655—2.17(152) Results of graduates who take the licensure examination for the first time. The program shall notify the board when the program’s NCLEX® passing percentage is lower than 95 percent of the national NCLEX® passing percentage for one calendar year.
	2.17(1) A program whose NCLEX® passing percentage is lower than 95 percent of the national NCLEX® passing percentage shall submit an institutional plan using the board’s template and appear before the board as directed.
	2.17(2) After submission of the institutional plan, for each consecutive calendar year that a program’s NCLEX® passing percentage is lower than 95 percent of the national NCLEX® passing percentage, the program shall submit an institutional plan evaluation using the board’s template and appear before the board as directed.
	2.17(3) Programs with a NCLEX® passing percentage that falls below 95 percent of the national NCLEX® passing percentage for three consecutive calendar years shall be placed on improvement status after the third year.
	2.17(4) A program on improvement status shall:
	a. 	Notify all current and prospective students of the program’s improvement status.
	b. 	Submit quarterly reports using the board’s template and present the reports to the board as directed.
	2.17(5) Board staff may conduct a site visit to the program at any time while the program is on improvement status.
	2.17(6) Programs that remain on improvement status for two consecutive calendar years shall submit a revised institutional plan and appear before the board as directed. The board shall:
	a. 	Review the revised institutional plan and formulate an action plan for the program on improvement status.
	b. 	Individualize the action plan for each program.
	2.17(7) A program shall be removed from improvement status when the program’s NCLEX® passing percentage is above 95 percent of the national NCLEX® passing percentage for one calendar year.
[ARC 3497C, IAB 12/6/17, effective 1/10/18; ARC 5286C, IAB 11/18/20, effective 12/23/20]