Publications

PURPOSE: This rule defines what must be included in publications published by programs of professional nursing. (1) Publications shall be current, dated, and internally consistent. (2) A nondiscrimination policy shall appear in publications specific to the nursing program. (3) The following information shall be available to applicants and students by electronic or print publications: (A) Approval status as granted by the board (initial, full, or conditional approval status); (B) National nursing accreditation status, if applicable; (C) Admission criteria; (D) Section 335.066, RSMo, of the current Missouri Nursing Practice Act with an explanation that completion of the program does not guarantee eligibility to take the licensure examination; (E) Advanced placement policies; (F) Student services; (G) Curriculum plan; (H) Program costs; (I) Refund policy; (J) Financial assistance; (K) Distance learning measures and opportunities; (L) Philosophy and/or mission of the sponsoring institution and the nursing program; (M) Graduate competencies; (N) Grading, promotion, and graduation policies; (O) Faculty roster with credentials; (P) School calendar; (Q) Student policies; (R) Student’s rights and responsibilities; and (S) Appeal policies and procedures. AUTHORITY: section 335.036, RSMo Supp. 2021, and section 335.071, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 200-2.120. This version of rule filed April 20, 1973, effective May 1, 1973. Amended: Filed Dec. 12, 1975, effective Dec. 22, 1975. Readopted: Filed March 12, 1981, effective June 11, 1981. Emergency rescission filed Oct. 22, 1981, effective Nov. 1, 1981, expired Feb. 19, 1982 (Original Rule). Amended: Filed Oct. 14, 1981, effective Jan. 14, 1982. Rescinded: Filed Oct. 22, 1981, effective Feb. 11, 1982 (Original Rule). Rescinded and readopted: Filed Sept. 25, 1991, effective March 9, 1992. Amended: Filed Aug. 6, 1998, effective Feb. 28, 1999. Amended: Filed Dec. 1, 2000, effective May 30, 2001. Moved to 20 CSR 2200-2.120, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Rescinded and readopted: Filed April 17, 2007, effective Dec. 30, 2007. Amended: Filed Jan. 11, 2013, effective July 30, 2013. Amended: Filed Feb. 5, 2018, effective Aug. 30, 2018. Amended: Filed Feb. 14, 2022, effective Aug. 30, 2022. *Original authority: 335.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2018, and 335.071, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1999.