--- title: "Non-Substantive Changes: Reporting Updates" canonical: "https://resources.acenursing.org/space/SC1/1997308088/Non-Substantive%20Changes%3A%20Reporting%20Updates" format: markdown --- ## Reporting Updates | | | --- | | To report changes to that are not considered substantive in accordance with Policy #14 Reporting Substantive Changes, but are necessary updates for our records, please use the [Substantive Change Portal](https://acenursing.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/6) to submit a request using the [Report a Non-Substantive Change](https://acenursing.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/6/group/10/create/214) form.
Examples of non-substantive changes include:
- Changes in contact information (legal name, credentials, email address, etc.) - Changes in President/Chief Executive Officer ([President/CEO Changes - Substantive Change - Jira Service Management](https://acenursing.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/6/group/10/create/311)) - Changes in mailing address for the Governing Organization or nursing education unit (not physical relocations) - New program options in which less than 50% of the nursing coursework has been modified. - New instructional sites where less than 50% of the nursing coursework is delivered. - Deactivation of Program Options including Post Master’s Certificates. - [Changes in name for the Governing Organization](https://acenursing.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SC1/pages/1997308088/Non-Substantive+Changes+Reporting+Updates#Changes-in-name-for-the-Governing-Organization-(not-as-a-result-of-a-change-in-ownership%2Fmerger)) (not as a result of a change in ownership/merger) - [Reporting Updates-Apprenticeship Models-Acknowledgement of Non-Substantive Changes](https://acenursing.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SC1/pages/2011267073)
*Note: For changes in governing organization name, please submit a notice on the organization’s letterhead and documentation verifying that the institutional accreditor and/or U.S. Department of Education have acknowledged the change. | ## Changes in name for the Governing Organization (not as a result of a change in ownership/merger) | | | --- | | In order to process this change, the following information is needed:
- Date of name change. - Letter from the president/CEO of the institution stating the new name/description of name change. - Verification that they notified their state regulatory agency (board of nursing and/or board of education – typically higher education) - state. - Verification that they notified the US Dept of Education (Federal) - Verification that they notified their institutional accreditor. | ## Acknowledgment of Non-Substantive Changes | | | --- | | If you require official ACEN documentation for another agency or organization acknowledging a change that, in accordance with Policy #14 Reporting Substantive Changes, does not require reporting to the ACEN, please submit a request through the [Substantive Change Portal](https://acenursing.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/6) using the [Report a Non-Substantive Change](https://acenursing.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/6/group/10/create/214) form. Be sure to include the following information:
- Summary of the change - Date of implementation - Specification of any information that needs to be included in the ACEN response.
If you have any questions about whether a change is considered substantive, please submit and inquiry in the [Substantive Change Portal](https://acenursing.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/6/) or contact the ACEN office at (404) 975-5000. |