Section 275. Clinical nurse specialist education programs  


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  • Part IV. Clinical Nurse Specialists

    A. An approved program shall be in a school of nursing that holds accreditation as defined in 18VAC90-20-10 that is within a regionally accredited college or university that offers a graduate degree in nursing designed to prepare a registered nurse for advanced practice in a clinical specialty in nursing.

    B. A program that is in the process of obtaining and has not been denied accreditation may be considered by the board as an approved program for the purpose of registering a person who graduated during the accrediting process.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 15, Issue 03, eff. December 3, 1998; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 13, eff. April 2, 2008.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3005 of the Code of Virginia.