Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 380 - STATE BOARD OF NURSING › Chapter 7 - REGULATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF PRELICENSURE NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 380-7-4 - CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Administration
				and Organization
1. Institutional
				Accreditation
The Governing Organization has regional accreditation and
				  state approval.
2.
				Institutional organization
a. The Governing
				Organization is a post-secondary institution.
b. The organizational chart indicates lines
				of authority and relationships with administration, the program, and other
				departments.
c. The NEP has at
				least equal status with comparable departments of the Governing
				Organization.
3. Program
				organization
a. The NEP has a current
				organizational chart.
b. The NEP has
				specific current job descriptions for all positions.
4. Nurse Administrator
a. The Nurse Administrator has a current
				unencumbered registered nurse license to practice in Maine and holds a
				full-time appointment in the Governing Organization.
b. The Nurse Administrator for pre-licensure
				nursing programs holds a graduate degree with a concentration in nursing.
c. The Nurse Administrator is
				experientially qualified, meets Governing Organization requirements, and is
				oriented and mentored to the role.
d. The Nurse Administrator is accountable for
				program administration, planning, program development, implementation, and
				evaluation.
e. The Nurse
				Administrator's primary responsibility and authority is to administer the NEP.
				The Nurse Administrator should not be assigned curriculum instructional duties
				that diminish nursing program administration.
1) The Board assumes that Nurse
				Administrators are not employed to be teaching faculty, but rather are employed
				to manage the administrative responsibilities of the NEP.
2) Release time from teaching
				responsibilities for the Nurse Administrator shall be in accordance with
				national accreditation recommendations and in recognition that the Nurse
				Administrator's role is unique.
3)
				Changes in the Nurse Administrator's workload beyond managing the NEP's
				administrative responsibilities must be reported to the Board by the Governing
				Organization. Factors to be considered, but not limited to, include:
a) Additional students
b) Number of satellite campuses
c)  Oversight of other programs
d) Administrative support
e) Increased teaching load
f The Nurse
				Administrator oversees the recruitment, development, and evaluations and/or
				performance reviews of all nursing program faculty members.
g. The Nurse Administrator participates in
				statewide and/or national activities that promote the education of
				nurses.
h. The Nurse Administrator
				is authorized by the Board to sign the licensure application to assure the
				applicant meets the requirements for completion of the NEP. Exceptions must be
				authorized by the Board.
i. The
				Nurse Administrator develops and maintains ongoing relationships within the
				community, including the NEP's responsiveness to community/employer
				needs.
j. The Nurse Administrator
				participates in activities that facilitate the Nurse Administrator's
				professional expertise in the areas of administration, teaching, and
				maintenance of nursing competence.
k. The Nurse Administrator determines the
				need for additional nursing faculty release time for administrative
				duties.
l. The Nurse Administrator
				serves as a liaison with the Board.
m. The NEP has adequate fiscal, physical,
				technical, and learning resources to provide stability, development, and
				effective operation of the NEP.
n.
				The Nurse Administrator administers the budget and resources according to
				governing institutional policies.
o. The Nurse Administrator makes budget
				recommendations with input from the faculty and staff.