DNP Professional Compliances

All graduate nursing students are required to meet minimum compliance requirements. These requirements ensure the safety of both you as a student and the various populations that you may encounter during your educational experience at The Pennsylvania State University. This is a requirement that you must fulfill annually while enrolled in the program by August 1. You must use your @psu.edu email for this process. As a graduate student, you represent the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing and The Pennsylvania State University. Incomplete compliances may result in an inability to register for the upcoming semester. Students may not attend any clinical/practicum courses unless all of the requirements are completed and approved. 

The Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing utilizes a third-party service called American DataBank (http://psucompliance.com/) to monitor and track your compliances. You will be charged a fee to utilize this service. This does not include fees paid to the Department of Public Welfare for your Child Abuse History Clearance and FBI Fingerprints. Students will receive notification via email from the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing about the process to register with American DataBank. Compliance documents can be uploaded to American DataBank electronically. It is the student’s responsibility to upload documents. The Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing cannot accept or maintain any hard copies of compliance records. Please note that certain background clearances may take at least four weeks for processing, so please plan ahead and allow a sufficient amount of time. Required Compliances are outlined below. 

STUDENT COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS

The due date for all requirements is August 1st, annually.

*Students will receive a reminder 60 days prior to the expiration of these items, and a second reminder 30 days prior to expiration.

COMPLIANCE DUE DATES 

All compliances except Influenza are due on August 1st each academic year. This ensures that the student is compliant throughout the entire academic year with no interruption in their clinical/practicum rotation time.  

EVIDENCE OF CURRENT NURSING LICENSE 

All students are required to present a valid RN license in their home state or country.  

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE 

Professional Liability Insurance is required for all students enrolled in clinical/practicum courses. Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) students must have Professional Liability coverage consistent with their current license (RN, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwife, Nurse Anesthetist, Clinical Nurse Specialist). A minimum of $1,000,000/$3,000,000 aggregate is required. If a student has coverage through an employer, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the policy covers activities outside of the employment position and that it also covers student activities. Written verification of this from the insurance carrier must be provided. Otherwise, the student must obtain an individual policy. 

UNSUCCESSFUL CLEARANCE PROCEDURES 

Any unsuccessful compliance requirement will be addressed by the Program Director. 

POLICY FOR NON-COMPLIANT STUDENTS 

All students are expected to meet compliance requirements by their assigned due date. Students who fail to complete their compliances by their assigned due date will not be permitted to begin or resume their clinical/practicum rotation(s). It is the student’s responsibility to monitor and upload any compliances before they expire so that there is no interruption. Starting or continuing in a clinical/practicum rotation when non-complaint is a violation of academic integrity that will result in review per the Academic Integrity policy with consequences that may include dismissal from the program.