Delaware Administrative Code
Title 24 - Regulated Professions and Occupations
Department of State
Division of Professional Regulation
5200 - Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
Section 5200-3.0 - Administrator-In-Training (AIT) Program
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
3.1 Every Administrator-In-Training (AIT) program shall be approved by the Board and shall be conducted under the direct supervision of the Pre-Approved Preceptor(s). The start date and expiration date of the approved AIT program shall be printed on the AIT license. AIT Progress Reports must be submitted to the Board by the AIT every three (3) months for the duration of the AIT program. Supervised training of the AIT must continue for the entire duration of the AIT program, regardless of whether or not the AIT outline has been fulfilled.
3.2 AIT programs must be split between a skilled nursing facility ("SNF") and an assisted living facility ("ALF"). If the Sponsoring Facility is an SNF, the Board will require that at least 10% of the program be completed in an ALF. If the Sponsoring Facility is an ALF, the Board will require that at least 25% of the program be completed in an SNF. The training for each subject of the program shall be conducted in the proper facility. Because the AIT program is split between an SNF and an ALF, a preceptor is required for each type of facility.
3.3 Its shall begin their program immediately after receiving notification of approval of their AIT plan and Preceptors.
3.4 Preceptors shall make themselves available to provide direction, observation, aid, training, and instruction to their AIT. Preceptors shall submit quarterly progress reports to the Board. AIT programs are expected to be an interactive process between the Preceptor and their AIT to ensure that the AIT fully experiences the nature and scope of a nursing home administrator's responsibilities.
3.5 AIT programs are expected to provide applicants with experience that will establish their suitability and fitness to practice as a nursing home administrator and their ability to perform the essential functions of a nursing home administrator. Examples of essential functions are:
. Understanding and communicating general and technical information that is necessary to the administration and operation of a nursing home with or without reasonable accommodation i.e., applicable health and safety regulations.
. Assuming responsibility for the administration of a nursing home.
. Relating the physical, psychological, spiritual, emotional, and social needs of ill or aged individuals to the administration of a nursing home and creating the compassionate climate necessary to meet the needs of the patients with or without reasonable accommodation.
3.6 AIT programs must be completed within the allotted time, including any extensions granted by the Board; otherwise the AIT license expires and the individual must submit a new application for licensure as an AIT.
3.7 Extensions may be granted at the sole discretion of the Board upon written request by an AIT or a Preceptor. Requests for extensions must be submitted before the expiration of the AIT licensing certificate and must provide a detailed explanation of the reason an extension is needed.
