Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2200 - State Board of Nursing › Chapter 3 - Minimum Standards for Approved Programs of Practical Nursing › Section 20 CSR 2200-3.180 - Licensure Examination Performance

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment clarifies the impact of
				  licensure examination pass rates on program approval.
(1) The licensure examination performance of
				first-time candidates from each practical nursing program shall be no less than
				eighty percent (80%) for each calendar year (January 1 through December
				31).
(2) First-time candidates
				shall include only those graduates of the program who take the licensure
				examination for the first time within one (1) year of graduation.
(3) Initial Program Approval-
(A) Upon graduation of the first student
				cohort and reporting of the first official
				NCLEX-PN® program pass rate, as reported upon
				completion of the fourth quarter of the respective calendar year, the board
				will review current licensure examination performance of first-time candidates.
				Pursuant to 20 CSR 2200-3.180(1) licensure examination performance for
				first-time candidates shall be no less than eighty percent (80%) for each
				calendar year (January 1 through December 31);
(B) Should the required eighty percent (80%)
				benchmark not be attained and significant deficiencies identified, the board
				may apply an immediate moratorium on admissions pursuant to
				20 CSR
				2200-3.010(7)(A);
(C) The nursing program with a pass rate
				lower than eighty percent (80%) shall provide the board with a report analyzing
				all aspects of the education program, identifying areas contributing to the
				unacceptable pass rate, and plan of correction to resolve the low pass rate.
				The plan of correction shall be submitted to the board by the deadline
				indicated. The plan of correction shall include:
1. Mission or philosophy of the nursing
				program;
2. Program governance as
				defined in 20 CSR
				2200-3.050(5);
3. General faculty resources and
				workload;
4. Student support
				services;
5. Program admission,
				progression, and graduation policies;
6. Program completion rates for each year of
				program operation, as applicable;
7. National Council Licensure Examination for
				Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN®) pass rates for each
				year of program operation, as applicable;
8. Job placement rates for each year of
				program operation, as applicable;
9. Program satisfaction, to include student,
				graduate, and employer feedback, as applicable;
10. Number of nursing faculty teaching on
				full-time and parttime basis, to include part-time clinical faculty;
11. Use of systematic program evaluation data
				related to program planning and improvement; and
12. Measures put in place to restore
				instructional quality and integrity of the program;
(D) The program administrator shall appear
				before and present to the board or members designated by the board a current
				analysis of program effectiveness, problems identified, and plans of
				correction. The board may accept the plan of correction and decide to continue
				initial approval for a specific period of time determined by the board, may
				apply a moratorium on admissions pursuant to
				20 CSR
				2200-3.010(7)(A), or may withdraw
				approval pursuant to section 335.071.3, RSMo;
(E) The program administrator shall appear
				before and present to the board or members designated by the board a current
				plan of correction, which includes a current analysis of program effectiveness,
				resolution of problems identified, and current status of program outcomes for
				each year that program pass rates remain lower than eighty percent (80%). The
				board may accept the plan of correction and decide to continue initial approval
				for a specific period of time determined by the board, may apply a moratorium
				on admissions pursuant to
				20 CSR
				2200-3.010(7)(A), or may withdraw
				approval pursuant to section 335.071.3, RSMo, at any time during the initial
				approval period as deemed necessary by the board; and
(F) With an NCLEX-PN®
				pass rate below eighty percent (80%), a program shall have at minimum two (2)
				consecutive calendar years of NCLEX-PN® pass
				rates at or above the required eighty percent (80%) to move to full approval.