§457-11  Nursing education programs. 
(a)  An institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program to prepare
for the practice of nursing [as] advanced practice registered nurses,
registered nurses, or licensed practical nurses shall apply to the board and
submit evidence that it is prepared to:



(1)  Carry out a program in advanced practice nursing,
registered nursing, or licensed practical nursing; and



(2)  Meet the standards as shall be established by law
and by the board.



(b)  If, in the opinion of the board, the
requirements for an approved nursing education program are met, the program
shall be approved as a nursing education program for advanced practice,
registered, or licensed practical nurses.



(c)  The approval standards shall include qualifications
necessary for administrators and faculty members of the nursing education
program; provided that the standards shall not include a requirement that each
individual faculty member receive approval of the board prior to teaching in
the program.  The qualifications shall be reasonable and relevant to the proper
teaching of the practice of nursing.  In establishing the qualifications, the
board shall consult with the University of Hawaii.



(d)  From time to time as deemed necessary by
the board, it shall be the duty of the board, through its authorized
representative, to survey nursing education programs in the State.  Written
reports of the surveys shall be submitted to the board.  If the board
determines that any approved nursing education program is not maintaining the
standards required by law and by the [board], notice thereof in writing
specifying the discrepancies shall be immediately given to the institution
conducting the program.  A program that fails to correct these conditions to
the satisfaction of the board within a reasonable time shall be discontinued
after a hearing held in conformance with chapter 91. [L 1970, c 71, pt of §1;
am L 1983, c 119, §8; am L 1984, c 182, §4; am L 2000, c 9, §3; am L 2004, c
88, §7]