1. An applicant who
holds a license as a nursing facility administrator or its equivalent from
another jurisdiction and wishes to obtain a license as a nursing facility
administrator in this State without taking the examination required by
NRS
654.150 must submit an application to the
Board with the applicable fees as required by NAC 654.105 and evidence
satisfactory to the Board that:
(a) The
applicant:
(1) Has obtained a baccalaureate or
master's degree in the administration of nursing facilities or a related field
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) Has obtained 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 1,000 hours in a program for training administrators
approved by the Board or the National Association of Long Term Care
Administrator Boards; or
(3) Has
obtained a certificate issued by the American College of Health Care
Administrators for the completion of the program for the certification of
nursing home administrators.
(b) The applicant is licensed as a nursing
facility administrator in a state that requires a person to pass the
examination administered by the National Association of Long Term Care
Administrator Boards to obtain such a license.
(c) The applicant's score on the examination
administered by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards
is valid. For purposes of this paragraph, a score is valid if the applicant's
license as a nursing facility administrator in another state has not lapsed or
been suspended, revoked or otherwise restricted since the date that the score
was issued by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator
Boards.
(d) The applicant's license
in that state is in good standing and has been in good standing for the 2 years
immediately preceding the date that he or she submits his or her application to
the Board.
(e) The applicant was
licensed as a full-time administrator of record of a nursing facility for 2
years of the 5-year period immediately preceding the date on which he or she
submits his or her application to the Board.
(f) Any license as a nursing facility
administrator granted to the applicant by the licensing authority of another
jurisdiction has not been suspended, revoked or otherwise restricted for any
reason other than nonrenewal of the license or failure to obtain the required
continuing education credits in a jurisdiction in which the applicant is
licensed but is not currently engaged in the practice of nursing facility
administration, evidence of which must be provided to the Board directly by the
licensing authority of that jurisdiction.
(g) The applicant 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.
(h) The
applicant has complied with all other requirements for licensure as a nursing
facility administrator set forth in this chapter and chapter 654 of
NRS.
2. The Board will
review the evidence presented pursuant to this section to determine whether the
applicant is eligible for licensure pursuant to this chapter and chapter 654 of
NRS.
3. The Board may, upon good
cause shown, waive any of the requirements of subsection 1 other than a
requirement set forth in chapter 654 of NRS.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
Exam'rs for Admin'rs of Facilities for Long-Term Care by R200-99, eff.
3-8-2000; A by 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
