2022 New York Laws
EDN - Education
Title 8 - The Professions
Article 139 - Nursing
6912 - Clinical Education in New York State Nursing Education Programs.

* §  6912.  Clinical  education  in  New  York state nursing education
programs. 1. For purposes of this section, "simulation experience" shall
mean planned learning experiences that  represent  actual  or  potential
situations  in  clinical nursing practice and adhere to the standards of
this section. Such learning experiences allow participants to develop or
enhance clinical nursing competencies  and  provide  an  opportunity  to
analyze and respond to realistic situations in a simulated environment.
  2.  New  York  state certificate and degree programs registered by the
department for the purposes of meeting the  education  requirements  set
forth   in  this  article  shall  include  clinical  education,  or  the
equivalent as defined and determined by  the  commissioner  pursuant  to
regulation.
  3. Registered programs may deliver one-third of such clinical training
or  clinical  education through simulation experience as defined in this
section and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations, provided,
however, nothing in this section shall reduce the minimum  in-person  or
direct  care  requirements  established  by programmatic accreditors and
certifying  bodies.  To  meet  a   particular   educational   need   the
commissioner  may  approve  that  more  than  one-third of such clinical
training or clinical education may be met through simulation  experience
as  defined  in  this  section and in accordance with the commissioner's
regulations.
  4. The commissioner shall prescribe in regulation an expedited process
for  programs  seeking  a  curricular  change  to  implement  simulation
experiences.  For  programs  that are not in substantial compliance with
department program requirements, the department may  request  additional
information   and  materials,  in  accordance  with  the  commissioner's
regulations. The department shall act upon  a  program's  submission  to
implement  simulation experiences within twenty business days of receipt
of a complete and properly submitted form.
  5. Simulation experience acceptable to the department for the purposes
of clinical training or clinical education shall:
  (a) be designed, guided and supervised by program faculty and  program
staff   with   appropriate   and  relevant  training,  certification  or
accreditation,  who  may  be  assisted  or  supported  by   experts   in
simulation,  in  a  nursing  skills  or  clinical  simulation laboratory
setting;
  (b)  include  continued  professional  development  opportunities  for
program  faculty  and  program  staff  in  simulation  methods  and best
practices;
  (c)  utilize  theory-based,   evidence-based,   and   standards-driven
pedagogy;
  (d)  require  active student engagement in guided skills practice with
instructional feedback;
  (e) include formative and summative  assessments  of  well-articulated
competencies  appropriate  to  the  role  and  responsibilities  of  the
learner;
  (f) use various types of fidelity through equipment  and  practice  to
replicate  substantial  aspects of clinical nursing practice and utilize
relevant equipment  and  technologies  as  appropriate  to  the  desired
learning outcomes;
  (g)  maintain  continued  compliance  with  the  standards  of program
registration; and
  (h) respond to innovations or emerging educational needs, pursuant  to
regulation.
  * NB Effective November 11, 2023