SECTION 227.2. Application and Approval

(a) Eligibility. In order to be eligible for approval under this chapter, an applicant must be requesting an exception to a requirement in Chapter 214 of this title (relating to Vocational Nursing Education) or Chapter 215 of this title (relating to Professional Nursing Education) or an educational requirement of Tex. Occ. Code Chapter 301. If an applicant is requesting an exception to an educational requirement of Chapter 301, the applicant's pilot program must include an alternate, but substantially equivalent requirement.

(b) Approval Required. An applicant seeking approval from the Board under this chapter must submit a completed application to the Board. The applicant must verify the application by attesting to the truth and accuracy of the information in the application. An applicant must submit a completed application to the Board at least four months prior to the applicant's planned implementation date of the pilot program.

(c) Applications will be reviewed and evaluated to determine if they meet the requirements of this chapter. Qualified applications will be forwarded to the Board for deliberation and vote.

(d) The Board may approve the application; defer action on the application, pending receipt of further information; approve the application with conditions and/or restrictions; or deny approval of the application. As a condition of approving an application, the Board may request that changes be made in how a pilot program is designed.

(e) If the application is approved, the applicant must submit a written report of outcomes resulting from the pilot program to the Board within 90 days of completion of the program. The Board reserves the right to request additional and/or more frequent written reports of program outcomes during the duration of the pilot program.

(f) If an application is denied approval by the Board, an applicant must wait at least one calendar year from the date of the Board's denial before submitting a new application for Board consideration.

(g) An applicant seeking approval must meet the requirements outlined in the Board's Guidelines related to Innovation in Nursing Education and this chapter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §227.2 adopted to be effective April 22, 2014, 39 TexReg 3230