OAR 851-021-0090
Standards for Out-of-State Student Clinical Experience in Oregon
(1)
All out-of-state nursing programs seeking to place one or more students in Oregon for a clinical experience must obtain approval prior to student placements in the clinical site;(2) The Board representative or designee, after timely review and consideration of the petition and any supplemental information, may grant or deny the petition, or bring it to the full Board for a decision.
(3) All requests for final clinical practicum and student cohort placements must include evidence that the responsible faculty member is licensed in Oregon, meets standards as established in OAR 851-021-0045 (Standards for Approval: Nursing Faculty)(2)(3)(4) and provides meaningful presence as established in OAR 851-021-0045 (Standards for Approval: Nursing Faculty) (16)(g), (17)(E), (18)(b)(c), (19)(c)(d).
(4) For precepted, final practicum clinical experiences, an application with student names must be submitted on the form provided by the Board.
(5) Because faculty-led, cohort clinical experiences may affect clinical site and preceptor availability for Oregon based Nursing Programs, a program that plans to place 1 or more cohorts in Oregon must complete a written application in addition to the petition form provided by the Board, and send it to the Board representative at least six months prior to student placements. Approval must be obtained prior to placing the students in the clinical site.
(a) The initial application must include:
(A) Justification or rationale for use of Oregon facilities including description of clinical sites and experiences and planned duration of cohort placements;
(B) Anticipated student enrollment and proposed date of enrollment including the estimated number of students to be placed in Oregon clinical site(s);
(C) Attestation of affiliation agreement with clinical site;
(D) Number of clock hours planned annually for clinical experiences;
(E) Documentation of home board approval including time frame and any recommendations which are outstanding;
(F) Evidence of institutional accreditation by a regional accreditation body or national agency recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE).
(G) Analysis of current usage of planned clinical sites in areas where clinical placements are planned;
(H) Evidence of interactions with the Nurse Administrators of currently approved nursing programs in area of planned clinical placements to discuss the impact on those nursing programs;
(I) Name and credentials of the faculty member of record;
(J) Evidence of availability of faculty in areas where clinical placements are planned;
(K) Name and credentials of the faculty member providing clinical oversight;
(L) Evidence of a planned mechanism for faculty providing meaningful presence as established in OAR 851-021-0045 (Standards for Approval: Nursing Faculty) (16)(g), (17)(E), (18)(b)(c), (19)(c)(d);
(M) Evidence that faculty and preceptors providing direct clinical supervision are licensed in Oregon and meet standards as established in OAR 851-021-0045 (Standards for Approval: Nursing Faculty)(2), (3), and (4);
(N) Name and credentials of a contact person within the Oregon clinical facility;
(O) NCLEX pass rate, number of candidates and number passing for the past two years ending on the most recent December 31st.
(b) The board representative may send notice of the planned cohort placements to nurse administrators of Oregon nursing programs and request letters of support or concern prior to submission of the application to the Board. The letters of response must be included in the materials for the board’s review.
(c) The Board representative may request evidence from the nursing program of the following, including but not limited to:
(A) A written agreement with the Oregon clinical facility;
(B) Learning objectives to guide the student experience;
(C) Specific policies regarding client and student safety such as error reporting, frequency of faculty visitation, etc.;
(D) Evidence of the provision of meaningful presence by faculty providing oversight;
(E) Qualifications for selection of Clinical Preceptor(s);
(F) Provision that the agency may unilaterally nullify the contract in the event of issues with client safety; and
(G) Other information as needed.
(d) An out-of-state Nursing Program which has previously received approval to send 1 or more student cohorts for faculty-led clinical experiences in Oregon and seeks to increase or decrease the number of student cohorts, must submit a petition at least six months prior to making the change, and obtain approval prior to placement of additional students. The petition must include at least the following:
(A) Updates to the information required for initial petition as established in subsection (5)(A)(a) above, or attestation that the information has not changed; and,
(B) A written agreement with the Oregon clinical facility that additional students from the out-of-state nursing program will not adversely impact current Oregon Nursing Program clinical placements.
(e) The program shall provide an annual report on a form supplied by the Board to include at least the following information:
(A) Curriculum change that affects the use of Oregon facilities for clinical experience;
(B) Plans for a significant increase in planned enrollment that may impact regional practice sites;
(C) Any change in provisions for client/student safety;
(D) List of all faculty members with academic and licensure credentials;
(E) Any change in approval/ accreditation status during the annum;
(F) Copy of progress reports (if any) to the home board during the annum; and
(G) NCLEX pass rate, number of candidates and number of candidates passing for the previous calendar year ending December 31.
(f) The OSBN may conduct a complete survey of the program of nursing to determine its eligibility for approval at any time, or may accept all or part of the survey and findings on approval from the home state or nursing specialty accreditation organization.
(6) Nursing programs with faculty and facilities located in Oregon and approved by another state as of April 1, 1998:
(a) The program must meet the reporting requirements established in OAR 851-021-0025 (Reports and Approvals) for Oregon approved nursing programs.
(b) In addition, the program must:
(A) Report any change in approval/accreditation status within 30 days of such change;
(B) Report plans for a significant increase in planned enrollment that may impact regional practice sites including plans for provision of clinical placement(s) for additional student(s);
(C) Submit to the Board representative, a copy of any progress reports required by the home board;
(D) Submit the annual NCLEX pass rate, number of candidates and number of candidates passing for the previous calendar year ending December 31; and,
(E) Demonstrate attainment of OSBN standards for approval through OSBN participation in the regular survey visit conducted by the home board and/or nursing specialty accreditation organization.
(c) The OSBN may conduct a complete survey of the program to determine its eligibility for approval at any time, or may accept all or part of the survey and findings on approval from the home state or nursing specialty accreditation organization.
Source:
Rule 851-021-0090 — Standards for Out-of-State Student Clinical Experience in Oregon, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=851-021-0090.