Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005)

Regulations

Regulations Relating to the Accreditation of Institutions as Nursing Education Institutions

18. Transitional provisions

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(1)Unless the Council decides otherwise, provisional accreditation may be granted to a nursing education institution that was approved to provide nursing education and training in terms of regulations made under the Nursing Act, 1978 (Act No. 50 of 1978), provided that—
(a)provisional accreditation is granted for a period not exceeding five (5) years;
(b)the dates for provisional accreditation contemplated in subregulation (1)(a) must be determined and published in a government notice by the Council; and
(c)during the period of provisional accreditation, the institution must demonstrate that it can meet the Council's prescribed accreditation requirements, criteria and standards for nursing education and training.

 

(2)The nursing education institution must be assessed by the Council for reaccreditation at the end of the provisional accreditation period.

 

(3)The application for reaccreditation must reach the Council by the end of the first month of the last year of the accreditation period.

 

(4)The application must be accompanied by the prescribed accreditation fee.

 

(5)The institution is required to submit an institutional self-assessment and a completed institutional portfolio of evidence that demonstrates the institution's performance over the provisional accreditation period and any further information that may be determined or requested by the Council.

 

(6)The Council assessment of the nursing education institution must include the annual self-assessment reports received from the institution for the duration of the provisional accreditation period.

 

(7)The Council may conduct an audit visit or a focus visit to a nursing education institution that applies for reaccreditation.

 

(8)The Council must make a decision to reaccredit the nursing education institution based on the institution's performance and compliance with the Council's prescribed accreditation requirements. criteria and standards for nursing education and training.

 

(9)Failure on the part of a nursing education institution to apply for reaccreditation in the prescribed manner must cause the institution's accreditation to be withdrawn in terms of regulation 15.

 

(10)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 regulation 14(2).