
(b) change in accreditation or approval
				status of the program or the program's parent institution;
(c) major curriculum revisions;
(d) change in degree offerings or program
				options;
(e) additional geographic
				sites or locations;
(f) change in
				program director;
(g) major
				reduction in financial or other program resources; or
(h) additional enrollment changes that
				require increases to the program's resources or that may affect the
				availability of clinical settings.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.640 - CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL, OR DENIAL

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(1) The board shall make a change in approval
				status when a school does not meet the requirements of the applicable statutes
				and rules to the satisfaction of the board. The board shall notify the school
				of a change in approval status and the time and manner in which the school must
				correct the deficiencies.
(2) The
				board may place a program on conditional approval when the board determines
				that an approved program is not in compliance with the board rules. The board
				may require the submission of an action plan, subject to board approval, to
				correct the identified program deficiencies.
(3) The board shall withdraw approval if a
				program fails to correct deficiencies within the time specified or in
				accordance with a board-approved action plan. When approval is withdrawn, the
				board shall remove the program from the list of approved programs and notify
				the applicable national accrediting body and the NCSBN testing services that
				the program is no longer approved. Whenever approval has been withdrawn, the
				program may not recruit or admit students prospectively without specific board
				approval.
(4) A program denied
				approval or given less than full approval status is entitled to notice and a
				hearing to contest the decision under the same procedures provided licensees,
				in accordance with the Montana Administrative Procedure Act and Title 37,
				chapter 1, part 3, MCA.
(5) Once a
				program corrects deficiencies, the board shall reinstate the program to
				conditional or approval status, as deemed appropriate by the board.
AUTH:
					 37-8-202,
					 37-8-301,
					 MCA;
IMP:
					 37-8-202,
					 37-8-301,
					 37-8-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.650 - PROGRAM DIRECTOR

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(1) A program must
				be administered by a full-time program director who shall possess the following
				qualifications:
(a) a current unencumbered
				license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of Montana;
(b) a graduate degree in nursing from a
				nationally recognized accredited program;
(c) at least two years of experience in
				nursing practice;
(d) at least two
				years of experience in nursing education; and
(e) educational preparation or experience in
				curriculum development and administration.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.655 - PROGRAM FACULTY

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(1) There must be a
				sufficient number of qualified faculty to meet the purposes and objectives of
				the program. Faculty includes all nurses employed by the program to provide
				didactic and/or clinical/laboratory experiences. Clinical resource nurses
				(CRRNs and CRLPNs) and preceptors are not considered faculty.
(2) Clinical and didactic faculty shall hold
				unencumbered Montana nursing licenses to practice nursing.
(3) Faculty shall have primary responsibility
				for the development and provision of the academic program(s), including
				participation in program policy development.
(4) Faculty shall maintain continuing
				professional development in each area of academic responsibility.
(5) Faculty involved in simulations, both
				didactic and clinical, shall have training in best practices in the use of
				simulation.
(6) Faculty members who
				have responsibility for clinical teaching shall have relevant education and/or
				experience and meet all of the faculty qualifications for the program level in
				which they are teaching.
(7)
				Faculty member titles should be consistent with faculty functions and the same
				as or equivalent to titles of faculty of other units of the parent institution.
(8) Faculty members shall be
				responsible for:
(a) planning, implementing,
				and evaluating learning experiences;
(b) participating in academic student
				advising;
(c) student and peer
				evaluation of teaching effectiveness; and
(d) participating in the selection of new
				faculty and the promotion and tenure of existing faculty.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.656 - FACULTY QUALIFICATION REPORT [Repealed]

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AUTH:
					 37-8-202,
					 37-8-301,
					 MCA;
IMP:
					 37-8-202,
					 37-8-204,
					 37-8-301,
					 37-8-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.659 - FACULTY FOR REGISTERED NURSING PROGRAMS

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(1) All nursing faculty members, including
				part-time faculty, shall:
(a) hold an
				unencumbered license as a registered nurse in Montana;
(b) have preparation for teaching in their
				respective area of responsibility including at least two years of registered
				nursing practice; and
(c) except as
				otherwise provided in these rules, hold at least a graduate degree in nursing
				from a nationally accredited program.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.662 - FACULTY FOR PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAMS

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(1) All nursing faculty, including part-time,
				shall:
(a) hold a current unencumbered
				license to practice professional nursing in Montana;
(b) have at least two years of experience in
				nursing practice; and
(c) hold a
				minimum of a baccalaureate degree in nursing.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.663 - WAIVER OF FACULTY QUALIFICATIONS

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(1)
				Programs may hire a limited number of faculty members who do not meet the
				educational qualifications as noted in ARM
				24.159.659
				and
				24.159.662.
				In the event that this occurs, the program must immediately notify the board in
				writing of the hire and include a written plan for meeting that qualification.
(2) Programs may employ a maximum
				of ten percent or 2.0 FTE, whichever is greater, based on total faculty FTE,
				who do not hold a graduate degree in nursing (for registered nurse education
				programs) or a baccalaureate degree in nursing (for practical nurse education
				programs). Those individuals shall have no more than five years from the date
				of employment to obtain the requisite degree.
AUTH:
					 37-8-202,
					 37-8-301,
					 MCA IMP:
					 37-8-202,
					 37-8-301,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.665 - CLINICAL PRECEPTORS

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(1) Clinical
				preceptors may be used to enhance, but not replace, faculty-directed clinical
				learning experiences.
(2) When
				utilizing preceptors, faculty members are responsible for:
(a) ensuring safe, accessible and appropriate
				supervision based on client health status, care setting, course objectives, and
				student level of preparation;
(b)
				ensuring appropriate preceptor qualifications and scope of
				responsibility;
(c) ensuring that
				the preceptor demonstrated competencies related to the area of assigned
				clinical teaching responsibilities and will serve as a role model and educator
				to the student; and
(d) providing
				the lecture and laboratory portions of a course.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.666 - USE OF CLINICAL RESOURCE REGISTERED NURSES (CRRNS)

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(1) A clinical resource registered nurse
				(CRRN) is an RN with an unencumbered Montana nursing license who provides
				supervision, demonstration, and collaborative evaluation of student performance
				in a clinical or laboratory setting.
(2) CRRNs may be used to enhance, but not
				replace, faculty-directed clinical learning experiences. The supervising
				faculty member is responsible for all students in the clinical setting,
				including those supervised by the CRRNs. The maximum number of nursing students
				a CRRN may supervise at any one time is ten.
(3) The CRRN is solely responsible for
				students and must have no concurrent clinical responsibilities.
(4) When using CRRNs, faculty members remain
				responsible for:
(a) assuring that assigned
				duties are appropriate to the CRRN scope of responsibilities;
(b) ensuring safe, accessible, and
				appropriate supervision based on client health status, care setting, course
				objectives, and student level of preparation;
(c) the lecture, clinical, and laboratory
				portions of a course, including actively teaching in the course for which the
				clinical experience is assigned; and
(d) performing the summative clinical
				evaluation based on individual course objectives and student clinical
				performance.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.667 - USE OF CLINICAL RESOURCE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES (CRLPN)

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(1) A clinical resource licensed practical
				nurse (CRLPN) is an LPN with an unencumbered Montana nursing license who
				provides supervision, demonstration, and collaborative evaluation of practical
				nursing student performance with skilled care long-term care patients.
(a) A CRLPN is required to have at least two
				years of experience within the past five years in a skilled care long-term care
				setting (this does not include experience in assisted living settings or
				independent living settings).
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter 24.159.6 - Nursing Education Programs › Rule 24.159.670 - CURRICULUM GOALS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAMS

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(1) A curriculum is the content and learning
				experiences designed to facilitate student achievement of the educational
				objectives.
(2) The faculty shall
				develop, review, and update the curriculum on an ongoing basis. The curriculum
				must meet the following general criteria:
(a)
				reflect the guiding principles, organizational framework, purpose, and
				educational objectives of the program and be consistent with the statutes and
				rules governing the practice of nursing, as well as the national standards and
				codes of ethics for nursing practice;
(b) contain content, clinical experiences,
				and strategies of active learning directly related to program or course goals
				and objectives, in order to develop safe and effective nursing
				practice;
(c) demonstrate that
				simulation activities are linked to programmatic outcomes; and
(d) contain evidence of current trends and
				professional standards and practice guidelines.