Oklahoma § 59-567.12 - Approved programs for registered and practical nurses

§ 59-567.12. Approved programs for registered and practical nurses

A. To qualify in this state as an approved program for

registered nurses, the program shall be conducted in the State of

Oklahoma in an accredited college or university leading to an

associate, baccalaureate, or higher degree in nursing. Such

programs shall meet the standards fixed by the Oklahoma Board of

Nursing and prescribed in its rules.

B. To qualify in this state as an approved program for

practical nurses, the program shall be conducted in this state in a

school or skill center approved by the Oklahoma Department of Career

and Technology Education or licensed by the Oklahoma Board of

Private Vocational Schools. Such programs shall meet the standards

fixed by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as prescribed in its rules,

which shall conform to the provisions of this subsection.

Added by Laws 1953, p. 270, § 12, emerg. eff. April 13, 1953.

Amended by Laws 1967, c. 46, § 2, emerg. eff. April 10, 1967; Laws

1991, c. 104, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 141, § 1,

emerg. eff. May 1, 1992; Laws 2001, c. 33, § 47, eff. July 1, 2001;

Laws 2001, c. 254, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2016, c. 190, § 3,

eff. Nov. 1, 2016.

§59-567.12a. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse education programs

- Requirements.

A. Effective January 1, 2016, advanced practice registered

nursing education programs that the applicant has successfully

completed must meet the following requirements to be considered for

approval by the Board:

1. The education program must be a graduate-level program

offered by a university accredited by an accrediting body that is

recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for

Higher Education Accreditation;

2. The program holds accreditation or holds candidacy, preaccreditation, or applicant status for accreditation from the

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, the Commission

on Collegiate Nursing Education, the American College of NurseMidwives Division on Accreditation, or the American Association of

Nurse Anesthetists’ Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia

Educational Programs; and

3. The curriculum of the program must prepare the graduate to

practice in one of the four identified advanced practice registered

nurse roles and in at least one of the six population foci.

B. The Board shall, by administrative rules, set requirements

for approval of advanced practice registered nursing education

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

programs, approve such programs as meet the requirements, and

identify the process for determining program compliance with

standards.

Added by Laws 2011, c. 101, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.