Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVI. Occupations and Professions § 314.111.Nursing school approval; standards; administrative regulations; administrative hearing; board may not limit number of students if nursing program meets standards; minimum qualifications for instructors

(1) An institution desiring to conduct a school of nursing shall apply to the board and submit evidence that it is prepared to carry out the minimum approved basic curriculum in nursing and that it is prepared to fulfill other requirements of standards which are established by KRS 314.011 to 314.161 and KRS 314.991 and the administrative regulations promulgated by the board. No person shall operate a nursing education program or school of nursing without complying with the provisions of this section.

(2) A survey of the institution and its proposed education program shall be made by the executive director or an authorized employee of the board who shall submit a written report of the survey to the board. If in the opinion of the board the requirements for an approved nursing education program or school of nursing are met it shall approve the school.

(3) The board shall, by administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, set standards for the establishment and outcomes of nursing education programs that prepare advanced practice registered nurses, including clinical learning experiences, and shall approve such programs that meet the standards.

(4) If the board determines that any approved school of nursing is not maintaining the standards required by the statutes and the administrative regulations of the board or is not complying with the requirements of the administrative regulations of the board, notice thereof in writing specifying their deficiencies or compliance issues shall be given to the school. A school which fails to correct these conditions to the satisfaction of the board or fails to comply with the requirements of the administrative regulation may be fined up to five hundred dollars ($500) per day for each day that it fails to correct the deficiencies or fails to comply with the requirements of the administrative regulations. A school may:

(5) If a school of nursing or nursing program has at least an eighty percent (80%) average rate of successful completion of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) during the previous three (3) years and is otherwise meeting the requirements of this section, the board shall not impose a limit on: