Adopted Amendments: N.J.A.C. 13:37-1.2 and 1.3

Application for Establishment of a New Program in Nursing; Provisional Accreditation

Proposed: December 17, 2007 at 39 N.J.R. 5179(a).

Adopted: March 18, 2008 by the Board of Nursing, Leo-Felix Jurado, President.

Filed: March 27, 2008 as R.2008 d.101, with a technical change not requiring additional public notice and comment (see N.J.A.C. 1:30-6.3).

Authority: N.J.S.A. 45:11-24.

Effective Date: April 21, 2008.

Expiration Date: July 6, 2010.

Federal Standards Statement

A Federal standards analysis is not required because there are no Federal laws or standards applicable to the adopted amendments.

Full text of the adoption follows (additions to proposal indicated in boldface with asterisks *thus*; deletions from proposal indicated in brackets with asterisks *[thus]*):

13:37-1.2 Application for establishment of a new program in nursing

(a)-(d) (No change.)

(e) After receiving permission to pursue the development of a new program, the educational institution shall submit to the Board the following items no later than four months prior to the anticipated start date of the program:

1. The number of students to be admitted to each of the first four graduating classes after establishment of the program. Licensed practical nurse programs shall not admit more than 40 students per calendar year;

2.-9. (No change.)

(f)-(g) (No change.)

13:37-1.3 Provisional accreditation

(a) (No change.)

(b) A licensed practical nurse education program granted provisional accreditation shall not admit more than 40 students per calendar year.

Recodify existing (b)-*[(f)]**(e)* as (c)-*[(g)]**(f)* (No change in text.)