CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPROVAL OF NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAM (§ 54.1-3013)

An institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program to prepare
professional or practical nurses shall apply to the Board and submit evidence
that:

   1.  It is prepared to meet the minimum standards prescribed by the Board for
   either a professional nursing curriculum or a practical nursing curriculum;
   and

   2.  It is prepared to meet such other standards as may be established by law
   or by the Board.

A survey of the institution and its entire nursing education program shall be
made by the administrative officer or other authorized employee of the Board,
who shall submit a written report of the survey to the Board. If, in the opinion
of the Board, the requirements necessary for approval are met, it shall be
approved as a nursing education program for professional or practical nurses.New
nursing education programs shall not be established or conducted unless approved
by the Board.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 54-355, 54-357; 1970, c. 116, §§ 54-367.27,
54-367.29; 1988, c. 765; 1989, c. 7; 2016, c. 83.