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FL H0919
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Health & Human Services Committee
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AI Summary
- Probationary status trigger for nursing education programs is shortened from 2 consecutive calendar years of failing to meet graduate passage rates to just 1 calendar year, and the deadline for submitting late annual reports is reduced from 6 months to 30 days before the Board of Nursing must terminate the program.
- Board of Nursing must deny applications from programs whose authority to operate has been terminated or revoked by another U.S. regulatory jurisdiction, and may impose disciplinary remedies up to revocation on approved programs with adverse actions from other states.
- Programs with graduate passage rates below 30 percent in a calendar year must reimburse the total cost of tuition and fees to each student who failed the NCLEX as a first-time test taker that year.
- Department of Health agents are authorized to conduct onsite evaluations and inspections of both approved and accredited nursing education programs during regular hours, and a program's refusal to allow such inspection is deemed a violation of a legal obligation.
- Eliminates the provision allowing approved programs to request up to a 2-year extension to meet accreditation requirements, and requires the Board of Nursing to adopt rules by December 31, 2025, to conduct investigations and enforce accountability measures; effective July 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Nursing Education Programs
Last Action
Died in Fiscal Policy
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Health And Human Services3/19/2025
Careers & Workforce Subcommittee3/13/2025
Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee3/2/2025
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