335.200.  Nurse education incentive grants — definitions. — As used in sections 335.200 to 335.203, the following terms mean:

  (1)  "Board", the state board of nursing;

  (2)  "Department", the Missouri department of higher education and workforce development;

  (3)  "Eligible institution of higher education", a Missouri institution of higher education accredited by the higher learning commission of the north central association which offers a nursing education program or an approved virtual institution, as defined in section 173.1102, that offers a nursing education program;

  (4)  "Grant", a grant awarded to an eligible institution of higher education under the guidelines set forth in sections 335.200 to 335.203.