Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators
Chapter 9 - Continuing Education
Section XLIX-905 - Registration of Institutions as Providers of Continuing Education Courses

A. The board approves providers of training courses which may be credited as continuing education. An educational institution, association, professional society, organization, or individual who wishes to provide approved continuing education for nursing home administrators applies to the board on forms provided by the board. The application is reviewed and applicants who are established, reputable providers of continuing education are approved. Approval is not required of colleges for regular college courses.

B. Period of approval is July 1 of a given year to June 30 of the following year. Providers must re-apply each year.

C. A fee, as provided for in Chapter 12 of this Part, shall be paid annually by providers who impose charges to course participants. Government agencies are exempt from the fee.

D. National Continuing Education Review Services (NCERS) approved programs are exempt from the requirement that providers be approved by the board. The approval of programs by NCERS, operated by the National Associations of Boards of Examiners For Long Term Care Administrators, Inc., meets board requirements.

E. Non-approved provider training cannot be used to meet the continuing education requirement. Licensees who want to take such courses should encourage the provider to seek approval.

F. Programs offered by non-approved provider organizations that do not seek provider approval may be approved on an individual basis. Individual licensees may seek this approval by applying to the board. When the organization or individual licensee applies there is a fee as provided for in Chapter 12 of this Part.