West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 10 - Licensed Practical Nurses › Title 10 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Series 10-01 - Policies And Procedures For Development And Maintenance Of Educational Programs In Practical Nursing › Section 10-1-4 - Establishing a New Program

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
4.1.
				An agency contemplating sponsoring a new program of practical nursing shall
				request from the board a copy of the manual entitled, "Manual of
				Recommendations and Requirements for Education and Licensure". Sponsoring
				agencies should consult with board staff throughout the planning
				process.
4.2. The following steps
				shall be included in planning a program of practical nursing.
4.2.1. Representatives of a sponsoring agency
				and the board shall hold a pre-planning conference to begin preliminary
				discussions about the roles and responsibilities of faculty and administration
				in practical nursing education.
4.2.2. Representatives of the board, the
				sponsoring agency, the clinical facilities, potential employers, resource
				people and interested citizens shall hold a community meeting to discuss:
4.2.2.a. Present and the future local need
				for additional licensed practical nurses;
4.2.2.b. The implications of the local
				expansion of existing health services;
4.2.2.c. LPN staffing patterns of local
				health care facilities;
4.2.2.d.
				The use of clinical facilities for student experience; and
4.2.2.e. The role and function of the
				licensed practical nurse in the local area where the program will be
				sponsored.
4.2.3. The
				sponsoring agency shall plan the meeting.
4.2.4. The sponsoring agency shall submit 10
				copies of the application for a new program with resumes of the potential nurse
				coordinator and instructors to the board with the fee required in West Virginia
				State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses Rule, Fees for Services
				Rendered by the Board, 10CSR4. Prior to or at the time of application the
				sponsoring agency shall submit:
4.2.4.a.
				Documentation of the local need for graduates of the program;
4.2.4.b. Verification that adequate clinical
				facilities are available for student experience;
4.2.4.c. The estimated number of students
				which will be admitted to the program annually initially and in the
				future;
4.2.4.d. A description of
				classroom and laboratory facilities; and
4.2.4.e. The basis for financial support
				during the planning phase and for initial and future classes.
4.2.5. The board may seek
				validation of the information and data submitted by the sponsoring agency from
				another source at its discretion.
4.2.6. The sponsoring agency shall submit
				this material no less than 6 weeks in advance of the board meeting during which
				the program is scheduled to be considered for temporary approval to proceed
				with the planning process.
4.2.7.
				The sponsoring agency shall employ a nurse coordinator after the board has
				granted temporary approval to plan a program of practical nursing.
4.2.8. The sponsoring agency shall submit a
				draft copy of the curriculum and supplementary materials to the board
				including:
4.2.8.a. The program
				philosophy;
4.2.8.b. The student
				terminal objectives;
4.2.8.c. The
				administrative structure of the sponsoring agency;
4.2.8.d. The functions and names of advisory
				committee members;
4.2.8.e. The
				faculties' qualifications and job descriptions;
4.2.8.f. The program and student
				policies;
4.2.8.g. The rotation
				schedule; and
4.2.8.h. The
				affiliation agreements between clinical facilities and the sponsoring
				agency.
4.2.9. The
				sponsoring agency may submit this material all at once or in sections as it is
				completed. A representative of the board shall review the materials and make
				recommendations for revision where necessary to meet board
				requirements.
4.2.10.
				Representatives of the board shall conduct an official visit to review the
				final draft of program materials and to survey clinical facilities planned for
				use by the program.
4.2.11. The
				sponsoring agency shall submit 10 copies of the curriculum and supplementary
				materials identified in paragraph 4.2.8. of this rule, with necessary
				revisions, to the board. The sponsoring agency shall submit the materials to
				the board office no less than 6 weeks in advance of the date scheduled by the
				board for consideration of the new program for tentative state
				accreditation.
4.2.12. The
				Executive Secretary of the board and/or a member of the board shall conduct a
				consultation visit to a program with tentative state accreditation when:
4.2.12.a. The program has been in operation 6
				months;
4.2.12.b. The sponsoring
				agency or faculty of an accredited program requests a visit; or
4.2.12.c. The board determines the need for a
				visit.