The Florida Senate

464.019  Approval of nursing programs.--

(1)  An institution desiring to conduct an approved program for the education of professional or practical nurses shall apply to the department and submit such evidence as may be required to show that it complies with the provisions of this part and with the rules of the board. The application shall include a program review fee, as set by the board, not to exceed $1,000.

¹(2)  The board shall adopt rules regarding educational objectives, faculty qualifications, curriculum guidelines, administrative procedures, and clinical training as are necessary to ensure that approved programs graduate nurses capable of competent practice under this part.

(3)  The department shall survey each institution applying for approval and submit its findings to the board. If the board is satisfied that the program meets the requirements of this part and rules pursuant thereto, it shall certify the program for approval and the department shall approve the program.

(4)  If the board, through an investigation by the department, finds that an approved program no longer meets the required standards, it may place the program on probationary status until such time as the standards are restored. If a program fails to correct these conditions within a specified period of time, the board may rescind the approval. Any program having its approval rescinded shall have the right to reapply.

(5)  Provisional approval of new programs may be granted pending the licensure results of the first graduating class.

History.--ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-225; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 17, 18, ch. 86-284; s. 58, ch. 91-137; s. 5, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 11, ch. 96-274; s. 84, ch. 97-264; s. 126, ch. 2000-318.

¹Note.--Section 1, ch. 2001-203, and s. 100, ch. 2001-277, provide that "[t]he Board of Nursing within the Department of Health shall hold in abeyance until July 1, 2002, the development of any rule pursuant to section 464.019(2), Florida Statutes, which relates to the establishment of faculty/student clinical ratios. The Board of Nursing and the Department of Education shall submit to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by December 31, 2001, an implementation plan that details both the impact and the cost of any such proposed rule change."