(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), to qualify as an approved education program for the purpose of qualifying graduates for licensure under this chapter, a nursing education program shall be accredited by an accrediting body for nursing education that is approved by the United States Department of Education.

(2) (a) In accordance with Subsection (2)(b) and Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division, in consultation with the board, may make rules establishing requirements for a nursing education program to qualify for a limited time as an approved education program for the purpose of qualifying graduates for licensure under this chapter, if the program: (i) (A) is in the process of obtaining the accreditation described in Subsection (1); (B) has recently been denied accreditation after seeking to obtain the accreditation described in Subsection (1); or (C) has recently lost the accreditation described in Subsection (1); and (ii) is approved under Subsection (2)(a) on or before May 15, 2016. (b) A program approved under Subsection (2)(a) may qualify graduates for licensure under Subsection (2)(a) until December 31,2020. On or after January 1, 2021, a nursing education program that is not an approved education program under Subsection (1) may not qualify graduates for licensure under this chapter.

(a) In accordance with Subsection (2)(b) and Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division, in consultation with the board, may make rules establishing requirements for a nursing education program to qualify for a limited time as an approved education program for the purpose of qualifying graduates for licensure under this chapter, if the program: (i) (A) is in the process of obtaining the accreditation described in Subsection (1); (B) has recently been denied accreditation after seeking to obtain the accreditation described in Subsection (1); or (C) has recently lost the accreditation described in Subsection (1); and (ii) is approved under Subsection (2)(a) on or before May 15, 2016.

(i) (A) is in the process of obtaining the accreditation described in Subsection (1); (B) has recently been denied accreditation after seeking to obtain the accreditation described in Subsection (1); or (C) has recently lost the accreditation described in Subsection (1); and

(A) is in the process of obtaining the accreditation described in Subsection (1);

(B) has recently been denied accreditation after seeking to obtain the accreditation described in Subsection (1); or

(C) has recently lost the accreditation described in Subsection (1); and

(ii) is approved under Subsection (2)(a) on or before May 15, 2016.

(b) A program approved under Subsection (2)(a) may qualify graduates for licensure under Subsection (2)(a) until December 31,2020. On or after January 1, 2021, a nursing education program that is not an approved education program under Subsection (1) may not qualify graduates for licensure under this chapter.

(3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and the provisions of this chapter, the division shall make rules defining the minimum standards for a medication aide certified training program to qualify a person for certification under this chapter as a medication aide certified.