SB1411 - Tennessee: Nurses, Nursing

Companion Bill HB1526. Nurses, Nursing - Exempts certain online nursing diploma programs from nursing school accreditation requirements. - Amends TCA Section 63-7-117. Fiscal Summary for *SB1411 / HB1526 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB1411 / HB1526 Under present law, an institution desiring to conduct a school of professional nursing, or a school of practical nursing, on ground, distance, online or via other electronic means, must apply to the board of nursing for approval, and submit evidence that it is prepared to: (1) Carry out the prescribed basic professional nursing curriculum, or the prescribed curriculum for practical nursing, as the case may be; and (2) Meet other standards established by general law or by the board. This bill exempts from the above provisions any online nursing diploma program in existence before [...]

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