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FL S1118
Bill
AI Summary
- Requires nursing education programs to establish standardized admission criteria, administer a comprehensive NCLEX exit examination, and post average exit exam results on the program's website and in annual reports to the Board of Nursing
- Programs with NCLEX passage rates at least 10 percentage points below the average must offer remediation at no additional cost to students or pay for an approved remedial program
- Triggers probationary status after just 1 calendar year (reduced from 2 consecutive years) of failing to meet required graduate passage rates, and eliminates the board's ability to grant a 1-year extension of probation, requiring program termination if rates are not met within the following calendar year
- Authorizes Department of Health agents to conduct onsite evaluations and inspections of approved and accredited nursing education programs at all reasonable hours, with refusal deemed a violation of legal obligations imposed by the board or department
- Requires the board to deny applications from programs that have had adverse action taken by another U.S. regulatory jurisdiction and eliminates the provision allowing approved programs to request extensions to meet accreditation requirements
Legislative Description
Nursing Education Programs
Last Action
Died in Rules
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Rules2/14/2024
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services2/7/2024
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