2011 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 164 STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES -- REGIONAL EDUCATION -- ARCHAEOLOGY 164.298 Advanced practice doctoral program in nursing -- Degree -- Portrayal of credentials.
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164.298 Advanced practice doctoral program in nursing -- Degree -- Portrayal of
credentials.
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The governing board as defined in KRS 164.001 of each eligible postsecondary
education institution and college as defined in KRS 164.945 shall collaborate with
the Kentucky Board of Nursing to ensure that each university offering an advanced
practice doctoral degree in nursing complies with the accreditation standards of the
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the Commission on
Collegiate Nursing Education and with minimal education and licensure standards
for admission to and graduation from an advanced practice doctoral program in
nursing.
Each university offering an advanced nursing practice doctoral program shall refer
to the degree as the "doctor of nursing practice," with the degree being abbreviated
as "DNP." Any advertisement about the advanced nursing practice doctoral program
shall not refer to graduates using the term "doctor." Graduates of the program shall
accurately portray their academic credentials as well as their registered nurse and
advanced practice registered nurse credentials, if applicable, subject to sanction
under KRS 311.375(4).
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 57, sec. 1, effective June 8, 2011. -- Created 2010
Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2010.
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