A. Effective January 1, 2016, advanced practice registered nursing education programs that the applicant has successfully completed must meet the following requirements to be considered for approval by the Board:
1. The education program must be a graduate-level program offered by a university accredited by an accrediting body that is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation;
2. The program holds accreditation or holds candidacy, pre- accreditation, or applicant status for accreditation from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the American College of Nurse- Midwives Division on Accreditation, or the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists’ Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs; and 3. The curriculum of the program must prepare the graduate to practice in one of the four identified advanced practice registered nurse roles and in at least one of the six population foci. B. The Board shall, by administrative rules, set requirements for approval of advanced practice registered nursing education programs, approve such programs as meet the requirements, and identify the process for determining program compliance with standards.