Title 5
Businesses and Professions

Chapter 34
Nurses

R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-48

§ 5-34-48. APRN education programs.

(a) The standards for the establishment and outcomes of APRN education programs, including clinical learning experiences, shall be set by APRN national accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

(b) Compliance with the standards for the APRN program will be evidenced by official certification of accreditation by the appropriate national accrediting agency, a copy of which shall be submitted to the Board of Nursing. The Board of Nursing will act as the sole custodian of record for any and all documentation used to demonstrate such certification by the appropriate national accrediting agency.

History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 83, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 93, § 2.