Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. The owner of
an assisted living facility manager training program shall ensure that no
training is provided until the program is approved by the Board.
B. To obtain approval of an assisted living
facility manager training program, the owner of the training program shall
submit to the Board an application packet that contains the following:
1. Name, address, telephone number, and
e-mail address of the owner;
2.
Name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and web site of the training
program;
3. Form of business
organization under which the training program is operated and a copy of the
establishing documents and organizational chart;
4. A statement of whether the training
program is based within an assisted living facility or other
location;
5. Name, telephone
number, and license or certificate number of the program administrator required
under R4-33-602(B);
6. Name,
telephone number, and certificate number of each program instructor and
evidence that each program instructor is qualified under
R4-33-602(C);
7. A statement of
whether the training program is accredited and if so, name of the accrediting
body and date of last review;
8.
For all assisted living facilities at which the training program will provide
instruction:
a. Name, address, and telephone
number of the assisted living facility;
b. Name and telephone number of a contact
person at the assisted living facility;
c. License number of the assisted living
facility issued by the Department of Health Services;
d. A statement of whether the license of the
assisted living facility is in good standing; and
e. Date and results of the most recent
compliance inspection conducted by the Department of Health Services;
9. Evidence of compliance with
R4-33-602 and R4-33-603, including the following:
a. Written training program description,
consistent with R4-33-602(A)(1), and an implementation plan that includes
timelines;
b. Description of
instructional facilities, equipment, and tools available, consistent with
R4-33-602(D);
c. Written
curriculum, consistent with R4-33-603(B);
d. Skills checklist used to verify whether a
student has acquired the necessary assisted living facility manager skills,
consistent with R4-33-602(A)(7)(a);
e. Evaluation form required under
R4-33-602(A)(7)(b) to enable students to assess the quality of the
instructional experience provided by the training program;
f. Evidence of completion issued to a student
under R4-33-602(A)(5);
g. Name of
textbook used, author, publication date, and publisher;
h. Name of any technology-based materials
used, producer of the material, and date produced; and
i. Copy
of written policies and procedures required under R4-33-602(A)(3);
10. Signature of the owner of the
training program; and
11. The fee
prescribed under R4-33-104(C)(1).
C. The owner of an assisted living facility
manager training program shall ensure that the application materials submitted
under subsection (B) are printed on only one side of white, letter-sized paper,
and are not bound in any manner.
D.
After review of the materials submitted under subsection (B), the Board shall
schedule an onsite evaluation of the training program and take one of the
following actions:
1. If requirements are met,
approve the training program for one year; or
2. If requirements are not met, deny approval
of the training program.
E. The owner of an assisted living facility
manager training program that is denied approval by the Board may request a
hearing regarding the denial by filing a written request with the Board within
30 days after service of the Board's order denying approval of the training
program. The Board shall conduct hearings under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6,
Article 10.
