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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".18" citation="COMAR 10.27.01.18" title_num="10" subtitle_num="27" chapter_num="01" heading="Violation of Regulations.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If a program is thought to be in violation of this chapter, the following steps shall be taken:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board shall notify the program of the regulations it is violating;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The program shall submit a plan with a proposed time frame for correcting the violations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The plan shall be due within 30 days of receipt of notification of the violations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The Board's professional staff may, at the request of the Board, visit the program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>After receipt of the plan, the Board shall provide the program with a reasonable time frame within which to correct the violations; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Upon expiration of the time period for correcting violations, a member of the Board's staff shall visit the program to determine if the school is in compliance with the regulations, and report to the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If the program does not correct the violations within the time frame established by the Board, the Board:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall notify the program that it has not corrected violations in a reasonable time and schedule a hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If, after a hearing, determines that the program or preceptorship is in violation of the regulations, may place a program on either conditional approval or remove it from the approved list of programs. If the Board places the program on conditional approval, the Board may request that a program suspend admission of students. A program placed on conditional approval shall remain in that status until the Board determines it has complied with the regulations.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Unless authorized to practice as a nursing graduate under this chapter, an individual may not use the words “nursing graduate”, the abbreviation “NG”, or any other title, symbol, abbreviation, sign, card, device, or other representation with the intent to represent that the individual practices as a nursing graduate.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>