25 CFR § 36.85 - Is a nurse required to be available in the evenings?

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title: "25 CFR § 36.85 - Is a nurse required to be available in the evenings?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "36.85"
section_name: "Is a nurse required to be available in the evenings?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "EDUCATION"
part_number: "36"
part_name: "MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION OF INDIAN CHILDREN AND NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR DORMITORY SITUATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Section 502, 25 U.S.C. 2001; section 5101, 25 U.S.C. 2001; Section 1101, 25 U.S.C. 2002; 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; 25 U.S.C. 2901, Title I of P.L. 101-477."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 36816, Sept. 9, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
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# 36.85 Is a nurse required to be available in the evenings?

No, a program is not required to make a nurse (LPN or RN) available in the evenings. However, this is encouraged for homeliving programs with an enrollment greater than 300 or for programs that are more than 50 miles from available services.