Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Failure
to renew a license within one (1) month of its expiration date shall have the
same effect as a surrender or revocation.
(2) Reinstatement shall be at the discretion
of the Board.
(3) In order to be
considered for the reinstatement of a surrendered or revoked license, the
applicant must submit a completed reinstatement application, pay the required
fee and meet one of the following criteria:
(a) If an Administrator license has been
lapsed for two (2) years or less from the date of expiration, the applicant for
reinstatement must provide certificates of completion for the same amount of
continuing education hours required for biennial license renewal as outlined in
Rule Chapter 393-13. Hours must have been obtained within the two years
preceding the date of the application.
(b) If the license has been lapsed for more
than two (2) years, but less than five (5) years from the date of expiration,
the applicant must provide certificates of completion for twice the amount of
continuing education hours required for biennial license renewal as outlined in
Rule Chapter 393-13. Hours must have been obtained within the two years
preceding the date of the application.
(c) If the license has been lapsed for five
(5) or more years from date of expiration, the applicant must provide
verification of having retaken and passed the qualifying NAB exam, or another
board recognized written or oral examination, within one year of the date of
the application.
(d) If an
applicant for reinstatement has been practicing as a Nursing Home Administrator
in another state or jurisdiction, and holds a current unencumbered license, for
a period of at least two (2) years preceding the date of the reinstatement
application, the applicant must provide a current, official verification of
licensure from the state or jurisdictions licensing authority, and certificates
of completion of forty (40) contact hours or 4.0 CEUs directly related to the
practice of Nursing Home Administrator within two (2) years preceding the date
of the application as outlined in Rule Chapter 393-13.
(e) If an applicant for reinstatement has
been practicing as a Personal Care Home Administrator or Assisted Living
Community Administrator in another state or jurisdiction, and holds a current
unencumbered license, if that state requires licensure, for a period of at
least two (2) years preceding the date of the reinstatement application, the
applicant must provide a current, official verification of licensure from the
state or jurisdictions licensing authority, and certificates of completion of
thirty (30) contact hours or 3.0 CEUs directly related to the practice of
Long-Term Care Facility Administration within two (2) years preceding the date
of the application as outlined in Rule Chapter 393-13.
(4) The continuing education requirement for
the first renewal of licenses which were reinstated in even numbered years
shall be half the amount of continuing education hours required for biennial
license renewal as outlined in Rule Chapter 393-13, in any combination of the
categories set out in Rule Chapter 393-13.
(5) Reinstated licenses issued in odd
numbered years shall not be required to obtain any continuing education hours
prior to the first renewal cycle.
(6) A surrendered or revoked license, due to
other factors not related to allowing a license to expire, is subject to
reinstatement at the discretion of the Board. The Board may restore or reissue
a license and as a condition thereof may impose any disciplinary
action.
O.C.G.A.
§§
43-1-4, 43-1-24, 43-1-25, 43-27-4, 43-27-5, 43-27-6, 43-27-8, 43-27-9.
