Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005)RegulationsRegulations Relating to the Accreditation of Institutions as Nursing Education Institutions12. Reaccreditation of a nursing education institution granted full accreditation |
| (1) | An institution which is granted full accreditation must apply for reaccreditation twelve (12) months prior to the expiry of the accreditation period. |
| (2) | The application must be accompanied by the prescribed accreditation fee. |
| (3) | The institution is required to submit a completed institutional self-assessment and an institutional portfolio of evidence demonstrating institutional performance over the accreditation period and any further information that may be determined by the Council. |
| (4) | The Council must take into consideration the annual self-assessment reports received from the institution for the duration of the accreditation period. |
| (5) | The Council may conduct an audit as contemplated in regulation 18(5) or a focus visit to institutions seeking reaccreditation. |
| (6) | The Council must take into consideration the institution's performance and compliance with the Council's nursing education and training requirements and standards. |
| (7) | The outcome of the reaccreditation process must be communicated to the applicant in writing within a specified timeframe as determined by the Council and may include one of the following decisions— |
| (a) | A full accreditation granted to an institution that complies with all of the Council's prescribed accreditation requirements, criteria and standards for nursing education and training, for a period not exceeding five (5) years; |
| (b) | a conditional accreditation granted to a nursing education institution that does not meet all of the Council's prescribed accreditation requirements, criteria and standards for nursing education and training and the institution is required to fulfil certain conditions that may be determined by the Council, for a period not exceeding two (2) years; or |
| (c) | application for reaccreditation declined due to the institution not complying with the Council's prescribed accreditation requirements, criteria and standards for nursing education and training. |
| (8) | A nursing education institution's accreditation shall lapse if the institution fails to apply for reaccreditation within the timeframe prescribed in subregulation (1) or if it fails to apply in the prescribed manner. |
| (9) | If a nursing education institution is not reaccredited, it may not continue to provide nursing education and training and must comply with the requirements of subregulation 14(2). |