24.159.608 PLACEMENT OF AN OUT-OF-STATE NURSING STUDENT IN A MONTANA CLINICAL PRACTICE SETTING

(1) The placement of a student enrolled in an out-of-state pre-licensure program for clinical practice in a Montana facility must be approved by the Montana Board of Nursing or by the board’s executive director.

(2) The student’s nursing program may request placement of an out-of-state student in a Montana clinical practice setting.  This request must be submitted to the board in writing and be signed by the director of the out-of-state nursing education program.  The request for a clinical placement in Montana must include:

(a) documentation of an out-of-state program's unconditional state board or nursing regulatory body approval;

(b) name, address, and contact information of the student seeking placement in a Montana clinical practice setting;

(c) name and location of the Montana clinical practice setting where the out-of-state nursing education program seeks to place the student;

(d) name and contact information of the person employed at the Montana clinical practice setting who will serve as the primary liaison between the out-of-state nursing education program, the Montana board, and the Montana clinical facility;

(e) names, contact information, and educational credentials for Montana clinical preceptor(s) and out-of-state nursing instructional personnel who will participate in the student's clinical experience in Montana;

(f) detailed description of the preceptorship, including the specific practice area that will be the focus for the out-of-state student's clinical experience;

(g) explicit plan for out-of-state nursing instructional personnel supervision of the preceptor and out-of-state student in the Montana clinical practice setting;

(h) verification from relevant directors of Montana programs that placement of the out-of-state student in the identified Montana clinical practice setting will not displace a Montana nursing student;

(i) copy of the written agreement between the out-of-state program and the facility where the Montana clinical practice setting is located, which identifies preceptor(s), primary liaison, and out-of-state nursing instructional personnel.  The agreement must specify the responsibilities and delineate the functions of each entity in ensuring a quality educational experience for the out-of-state student; and

(j) any out-of-state nursing instructional personnel who is involved in the direct care of a patient in Montana must hold an unencumbered Montana license.

(3) The clinical preceptors, working with the out-of-state nursing instructional personnel and the student in the Montana clinical practice setting, must meet the qualifications outlined by ARM 24.159.665.  The preceptor is responsible for ensuring that the out-of-state student complies with all Montana laws and rules related to nursing.

(4) Out-of-state nursing instructional personnel are responsible for ensuring safe, accessible, and appropriate preceptor supervision of the out-of-state student's Montana clinical practice experience.

(5) Montana board staff may conduct a site visit at the proposed clinical practice setting, either before or during the out-of-state student placement.

 

Authorizing statute(s): 37-8-202, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 37-8-202, MCA

History: NEW, 2010 MAR p. 2651, Eff. 11/13/10; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 644, Eff. 5/29/15; AMD, 2026 MAR, Notice No. 2026-114, Eff. 9/26/26.