(a) A nursing program shall not utilize any agency or facility for clinical experience without prior approval by the board. Each program must submit evidence that it has complied with the requirements of subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of this section and the policies outlined by the board.

(b) A program that utilizes an agency or facility for clinical experience shall maintain written objectives for student learning in such facilities, and shall assign students only to facilities that can provide the experience necessary to meet those objectives.

(c) Each such program shall maintain written agreements with such facilities and such agreements shall include the following:

(d) In selecting a new clinical agency or facility for student placement, the program shall take into consideration the impact that an additional group of students would have on students of other nursing programs already assigned to the agency or facility.

(e) Each nursing program shall electronically report to the Board any changes made to the program's use of clinical facilities within ninety (90) calendar days of making each change. As used in this section, “changes” include, but are not limited to, changes to the number of students from the program who have been approved for placement at the clinical facility, changes in the annual clinical placement capacity at the clinical facility, and cancellation or alteration of clinical affiliation agreements.

(f) On or about December 1 of each year, the Board shall provide each nursing program with a report containing all clinical facility data the Board has on file for their program. By December 31 of each year, each nursing program shall electronically confirm that the clinical facility data in the Board's report is accurate as of the date of the report or, if necessary, electronically notify the Board of any required corrections or additional changes.