Section R4-19-211. Unprofessional Conduct

A disciplinary action, denial of approval, or notice of deficiency may be issued against a nursing or refresher program for any of the following acts of unprofessional conduct in a nursing program:

1.        Failure to maintain minimum standards of acceptable and prevailing educational or nursing practice;

2.        Deficiencies in compliance with the provisions of this Article;

3.        Utilization of students to meet staffing needs in health care facilities;

4.        Non-compliance with the program’s or parent institu- tion’s mission or goals, program design, objectives, or policies;

5.        Failure to provide the variety and number of clinical learning opportunities necessary for students to achieve program outcomes or minimal competence;

6.        Student enrollments without necessary faculty, facilities, or clinical experiences;

7.        Ongoing or repetitive employment of unqualified faculty or program administrator;

8.        Failure to comply with Board requirements within desig- nated time-frames;

9.        Fraud or deceit in advertising, promoting or implement- ing the program;

10.     Material misrepresentation of fact by a nursing or refresher program in any advertisement, application or information submitted to the Board;

11.     Failure to allow Board staff to visit the program or con- duct an investigation including failure to supply requested documents; or

12.     Any other evidence that gives the Board reasonable cause to believe the program’s conduct may be a threat to the safety and well-being  of students, faculty, patients or potential patients.

Historical Note

Adopted effective July 19, 1995 (Supp. 95-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 5349, effective Novem- ber 8, 2001 (Supp. 01-4). Amended by final rulemaking

at 11 A.A.R. 451, effective March 7, 2005 (05-1). R4-19- 211 renumbered to R4-19-212; New Section R4-19-211 made by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 1419, effective July 6, 2013 (Supp. 13-2).