Current through September 16, 2024
1. In addition to
the requirements set forth in
NRS
654.150 and
654.180, an applicant for a
license as a nursing facility administrator must submit evidence satisfactory
to the Board that the applicant:
(a) Is 21
years of age or older;
(b) Is a
citizen of the United States or lawfully entitled to remain and work in the
United States;
(c) Has one of the
following:
(1) A baccalaureate or master's
degree in the administration of nursing facilities or the field of health care
from a college or university recognized by the United States Department of
Education and has successfully completed at least 1,000 hours:
(I) In a program for training administrators
approved by the Board or the National Association of Long Term Care
Administrator Boards; or
(II) In an
internship or residency program in a facility providing long-term nursing
care;
(2) A
baccalaureate or master's degree in any field from a college or university
recognized by the United States Department of Education and has successfully
completed at least 1,200 hours in a program for training administrators
approved by the Board or the National Association of Long Term Care
Administrator Boards; or
(3) A
certificate issued by the American College of Health Care Administrators for
the completion of the program for the certification of nursing home
administrators;
(d) Has
completed 8 hours of training concerning the statutes and regulations relating
to long-term care and any other standards of care which apply to nursing
facility administrators that is approved by the Board; and
(e) Is not the subject of any disciplinary
proceeding.
2. A program
for training administrators described in subsection 1 must be completed in a
nursing facility that has 40 or more beds and must require a person in the
program to complete:
(a) All the activities
and forms provided in The NAB Five-Step Program Administrator-in-Training
Internship Manual for Nursing Home Administrators published by the National
Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards;
(b) At least 1,000 hours of training in a
period of not less than 20 weeks and include training in the following areas:
(1) Administration of nursing
facilities;
(2) Personnel
management of nursing facilities;
(3) Nursing;
(4) Rehabilitation of patients in nursing
facilities;
(5) Management of
medical records in nursing facilities;
(6) Activities for patients of nursing
facilities;
(7) Social services for
patients of nursing facilities;
(8)
Admission of patients of nursing facilities;
(9) Management of a business
office;
(10) Dietary needs of
patients of nursing facilities;
(11) Housekeeping and laundry services
provided in nursing facilities; and
(12) Maintenance and environmental management
of nursing facilities; and
(c) If the applicant is required to complete
1,200 hours of training pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of
subsection 1, 200 hours of training as follows:
(1) Sixty-five hours of training on resident
care;
(2) Forty-five hours of
training on personnel management;
(3) Twenty-five hours of training on
financial management;
(4)
Twenty-five hours of training on maintenance, housekeeping and laundry;
and
(5) Forty hours of training on
administration.
3. In addition to the requirements set forth
in subsection 2, a program for training administrators described in subsection
1 must require a preceptor to supervise each person receiving the training set
forth in subsection 2. The preceptor must:
(a)
Be a licensed nursing facility administrator in good standing with the
Board;
(b) Have practiced as a
nursing facility administrator for at least 2 of the preceding 5
years;
(c) Have completed a
preceptor training program approved by the Board;
(d) Determine the order in which the training
will be provided to each person he or she supervises; and
(e) Record the dates and times that each
person he or she supervises completes the training required in each area set
forth in subsection 2.
4. Evidence of the successful completion of a
program for training administrators submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must be
a certificate of completion that is:
(a) On a
form provided by the Board; and
(b)
Signed by the preceptor who supervised the applicant.
5. A program for training administrators
completed in another state must be equivalent to those programs approved in
this State.
6. Before an applicant
for a license as a nursing facility administrator may begin a program for
training administrators described in subsection 1, the applicant must obtain
approval from the Board to do so.
7. A person or entity must obtain approval of
the Board to provide a program for training administrators described in
subsection 1. The person or entity seeking approval must submit to the Board a
description of the training program and any additional information required by
the Board.
Bd. of Exam'rs for
Nursing Fac. Admin., License Rule No. 7, eff. 12-28-69; A 8-16-75-NAC A 2-1-85;
3-27-92; A by Bd. of Exam'rs for Admin'rs of Facilities for Long-Term Care,
11-29-95; R187-97, 3-12-98; R200-99, 3-8-2000; R209-05, 5-4-2006; A by Bd. of
Exam'rs for Long-Term Care Admin'rs by R129-09, 10-15-2010; R174-12, 2-20-2013;
A by
R030-16A,
eff. 9/9/2016; A by
R139-17AP,
eff. 5/16/2018
NRS
654.110, as amended by section 7 of Assembly
Bill No. 165, chapter 130, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 597, and
NRS
654.150
