Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing
Administrative Rules for Board of Nursing
Rule Set 2018-33LR
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
G. Mennen Williams Building Auditorium
525 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan
The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will hold a public hearing to receive public
comments on proposed changes to the Board of Nursing rule set.
The proposed revisions to the rules will clarify how long an applicant has to take and pass the NCLEX
exam; clarify the length of time an applicant has to submit continuing education for relicensure before the
application expires; clarify definitions related to nursing education programs; add a definition for
“capstone course”; require a nursing education program to show it has met the NCLEX scores required
by the rules before being granted full approval; clarify the requirements in a comprehensive self-study
report after full approval of the nursing education program; amend the definition of major and minor
program changes; rename the term self-study to final approval report for initial program approval; allow
an accredited program to submit a letter of accreditation or reaccreditation from an accrediting agency in
lieu of submitting a self-study report; designate a permanent change in seats in an education program as
a major program change, and require minor program changes to be evaluated by the Board instead of
the Department; require certain information in a request for a minor program change; modify the required
pass rates that can trigger an the evaluation of an education program; require that a nursing education
program notify the Board of a change in the director of an education program; clarify the educational
background required for non-nurse faculty who teach non-nursing courses that are health related; limit
the use of preceptors;
clarify the faculty to student ratio requirements in an education program; allow for an evaluation of a
nursing program to be done when a program fails to submit the required reports in a timely fashion or
fails to apply for full approval in accordance with the rules; add requirements to reactivate a program that
suspended admissions; clarify when continuing education must be completed for relicensure; clarify the
type of academic course that is acceptable continuing education; and clarify the requirements to obtain a
scholarship from the nurse professional fund scholarship program.
MCL333.16145(3); MCL333.17210; MCL 338.3501; MCL 445.2001; MCL 445.2011; and MCL 445.2030..
Jurisdiction pursuant to MCL 460.10ee(1) and MCL 460.55. These rules will take effect Immediately after
filing with the Secretary of State. The rules are published on the Michigan Government web site at
http://www.michigan.gov/moahr and in the Michigan Register in the 5/15/2019 issue. Copies of the draft
rules may also be obtained by mail or electronic transmission at the following address:
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing
Attention Policy Analyst
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Professional Licensing- Board and
Committee Section, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, Michigan 48909-8170