Indiana Code 25-23-1-7.3. Requirements for nurse faculty member without master’s degree to teach clinical courses in eligible associate degree registered nursing program
(1) “Eligible associate degree registered nursing program” means an associate degree registered nursing program that:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-23-1-7.3
- Board: means the Indiana state board of nursing. See Indiana Code 25-23-1-1
- registered nursing: means performance of services which include but are not limited to:
Indiana Code 25-23-1-1.1
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(B) has an annual rate of successful completion of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) score of at least eighty percent (80%).
(2) “Qualified nurse educator certificate program” means a nurse educator certificate program that:
(A) is provided by an accredited institution; and
(B) requires at least fifteen (15) credit hours for completion.
(b) Notwithstanding 848 IAC 1-2-13(b), and subject to the approval of the board, an individual who holds a bachelor of science in nursing without having attained a master’s degree in nursing may teach clinical courses in an eligible associate degree registered nursing program if:
(1) subject to subsection (c), the individual:
(A) is enrolled in a qualified nurse educator certificate program; and
(B) completes the qualified nurse educator certificate program within two (2) years after the individual’s hire date;
(2) the individual has completed a qualified nurse educator certificate program; or
(3) the individual is enrolled in a master’s degree nursing program.
(c) An individual described in subsection (b)(1) must:
(1) show progress toward completion of the qualified nurse educator certificate program throughout the two (2) year period beginning on the individual’s hire date; and
(2) upon completion of the qualified nurse educator certificate program, enroll in a master’s degree nursing program.
As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.216-2021, SEC.48; P.L.69-2022, SEC.4.