§ 54.1-3013. Approval of nursing education program
An institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program to prepare professional or practical nurses or clinical nurse specialists shall apply to the Board and submit evidence that:
1. It is prepared to meet the minimum standards prescribed by the Board for either a professional nursing curriculum, a clinical nurse specialist curriculum or a practical nursing curriculum; and
2. It is prepared to meet such other standards as may be established by law or by the Board.
A survey of the institution and its entire nursing education program shall be made by the administrative officer or other authorized employee of the Board, who shall submit a written report of the survey to the Board. If, in the opinion of the Board, the requirements necessary for approval are met, it shall be approved as a nursing education program for professional or practical nurses or clinical nurse specialists.
New nursing education programs shall not be established or conducted unless approved by the Board.
(Code 1950, §§ 54-355, 54-357; 1970, c. 116, §§ 54-367.27, 54-367.29; 1988, c. 765; 1989, c. 7.)
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