2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 90-171.38. Standards for nursing programs.

§ 90‑171.38.  Standards for nursing programs.

(a)       A nursing program may be operated under the authority of a general hospital, or an approved post‑secondary educational institution. The Board shall establish, revise, or repeal standards for nursing programs. These standards shall specify program requirements, curricula, faculty, students, facilities, resources, administration, and describe the approval process. Any institution desiring to establish a nursing program shall apply to the Board and submit satisfactory evidence that it will meet the standards established by the Board. Those standards shall be designed to ensure that graduates of those programs have the education necessary to safely and competently practice nursing.

(b)       Any individual, organization, association, corporation, or institution may establish a program for the purpose of training or educating any registered nurse licensed under G.S. 90‑171.30, 90‑171.32, or 90‑171.33 in the skills, procedures, and techniques necessary to conduct medical examinations for the purpose of collecting evidence from the victims of first‑degree rape as defined in G.S. 14‑27.2, second‑degree rape as defined in G.S. 14‑27.3, statutory rape as defined in G.S. 14‑27.7A, first‑degree sexual offense as defined in G.S. 14‑27.4, second‑degree sexual offense as defined in G.S. 14‑27.5 or attempted first‑degree or second‑degree rape or attempted first‑degree or second‑degree sexual offense as defined in G.S. 14‑27.6. The Board, pursuant to G.S. 90‑171.23(b)(14) and, in cooperation with the North Carolina Medical Board as described in G.S. 90‑6, shall establish, revise, or repeal standards for any such program. Any individual, organization, association, corporation, or institution which desires to establish a program under this subsection shall apply to the Board and submit satisfactory evidence that it will meet the standards prescribed by the Board. (1981, c. 360, s. 1; 1987, c. 827, s. 1; 1991, c. 643, s. 5; 1997‑375, s. 1; 2003‑146, s. 4.)