Current through August, 2024
(a) Every
[candidate for licensure as a nursing home administrator] applicant
seeking to meet the requirements of section 16-90-7.10(2) shall
register with the board on a prescribed form no later than two weeks prior to
beginning the nursing home administrator-in-training internship [for the
purpose of obtaining practical training and experience as required by this
chapter].
(b) No application for
registration as a nursing home administrator-in-training shall be approved
unless the applicant;
(1) Is at least
twenty-one years of age;
(2) Has
completed high school and has successfully completed a course of study for and
has been awarded a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of
higher education;
(3) Has [met all
the pre-examination requirements set forth in sections 16-90-7.5 and
16-90-7.10, except the requirement for one year of practical experience set
forth in section 16-90-10 and all the qualifications set forth in section
16-90-7.15 for examination for licensure as a nursing home
administrator.
(c) An
application for registration as a nursing home administrator-in-training shall
not be approved unless the applicant submits evidence satisfactory to the board
that:
(1) The training shall include both
practical experience and pertinent academic study;
(2) The training shall be for at
least 2,080 hours and include responsibilities for planning,
organizing, directing, and controlling the operation of the nursing
home;
(3) The training shall be
under the [full-time] supervision of a licensed nursing home administrator and
shall be of a grade and character satisfactory to the board; the nursing home
administrator trainer shall submit a course outline with specific behavioral
objectives;
(4) The training [is
to] shall be obtained in a duly licensed nursing home
having authorized bed capacity of not less than fifty beds. However, the board
may make an exception for a nursing home with bed capacity of less than fifty,
provided the board is satisfied that the nursing home has adequate facilities
and personnel to afford proper training;
(5) The trainee shall be [a full-time]
an employee and serve at least fifty per cent of the
training hours between the hours of seven a.m. and ten p.m.
(d) The nursing home administrator
trainer shall submit quarterly performance evaluation reports to the board for
the applicant's personal central file.
