§ 21.162. Types of approval.
(a) Initial. The Board may grant initial approval to new programs, with evidence that acceptable standards are being met, for a period of time necessary to evaluate the results of the licensing examination taken by the first graduates.
(b) Full. The Board will place those programs on full approval which attain or maintain acceptable standards and adhere to the policies and regulations of the Board considered essential for a sound program of practical nursing education.
(c) Provisional. The Board may place on provisional approval a program not meeting acceptable standards. Full approval status will not be granted until acceptable standards are met. If acceptable standards are not met, the program will be removed from the approved list.
The provisions of this § 21.162 amended under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 186); and section 8 of the Practical Nurse Law (63 P. S. § 658).
The provisions of this § 21.162 amended July 1, 1983, effective July 2, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 2061. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (26491).
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