NAC632.703. Reports by program which conducts portion of its program in Nevada; visits to determine eligibility for approval; approval required for nontraditional courses of instruction; faculty required to be licensed in Nevada.

     1. A program of nursing which conducts a portion of its program in Nevada shall submit to the Board a report, on a form provided by the Board, which includes:

     (a) Proof of its current accreditation or approval by the state in which the program originates or by any applicable national nursing accreditation body;

     (b) All correspondence received within the preceding year from the accrediting body or bodies; and

     (c) Evidence satisfactory to the Board that the portion of the program conducted in Nevada is conducted in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 632 of NRS relating to conducting a program of nursing.

     2. The administrator of the program of nursing shall:

     (a) Notify the Board in writing of any action taken in favor of or against the program by the accrediting body or bodies within 30 days after the action is taken; and

     (b) Complete and submit an annual school report on forms provided by the Board.

     3. The Board may conduct a complete visit to the program of nursing to determine its eligibility for approval at any time, or may accept all or part of the survey and findings on accreditation from the state in which the program originates.

     4. A program of nursing conducted over the Internet or any other nontraditional course of instruction in nursing shall not provide clinical instruction in this State without the approval of the Board.

     5. Each member of the faculty of a program of nursing who conducts a portion of the program in this State must be licensed in this State.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Nursing, eff. 6-21-94; A by R212-99, 5-8-2000; R091-04, 8-13-2004; R063-08, 9-18-2008; R112-11, 2-15-2012)