LAC 46:XLVII.3509. Types of Approval of Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Education Degree Programs

A. Initial. Initial approval is granted to a new undergraduate and graduate nurse education degree program, which is determined by the board to be eligible to admit students to the nursing education degree program upon application by the parent institution and after survey and board evaluation (refer to §3533). 1. Initial approval shall not be continued for more than two consecutive one year periods following the undergraduate and graduate nurse education degree programs’ eligibility to apply for full approval. B. Full. Full approval is granted to an undergraduate and graduate nurse education degree program that meets all standards established by the board (refer to §3533, §3535). C. Probation. An undergraduate or graduate nursing education degree program shall be placed on probation when the board has determined that it fails to meet one or more of the established standards. 1. Probation shall not be granted for more than three calendar years in any five calendar year period (refer to §3533). 2. An undergraduate and graduate nurse education degree program on probation for three calendar years in any five calendar year period shall not admit new students and shall initiate a phase-out of the program as outlined in §3531, §3533.