Annual Reporting Requirements

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The ANCC's Nursing Activity Reporting System (NARS) is a web-based portal designed to streamline and support the collection of program and activity data from Accredited Providers, Accredited Approvers, and Approved Providers (Providers approved by an ANCC Accredited Approver Unit). The ANCC uses the information in NARS to evaluate/support provider accreditation criterion which is a part of the educational design process for initial accreditation, reaccreditation, and progress report reviews (refer to Policy 15 of the ANCC NCPD Accredited Provider or Approver Policy and Operations Manual in the learning communities). In addition, the ANCC will use data from NARS to produce annual reports as a service to ANCC Accredited Organizations and other stakeholders. All Providers and Approvers accredited directly by the ANCC are required to use NARS. Providers approved by a Constituent State Nursing Association (C/SNA) or Federal Nursing Service (FNS) (Approved Providers), should check with their Approver Unit for details.

Link to: Nursing Activity Reporting System (NARS)

First time users will need to use the Forgot Password Button.

For updated templates and detailed NARS Instructions, please log in to the NCPD Learning Communities and navigate to the NARS folder.

Steps to complete your ANCC NCPD Annual Report (Due April 1)

Enter all activities that started in the previous year and close all activities that also ended in the previous year.
If you provide enduring material activities, update the cumulative learner counts* as of December 31, of the previous year.
Review and update your contact information.
Accept the terms of the ANCC annual agreement.

*If you accept the terms prior to entering your activity data, you can still proceed with entering your activity data.

*Cumulative learner counts should include all learners that were awarded contact hours or OB-CE^© credit from the start date (which may be prior to the current year) to either the end date of the activity or 12/31/XX, whichever comes first.

*For example: If you had 20 learners receive contact hours for a specific enduring activity in 2023, and 20 learners receive contact hours in 2024, your cumulative learner count for annual reporting in 2024 is 40 learners.

Click here to see NARS FAQs.

Failure to Submit the Annual Report on Time

Accredited organizations that have not submitted their annual report by April 1 will not be considered to be an organization in good standing. Only accredited organizations in good standing will be listed in the ANCC Directory of Accredited Organizations.
Organizations that do not submit their annual report, nor have made arrangements to submit their annual report by the April 1 due date, will have their accredited status suspended.
Organizations with an accredited status suspended for failure to submit an annual report may apply for reinstatement. Requests for reinstatement must be accompanied by the annual report AND reinstatement fee of $1500.
Suspended organizations that do not reinstate within 120 days will be revoked.

What activity data are providers required to enter in NARS?

There are four activity statuses: Draft, Active, Ready to Close, and Closed. Below is a description of the data fields required for each activity status:

DRAFT

Title 
Format 
Start date 
End date

ACTIVE 

Delivery method (if applies) 
Location (if applies) 
City, State, Country (if in person) 
ANCC Contact Hours amount / *Outcome-Based CE Credit (OB-CE^©) (for Accredited Providers only) if you did not use OB-CE^© this field is optional
Providership (Direct/Joint) 
End date not in the past

READY TO CLOSE 

Same fields as Active 
End date in the past

CLOSED 

Everything required for Ready to Close 
If Joint Providership, at least 1 joint provider name 
Commercial Support Yes/No 
If Commercial Support = Yes, at least 1 support source, and for each source:

Monetary or In-Kind selection 
If Monetary, support amount

Total RN Learner count (can enter a “0” if no learners in this category) 
Total APRN Learner count (can enter a “0” if no learners in this category) *If you did not separate out APRN from RN, please put the total number under the RN category
Total Other Learner count (can enter a “0” if no learners in this category)

*The fields below are optional and are not currently required to be completed in the NARS system:

Description of Activity
Who can register for this activity
Is there a fee to register for this activity
Provider URL to view activity details
Outcomes

Helpful Annual Reporting Tips

Add and update your activities throughout the year.
First time users will need to use the forgot password option to receive credentials to log in.
Commercial Support (defined as financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies) is still required to be reported. For guidelines on commercial support, consult the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

NARS REPORTING TOOLS AND RESOURCES

There are two ways to submit your activities in NARS. You can submit each activity manually through the web interface OR you may batch upload using an excel file. Choose one option ONLY. You do not need to do both.

NARS Frequently Asked Questions: NARS FAQs

APPROVED PROVIDERS

Please contact your Accredited Approver Unit directly for assistance with Annual Reporting Requirements and access to the NARS Reporting System.

Always check the ANCC website Annual Reporting Requirements Page & the NCPD Learning Communities for the most recent and accurate information and reporting tools.