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Board approves site visits, program reapprovals and multiple curriculum changes
Summary
The Board of Nursing approved a slate of education committee motions: site-visit recommendations, reapprovals for PN/ADN programs, initial approval for WSU Tech’s LMHT program (with follow‑up), and a series of major curriculum updates across state universities and community colleges.
The Kansas State Board of Nursing approved a package of education‑committee recommendations Dec. 10, including site‑visit findings, program reapprovals and curriculum revisions across several schools of nursing.
During a sustained education committee session the board accepted site‑visit reports and moved to reapprove or grant initial approvals for multiple programs. Notable approvals included a five‑year reapproval for Labette Community College and a follow‑up approval for an allied‑health PN program; the board also granted initial approval for WSU Tech’s Licensed Mental Health Technician (LMHT) program with follow‑up visits scheduled for spring 2027 and required policy clarifications by 03/31/2026. Several major curriculum changes were approved for Kansas universities, including updated course credits, revised outcomes and alignment with national essentials for BSN and graduate programs.
Votes were taken by motion and voice; motions carried with routine voice votes and no recorded roll‑call tallies in the transcript. Examples of approved items (motions carried):
- Accept follow‑up site‑visit report and approve Allied Health Career Training PN program for five years (motion carried). - Reapprove Celina Area Technical College PN program with recommendations and five‑year approval (motion carried). - Accept Donnelly College nursing program site‑visit report with continuation of conditional approval and no new admissions until recommendations are met (motion carried). - Accept WSU Tech LMHT initial site‑visit report; require updated readmission and progression policies by 03/31/2026 and follow‑up visit in spring 2027 (motion carried). - Approve multiple major curriculum change requests for University of Kansas (pre‑licensure and graduate programs), Mid America Nazarene University, Pittsburg State, Cloud County Community College, Rasmussen University and others to align course credits, clinical hours and competencies with current national standards (motions carried).
The education committee chair noted that several of these items were forwarded from the prior day’s committee meeting with staff recommendations; the board treated most as consent items and approved them in sequence. Where recommendations included follow‑up conditions (for example, Donnelly College’s conditional status and WSU Tech readmission/progression policies), staff were directed to monitor and report back at upcoming meetings.
The board’s approvals preserve program continuity and set follow‑up reporting requirements; several reapprovals include explicit timelines and conditions for compliance. No vote counts were recorded in the transcript beyond voice outcomes ("motion carries").
