SECTION 219.11. Facilities, Resources, and Services

(a) The governing institution shall be responsible for providing:

(1) Educational facilities;

(2) Resources; and

(3) Services that support the effective development and implementation of the advanced practice registered nursing education program.

(b) The physical facilities shall be adequate to meet the needs of the program in relation to the size of the faculty and the student body.

(1) The director shall have a private office.

(2) Faculty offices shall be conveniently located and adequate in number and size to provide faculty with privacy for conferences with students and uninterrupted work.

(3) Space for clerical staff, records, files, and equipment shall be adequate.

(4) There shall be mechanisms that provide for the security of sensitive materials, such as examinations and health records.

(5) Classrooms, laboratories, and technology shall be conducive to learning and adequate in number, size, and type for the number of students and the educational purposes.

(c) The dean/director and faculty shall have appropriate technology and support services, including but not limited to secretarial and clerical assistance, appropriate to the needs of the program.

(d) The learning resources, library, and program holdings shall be current, use contemporary technology appropriate for the level of the curriculum, and be sufficient for the size of the student body and the needs of the faculty.

(1) Provisions shall be made for reasonable accessibility, availability, and timely delivery of information resources.

(2) Facilities and policies shall promote effective use of resources, e.g., environment, accessibility, and hours of operation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §219.11 adopted to be effective September 13, 2001, 26 TexReg 6889; amended to be effective January 8, 2008, 33 TexReg 184; amended to be effective December 9, 2018, 43 TexReg 7894