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type and severity of the restriction, condition, or monitoring im-
posed; (iii) the length of time that the restriction, condition, or
monitoring is imposed; and (iv) the program's responsiveness in
addressing and correcting the areas of concerns. Further, the
Board anticipates the majority of a program's cost of compliance
with additional Board monitoring to be fairly minimal. For ex-
ample, under the proposed amendment, a program may be re-
quired to submit quarterly reports to the Board or have extended
communication with Board Staff on a regular basis. These ac-
tivities are not anticipated to be overly burdensome. Further,
each program is free to choose the most economical means of
complying with the Board's conditions, restrictions, or monitoring
requirements, and each program has the information necessary
to estimate its own individual compliance costs associated with
the proposed requirements.
The proposed amendment to 215.3(a)(2)(M) clarifies that a pro-
gram proposal that has had no action for a period of one year
will be inactivated and a new proposal application and fee will
be required. This proposed amendment only applies to a pro-
gram that allows its proposal to lay dormant with the Board for a
calendar year. If no action is taken on a proposal during a cal-
endar year, the proposal will be inactivated, and, if the program
chooses to move forward with its proposal, the program will be
required to submit a new application and fee to the Board. There
may be associated costs of compliance with proposed amended
215.3(a)(2)(M) for programs that allow their proposals to remain
inactive over the course of a calendar year, and then wish to
move forward with the proposal process. The Board anticipates
the total probable costs of compliance associated with submit-
ting a new application to the Board to be minimal, since the pro-
gram has already completed an application once, and will most
likely be submitting similar information to the Board. However,
the program will be required to submit a new filing fee of $2, 500
to the Board, pursuant to 22 TAC 223.1.
The proposed amendments to 215.3(b)(3)(B) require a pro-
gram wishing to establish an extension site/campus to submit an
application to the Board, at least four months prior to the imple-
mentation of the extension site/campus. Further, under the pro-
posal, a program seeking to establish an extension site/campus
must submit the following information to the Board in its applica-
tion: (i) information evidencing a strong rationale for the estab-
lishment of the extension site in the community; (ii) availability of
a qualified director or coordinator, if applicable, and qualified fac-
ulty; (iii) adequate educational resources (classrooms, labs, and
equipment); (iv) documentation of communication and collabora-
tion with other programs within 25 miles of the extension site; (v)
signed commitments from clinical affiliating agencies to provide
clinical practice settings for students; (vi) projected student en-
rollments for the first two years; (vii) plans for quality instruction;
(viii) a planned schedule for class and clinical learning activities
for one (1) year; (ix) notification or approval from the govern-
ing entity and from other regulatory/accrediting agencies, as re-
quired; and (x) letters of support from clinical affiliating agencies.
The total probable cost of preparing and submitting the infor-
mation required under proposed amendment to 215.3(b)(3)(B)
may vary significantly among programs, based upon the follow-
ing factors: (i) the location of the program and its intended exten-
sion site/campus; (ii) the availability of program resources; (iii)
the program's relationship with its surrounding community; (iv)
the program's affiliation with other programs; and (v) the length of
time and resources spent in developing the extension site/cam-
pus. However, each program is free to choose the most eco-
nomical means of complying with the proposed amendments,and each program has the information necessary to estimate its
own individual compliance costs associated with the proposed
requirements.
Under proposed amended 215.4(a), the Board may impose re-
strictions, conditions, or additional monitoring on programs in or-
der to ensure the continuing success of the program. The pro-
posal also specifies the types of monitoring activities that may be
imposed upon the program, such as required quarterly reports of
students' performance; remediation strategies and attrition rates;
and additional survey visits. Although the proposal authorizes
the imposition of a monitoring fee, the proposal does not estab-
lish the amount of the fee. Not all nursing education programs
will be subject to these proposed requirements. Only those pro-
grams with identified issues and concerns or high-risk behaviors
will be subject to Board restrictions, conditions, and additional
monitoring. For such programs, the Board anticipates the prob-
able costs of compliance to vary significantly from one program
to another based upon a variety of factors, including: (i) the type
and severity of the identified concerns/issues; (ii) the type and
severity of the restriction, condition, or monitoring imposed; (iii)
the length of time that the restriction, condition, or monitoring is
imposed; and (iv) the program's responsiveness in addressing
and correcting the areas of concerns. Further, the Board antic-
ipates the majority of a program's cost of compliance with addi-
tional Board monitoring to be fairly minimal. For example, under
the proposed amendments, a program may be required to sub-
mit quarterly reports to the Board or have extended communica-
tion with Board Staff on a regular basis. These activities are not
anticipated to be overly burdensome. Further, each program has
the information necessary to estimate its own individual compli-
ance costs associated with the proposed requirements.
Proposed amended 215.4(c)(13) requires accredited programs
to demonstrate accountability for compliance with national nurs-
ing accreditation standards and processes and to provide the
Board with copies of approvals for substantive changes from
national nursing accreditation organizations. The total probable
cost of preparing and submitting the information required under
proposed 215.4(c)(13) is less than $20. This is based upon a
program administrative staff member preparing the information
necessary to comply with proposed 215.4(c)(13) in less than
one hour, at the mean salary rate of $15.49 for administrative
support, as set forth in the May 2011 State Occupational Employ-
ment and Wage Estimates for Texas published by the U.S. De-
partment of Labor at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_tx.htm.
Further, under the proposal, each program is free to choose the
most economical means of complying with the proposed amend-
ments to 215.4(c)(13).
The proposed amendments to 215.6(g) eliminate a program's
ability to request a waiver from the Board of a potential direc-
tor/dean's qualifications. The proposed amendment, however,
permits a program to consider qualifications other than those
specified in 215.6, provided that there is supporting evidence
that the individual possesses the necessary competencies to ful-
fill the responsibilities of the director/dean role. The probable
costs of compliance with the proposed amendment is likely to
vary significantly among programs, depending upon a variety of
factors, including: (i) the location of the program; (ii) the avail-
ability of qualified individuals; and (iii) the rate/salary necessary
to obtain qualified individuals. Although the proposed amend-
ments require a program to hire an individual who meets the
qualifications specified by the rule, the Board anticipates that hir-
ing a director/dean who meets the qualifications specified by the
rule is consistent with prudent business practices and is likely37 TexReg 6440 August 24, 2012 Texas Register
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