Code of Colorado Regulations
700 - Department of Regulatory Agencies
717 - Division of Professions and Occupations - State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
3 CCR 717-1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS
Section 3 CCR 717-1.7 - LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION

Universal Citation: 3 CO Code Regs 717-1 ยง 7

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024

This Rule is promulgated pursuant to sections 12-20-204, 12-265-107(1)(a), 12-265-108, 12-265-110, 12-265-111, C.R.S.

A. Applicants who qualify for licensure by examination by means of sections 12-265-108(1)(b) or (c), C.R.S., must have successfully completed study in colleges or universities approved by an organization nationally recognized by the United States Department of Education for regional institutional accrediting.

B. The Board shall admit to examination for licensure as a nursing home administrator any applicant who has successfully completed one or more of the following:

1. A Board approved Administrator-In-Training (AIT) program composed of at least one-thousand (1,000) hours, as set forth in Rule 1.12 below;

2. A Bachelor's degree or higher degree in Public Health Administration or Health Administration;

3. A Master's degree in Management or Business Administration;

4. Any degree deemed appropriate by the Board including, but not limited to, the following:
a. A Bachelor's degree or higher degree in Health Care Management;

b. A Bachelor's degree or higher degree in Gerontology; or

c. A Bachelor's degree or higher degree in Nursing Home Administration; or

5. An Associate's degree or higher degree in a health care-related field or a Bachelor's degree in Business or Public Administration AND a minimum of one year of experience in administration in a nursing home or hospital. A registered nurse who is a graduate of a three-year diploma program meets the associate degree requirement; or

6. Health Services Executive (HSE) qualification.

C. Degrees in a health-care related field shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. Nursing;

2. Social Services;

3. Sociology;

4. Physical Therapy; or

5. Occupational Therapy.

D. Degrees the Board does not deem to be in a health-care related field shall include, but not be limited to, engineering, language arts, communication, political science, or theology.

E. Experience in administration shall require:

1. Day-to-day, on-site responsibility for supervising, directing, managing, monitoring, or exercising reasonable control over subordinates for one year;

2. The coordination of interdisciplinary patient care and services;

3. Planning, organizing, and controlling events toward a goal (examples include involvement in finance, budget, and policy-making decisions); and

4. Experience gained in a hospital setting shall be in one or more of the following areas:
a. Long-term acute care hospital;

b. Transitional care unit;

c. "Swing bed" unit; or

d. Behavioral health hospital.

F. For purposes of section 12-265-108(1)(c), C.R.S., experience in administration shall not include housekeeping, laundry, food service, activities, medical records, bookkeeping, or clerical responsibilities.

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