THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

 

TO:	The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents
FROM:	Johanna Duncan-Poitier
COMMITTEE:	Higher Education and Professional Practice
TITLE OF ITEM:	Regents Permission to Operate in New York State:  University of Pennsylvania, Nursing, M.S.N.
DATE OF SUBMISSION:	May 28, 2004
PROPOSED HANDLING:	Approval (Consent Agenda)
RATIONALE FOR ITEM:	Section 224 of Education Law prohibits out-of-state colleges and universities from transacting business in New York without Regents permission.
STRATEGIC GOAL:	Goal #2
AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

SUMMARY:

 

The University of Pennsylvania seeks Regents permission to operate in New York State to place students from its Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) program in a health agency in New York for supervised clinical experiences.  Section 6908 of Education Law exempts from licensure students who provide nursing services while enrolled in an educational program that the Department has registered.

 

The University of Pennsylvania’s permission to operate in New York State would cover placement of one student at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan.  Because of the limited nature of the University’s authorization to operate in New York State, it should have no effect on New York institutions.

 

The Office of the Professions has determined that the University of Pennsylvania’s Master of Science in Nursing program meets the standards for registration set forth in the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.

 

It is recommended that the Regents take the following action:

 

VOTED, that the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is authorized effective June 22, 2004, to use a clinical agency in New York State for clinical education of students in its Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) program, during a period beginning immediately and ending June 30, 2009.