20 CSR 2200-4.050
Nursing Student Loan Program
PURPOSE: This rule defines the criteria that a nursing program
must meet for approval by the Missouri State Board of Nursing as
a participating program in the professional and practical nursing
student loan program.
(1) The board shall designate as approved for participation in
the professional and practical nursing student loan program
those Missouri nursing programs which meet the following
criteria:
(A) The nursing program leads to initial licensure as a
professional or practical nurse and is accredited as a program
of professional or practical nursing by the Missouri State Board
of Nursing; or
(B) The nursing program does not lead to initial licensure,
but offers a formal course of instruction leading to a bachelor
of science degree in nursing or a master of science degree in
nursing and the nursing program annually submits to the
Missouri State Board of Nursing an application for approval as a
participating school, which provides evidence of—
1. The existence of a separate and distinct nursing
department within the degree-granting institution; and
2. A curriculum plan incorporating both nursing theory
and clinical nursing experience as integral components of the
course of instruction.
(2) Student Eligibility.
(A) The State Board of Nursing will consider the following
factors to determine whether an eligible student is approved
for participation in the nursing student loan program:
1. Criminal convictions;
2. Whether applicant’s nursing license has been disciplined
by the Missouri State Board of Nursing or any other licensing
board;
3. Whether the applicant has been denied a nursing license
by any state board of nursing;
4. Whether there are any current or past complaints filed
against the nursing license of the applicant;
5. Whether the applicant has been placed on the
Department of Social Service’s Employee Disqualification List;
or
6. Any other information which would indicate that
licensure of the applicant would not be in the public interest.
AUTHORITY: section 335.212, RSMo Supp. 1990.* This rule originally
filed as 4 CSR 200-4.050. Original rule filed Nov. 2, 1990, effective
March 14, 1990. Amended: Filed Dec. 30, 1993, effective July 10,
1994. Moved to 20 CSR 2200-4.050, effective Aug. 28, 2006.
*Original authority: 335.212, RSMo 1990.