Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators
Chapter 7 - Administrator-in-Training (AIT)
Section XLIX-713 - Waivers
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XLIX-713
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. All waiver requests shall be submitted with applicant's notarized application.
B. Provisions for the six-month AIT, or portions thereof, may be waived on the basis of:
1. education. Full waiver may be granted if
applicant has a Bachelor or Masters degree in health care administration or a
Bachelor or Masters degree with a concentration in eldercare studies which
includes a clinical internship;
a. the
internship shall be consistent with all board regulations and applicable
required hours and in areas of concentration. The internship requirements shall
be completed within a 24 months period after acquiring 48 credit
hours;
b. the applicant shall
successfully pass the national exam, state exam, and the exit
interview;
2.
Experience. Waiver may be granted for any portion of the AIT for experience in
the healthcare field that meets or exceeds AIT requirements in their specialty
and such areas as approved by the board. Request for waivers are to be
submitted with the application and properly documented on forms supplied as
follows.
a. Qualifications. Waivers are
conducted only after the AIT has passed both the state and NAB tests.
Applicants with a degree in health care administration that includes an
internship may qualify for an AIT waiver. Additionally, an assistant
administrator or a director of nurses may apply for a full or partial waiver,
provided such applicant has been employed, full time for three years within the
last five years in a Louisiana Medicare/Medicaid -approved nursing home. Also,
a previously licensed Louisiana administrator may request a full or partial AIT
waiver provided their license has not lapsed for more than a three year
period.
b. Examination. All
applicants for a full waiver undergo an exit interview conducted by a board
member or an authorized representative. Applicants for partial waiver may be
required to undergo an exit interview in those areas for which waiver is
requested.
c. Non-Participating
Facility Experience. No full waiver will be granted for experience acquired in
a facility that is not approved for and does not participate in Medicare and/or
Medicaid. All applicants applying for waiver based on experience in a
non-participating facility must undergo an exit interview.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2504.
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