KENTUCKY BOARD OF NURSING SUMMARY OF MAJOR ACTIONS
Board Meeting April 11, 2013
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
The report from the President included information on the National Council of State Board of Nursing Midyear Meeting in March; board members will be attending the NCSBN Long-Term Care Conference; the Board Officer Nomination Committee was named for the elections that will be held at the June 2013 Board Meeting and reported that the Boards and Commissions office has indicated that the 2012 Board appointments should be received soon.
FINANCIAL OFFICER’S REPORT
The Report of the Financial Officer was presented. The report was accepted.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
The Report of the Executive Director was presented and included information on administrative staff; House Bill 217 requires changes to the Board’s administrative regulation on prescribing standards for controlled substances; 2013 Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (NLCA) Meeting; 2013 NCSBN Meeting; legal update; Administrative Regulation Information; License, Registration and Credential Statistical Reports; Kentucky Alternative Recovery Effort (KARE) Statistics; Investigation & Discipline Section Report; Sexual Assault Offender Registry; and a Report on Approved Agreed Orders, Consent Decrees, Removal from Probation; revised 2013 meeting calendar and proposed 2014 meeting dates; update on meetings with COT regarding plan and implementation of Information Technology services and announced Sharon Mercer as the 2013 Nurse Excellence Award recipient. Laura Wagner and Eric Velazquez gave a
presentation on the website reconfiguration. The report was accepted.
Approved a motion unanimously that proposed changes be made to the submitted amendment to 201 KAR 20:057.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
ATA College, Practical Nursing Program, Louisville
Accepted the initial report from the Practical Nursing Program.
Directed the approval status of the Practical Nursing Program remain Conditional.
ITT Technical College, Associate Degree Program, Lexington
Accepted the Proposal for the development of an Associate Degree Nursing program.
Directed the proposed Associate Degree program be granted developmental approval status for an admission class no earlier than September 2013, with nursing classes not to start until the quarter beginning December 2013.
Directed that since they do not meet the requirements, students may not start classes until a representative from the Board returns for a site visit and all requirements are met.
Approved a motion unanimously that proposed changes be made to paragraphs 4 and 5 in the recommendations presented to the Board.
Proposed 2013 Programs of Nursing Approval Status
Directed the following nursing programs be moved to Full approval status:
Big Sandy C&TC Associate Prestonsburg
Somerset Community College Associate London
Directed the following nursing program be retained on Developmental approval status pending admission of the first class:
Union College Baccalaureate Barbourville
Directed that the following nursing programs be retained on Initial approval status pending graduating of first class and/or a site visit from a Board representative. Board
Members Patricia Birchfield, Eastern Kentucky University, Doctoral program and Jimmy Isenberg, Southcentral C&TC, Bowling Green, Associate program recused themselves from discussion and voting on their respective school.
Lindsey Wilson College Baccalaureate Columbia
ITT Technical Institute Associate Louisville
Southcentral KY C&TC Associate Bowling Green
Bellarmine University Doctoral Louisville
Eastern Kentucky University Doctoral Richmond
Murray State University Doctoral Murray
Northern Kentucky University Doctoral Highland Hgts.
Western Kentucky University Doctoral Bowling Green
Directed the following programs remain on Conditional approval:
Maysville C&TC-Licking Valley Associate Cynthiana
ATA College Practical Louisville
Directed the following program be moved to Probational approval status:
Berea College Baccalaureate Berea
Directed that the following programs will no longer be admitting and placed on an inactive program list. Jimmy Isenberg recused himself from discussion and voting.
Big Sandy C&TC Practical Paintsville
Bowling Green Technical College Practical Bowling Green
Board Members recused themselves from discussion and voting for their respective schools as follows:
Patricia Birchfield Eastern Kentucky University Masters, Baccalaureate and
Associate
Christe Coe Spalding University Masters and Baccalaureate
Gail Wise Kentucky Christian University Baccalaureate
Susan Mudd Elizabethtown C&TC Associate and Practical
Sonia Rudolph Jefferson C&TC, Louisville Associate
Jimmy Isenberg Southcentral C&TC, Bowling Green Associate and Practical Southcentral C&TC, Glasgow Practical
Frontier Nursing University Doctoral Hyden
University of Kentucky Doctoral Lexington
Bellarmine University Masters Louisville
Eastern Kentucky University Masters Richmond
Frontier Nursing University Masters Hyden
Indiana Wesleyan University Masters Richmond
Murray State University Masters Murray
Northern Kentucky University Masters Highland Heights
Spalding University Masters Louisville
University of Kentucky Masters Lexington
University of Louisville Masters Louisville
Western Kentucky University Masters Bowling Green
Bellarmine University Baccalaureate Louisville
Eastern Kentucky University Baccalaureate Richmond
Kentucky Christian University Baccalaureate Grayson
Morehead State University Baccalaureate Morehead
Murray State University Baccalaureate Murray
Northern Kentucky University Baccalaureate Highland Heights
Spalding University Baccalaureate Louisville
University of Kentucky Baccalaureate Lexington
University of Louisville Baccalaureate Louisville
Western Kentucky University Baccalaureate Bowling Green
Bluegrass C&TC Associate Lexington
Bluegrass C&TC Associate Lawrenceburg
Campbellsville University Associate Campbellsville
Eastern Kentucky University Associate Richmond
Elizabethtown C&TC Associate Elizabethtown
Galen College of Nursing Associate Louisville
Gateway C&TC Associate Edgewood
Hazard C&TC-Lees Campus Associate Jackson
Henderson Community College Associate Henderson
Hopkinsville Community College Associate Hopkinsville
Jefferson C&TC Associate Louisville
Kentucky State University Associate Frankfort
Lincoln Memorial University Associate Corbin
Madisonville Community College Associate Madisonville
Maysville C&TC Associate Maysville
Midway College Associate Midway
Morehead State University Associate Mt. Sterling
Owensboro C&TC Associate Owensboro
Somerset Community College Associate Somerset
Southcentral KY C&TC Associate Bowling Green
Southeast Kentucky C&TC Associate Cumberland
Spencerian College Associate Louisville
University of Pikeville Associate Pikeville
West Kentucky C&TC Associate Paducah
Western Kentucky University Associate Bowling Green
Western Kentucky University Associate Glasgow
Beckfield College Practical Florence
Bluegrass C&TC Practical Danville
Bluegrass C&TC-Leestown Practical Lexington
Brown Mackie College Practical Louisville
Elizabethtown C&TC Practical Elizabethtown
Galen College of Nursing Practical Louisville
Gateway C&TC Practical Edgewood
Hazard C&TC Practical Hazard
Henderson Community College Practical Henderson
Hopkinsville Community College Practical Hopkinsville
Jefferson C&TC-Carrollton Practical Carrollton
Maysville C&TC-Rowan Practical Morehead
Maysville C&TC Practical Maysville
Maysville C&TC-Licking Valley Practical Cynthiana
Maysville C&TC-Montgomery Practical Mt. Sterling
Owensboro C&TC Practical Owensboro
Somerset Community College Practical Somerset
Somerset Community College-Clinton Practical Albany
Somerset Community College-Laurel Practical London
Southcentral KY C&TC Practical Glasgow
Southcentral KY C&TC Practical Bowling Green
Spencerian College Practical Louisville
West Kentucky C&TC Practical Murray
West Kentucky C&TC Practical Paducah
Directed that by a motion unanimously accepted the amendments made to the recommendation presented to the Board the following programs of nursing shall be retained on Full approval status and shall submit a self-study report that evaluates factors that contributed to annual pass rate of less than 85% for first-time testers on NCLEX examination. Sonia Rudolph recused herself from discussion and voting for
Jefferson C&TC, Louisville and Shelbyville, Practical program.
Thomas More College Baccalaureate Crestview Hills
Ashland C&TC Associate Ashland
Beckfield College Associate Florence
Daymar College Associate Owensboro
National College Associate Pikeville
St. Catharine College Associate St. Catharine
Brown Mackie College-Northern KY Practical Ft. Mitchell
Jefferson C&TC Practical Louisville
Lincoln College of Technology Practical Florence Directed that by a motion unanimously accepted the amendments made to the
recommendation presented to the Board that the following program of nursing shall be moved to Conditional approval status and shall submit a self-study report that evaluates factors that contributed to annual pass rate of less than 85% for first-time testers on NCLEX examination:
University of Louisville Baccalaureate Owensboro
Directed the following programs be moved to Conditional approval status as a result of two or more consecutive years of NCLEX pass rates of <85% for first time testers.
Hazard C&TC Associate Hazard
Southeast KY C&TC Associate Pineville
PRACTICE COMMITTEE
Advisory Opinion Statement #18, “Employment of Nursing Students as Nursing
Personnel Using Either an Academic or a ‘Nurse Extern’ Service Model” will go back to the May Practice Committee Meeting for further review.
The regulation to repeal 201 KAR 20:235 “The prevention of transmission of HIV and HVB by nurses” has been withdrawn.
CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE
No report
ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE COUNCIL
No report.
DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN ADVISORY COUNCIL
No report.
KBN CONNECTION EDITORIAL PANEL
No report
CREDENTIALS REVIEW PANEL
No recommendations. GOVERNANCE PANEL
Approved the amendments to 201 KAR 20:070 and 110.
Approved the KBN Centennial Celebration be held Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at the Delphi Center in Louisville. A conference followed by a reception and dinner will be held. The Board Members will be informed as the details become available.
Approved the annual retreat will be held on Thursday, August 22nd and Friday, August 23rd, at the Delphi Center in Louisville.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FORMULARY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
No report.
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Approved one (1) Proposed Decisions, as written, and received reports on the approval of fifteen (15) Agreed Orders, thirty-nine (39) Consent Decrees, and one (1) Removal of Licenses from Probation.
