Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section XLIX-103 - General Definitions

A. Whenever used in these rules and regulations, unless expressly otherwise stated, or unless the context or subject matter requires a different meaning, the following terms shall have the respective meanings hereinafter set forth or indicated.

Act of Administration- encompasses the decision-making process in the planning, organizing, directing and/or controlling the operation of a nursing home whether or not there is an ownership interest in the home. The administrator:

a. is responsible for the procurement and direction of competent personnel;

b. organizes the day-to-day functions of the nursing home through appropriate delegation of duties;

c. establishes formal means of accountability on the part of subordinates to whom he has assigned duties; and

d. has sufficient freedom from other responsibilities to permit adequate attention to the management and administration of the nursing home.

i.Full-Time Administrator- an administrator who is licensed, and currently registered and engaged in the act of administration and the activity must be the major function of the person performing the act. In the performance of the act, the administrator shall spend an adequate and reasonable amount of time on the premises and a major portion of that time shall be during the normal work week of the key personnel of the home. No full-time administrator shall function as such for more than two nursing homes, which shall be in close proximity and the response time shall be no greater than one hour from facility to facility and from residence to facility.

ii.Administrator-in-Training- here and after known as AIT, one who has met the provisions of §503 and 507; and is under the general supervision of a full-time nursing home administrator, duly licensed in the state of Louisiana, for a period of at least six consecutive months and who is preparing for licensing.

iii.Consultant Administrator- an administrator who is licensed and currently registered and who functions in an advisory capacity to an administrator or associate administrator; has no delegated authority; and functions on an intermittent basis. There shall be no limit on the number of homes with which a consultant administrator may work.

iv.Provider Representative- a person charged with general administration of a nursing home on a temporary basis when a home is without a licensed administrator, as approved by the Bureau of Health Services Financing.

Board- the Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators of the state of Louisiana.

National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards-the nationally leading authority on licensing, credentialing, and regulating administrators of organizations along the continuum of long term care here and after known as NAB.

Nursing Home- a place authorized as such by the appropriate licensing authority of this state.

Nursing Home Administrator- any individual who is or may be charged with the general administration of a nursing home and who has been licensed and registered by the board in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 37:2501.

Person- an individual, and does not include the terms firm, corporation, association, partnership, institution, public body, joint stock association or any other group of individuals.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:501 and R.S. 37:2504.C.