Section 246-840-547. Extended or satellite nursing campus of nursing education programs approved in Washington state.

(1) An approved nursing education program shall obtain commission approval prior to advertising or admitting students in an extended or satellite nursing education campus.

(2) An approved nursing education program wishing to initiate an extended or satellite nursing program off the main campus of the university but located in the state of Washington, must submit an initial plan three to six months prior to the expected date of operations. The initial plan must identify:

(a) The impact on existing nursing education programs in a sixty mile radius from the location of the proposed extended or satellite campus;

(b) Faculty staffing for the extended or satellite program;

(c) How the nursing education program shall meet curriculum and academic standards of the main campus nursing education program;

(d) Adequate clinical or practice facilities for the satellite or extended nursing program;

(e) Academic facilities and resources that meet the requirements identified in WAC 246-840-518; and

(f) Nursing and institutional administration of the extended or satellite program and how the extended or satellite campus meets administration requirements as identified in WAC 246-840-516.

(3) The extended or satellite campus program shall coordinate annual reports and site survey evaluations with administration at the main campus.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.010, 18.79.110, 18.79.150, 18.79.190, and 18.79.240. WSR 16-17-082, § 246-840-547, filed 8/17/16, effective 9/17/16.]

RCW 18.79.010, 18.79.110, 18.79.150, 18.79.190, and 18.79.240. WSR 16-17-082, § 246-840-547, filed 8/17/16, effective 9/17/16.

Rules

246-840-518,246-840-516,