Section 338.10603. Continuing nursing education programs; methods of approval.

(1) The board approves and adopts by reference the standards of the American nurses credentialing center's commission on accreditation that are set forth in the publications entitled "The 2001-2002 American Nurses Credentialing Center's Manual for Accreditation as  a  Provider   of Continuing  Nursing    Education"   and "The   2001-2002  American    Nurses Credentialing  Center's Manual for Accreditation as an Approver of Continuing Nursing Education." A copy of  these   publications  may be purchased  from  the  American   Nurses  Credentialing   Center,  Accreditation Program, 600 Maryland Avenue, Suite 100W, Washington, DC 20024, or at http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc at a cost of $50.00 per manual as of the adoption of these rules. A copy of these publications also is available for inspection and distribution at cost from the Michigan Board of Nursing, Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 611  West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.

(2)    The board approves and adopts by reference the standards and criteria of the national association for practical nurse education and service, inc. that are set forth in the publication entitled "NAPNES Criteria for Approval of Continuing Education," January 2003. A copy of the publication may be obtained from the National Association  for   Practical Nurse  Education  and Service, Inc., 8607  2nd   Avenue, Suite 404A, Silver Spring, MD 20910, at a cost of $3.00 as of the adoption of these rules or at  http://www.napnes.org at no cost.  A copy of  this  publication   is available for inspection and distribution at cost from the  Michigan Board   of  Nursing, Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.

(3)  The board approves and adopts by reference the guidelines adopted by the national league for nursing in September 2001 and set forth in the document entitled "National League for Nursing (NLN)   Continuing  Education Provider Program."  A copy of the guidelines may be obtained at no cost from the National League for Nursing, 61 Broadway, 33rd floor, New York, NY 10006 or at http://www.nln.org. A copy of this document is available for inspection and distribution at cost at the Michigan Board of  Nursing, Department   of Consumer and Industry Services,  611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.

(4)  The board approves and adopts by reference the standards, criteria, and guidelines adopted by the American College of Nurse-Midwives in March 1988 and set forth in the publication entitled "The Continuing Education Unit Criteria and Guidelines," 2002, from the International Association for Continuing Education and Training. A copy may be obtained at no cost from the American College of Nurse-Midwives, 818 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20006 or at http://www.midwife.org. A copy of this document is available for inspection and distribution at cost at the Michigan Board of Nursing, Department of Consumer and Industry Services,  611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.

(5)    The board approves and adopts by reference the standards and criteria of the American association of nurse  anesthetists   as  set  forth  in  the "American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Continuing Education Program  2002" which is available    at   no    cost   from    the    American Association of  Nurse Anesthetists,   222

S.   Prospect   Avenue,   Park Ridge,  IL   60068   or    at http://www.aana.com.  A copy of this document is available for inspection and distribution at cost from the Michigan Board of  Nursing,  Department  of Consumer and Industry Services, 611 West Ottawa,

P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.

(6)   The board approves and adopts by reference the  requirements and guidelines adopted in January 1989 by the committee on continuing medical education of the American osteopathic association that are set forth in the publication entitled "Continuing Medical Education Guide for Physicians 2001-2003." A copy of the publication may be obtained at   no  cost from    the  American  Osteopathic  Association,

142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611 or at http://www.aoa-net.org.  A copy  of this document is available for inspection and distribution at cost  at  the  Michigan Board  of  Nursing, Department of Consumer and Industry  Services,   611  West Ottawa,

P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.

(7)   The board approves and adopts by reference the standards for commercial support for continuing medical education of   the    accreditation council  for continuing

medical    education's    "Essential      Areas, Elements,     and   Decision-Making Criteria, July 1999" in accrediting providers of continuing medical education. The standards may be obtained at no cost  from  the   Accreditation  Council  for Continuing Medical Education, 515 N. State Street, Suite 2150, Chicago, IL 60610- 4377 or at http://www.accme.org. A copy of this document  is   available  for inspection and distribution at cost from the  Michigan  Board  of  Nursing, Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.

(8)     The  board  approves  and  adopts  by   reference    the    standards for credentialing in basic and advanced life support  set  forth  by       the American  heart   association  in the   guidelines                for         cardiopulmonary resuscitation   and emergency  cardiac  care   for professional     providers and         published    in           "Guidelines                2000   for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation           and         Emergency Cardiovascular Care (70-2041). A copy of the guidelines for  cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac  care may be obtained  from  the  American Heart  Association,         7272          Greenville Avenue, Dallas,  TX    75231   or               at  http://www.americanheart.org,  at  a cost of $20.00 as of the adoption of these rules.    A copy of         this  document is available for inspection and distribution at cost from the Michigan  Board of  Nursing,  Department   of  Consumer and   Industry Services,  611  West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.

(9)    The board may deny approval of programs offered by institutions and organizations if it appears to the board that the programs  offered  by those institutions or organizations  fail  to   demonstrate  compliance with  the legislative intent  to further educate  licensees   on   subjects related  to  the practice of nursing.

History: 1998-2000 AACS.