FL H0937

Approved nursing education programs must achieve a first-time test taker passage rate on the NCLEX no more than 10 percentage points below the national average for comparable degree programs.

Programs failing to meet required passage rates for 2 consecutive calendar years must be placed on probationary status by the Board of Nursing, with program directors required to present a remediation plan including specific benchmarks.

Programs may extend probationary status for 1 additional year if they demonstrate adequate progress by meeting a majority of established benchmarks; otherwise the board shall terminate the program.

Programs failing to achieve required passage rates for 2020 calendar year receive an automatic 1-year probationary extension, with the extension granted at a regularly scheduled board meeting during 2021.

Approved programs on probationary status must offer free remediation programs to students who fail the NCLEX on first attempt for at least 1 calendar year following graduation.