Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) The board shall admit to examination for
licensure as a nursing home administrator any applicant who has paid the
required fees as provided in rule
4751-1-16 of the Administrative
Code and who shall have first submitted credentials satisfactory to the board
that establish that all of the following conditions have been met; namely, that
the applicant;
(1) Is at least twenty-one
years of age;
(2) Is suitable and
fit to be licensed as a nursing home administrator as evidenced by:
(a) Complying with paragraph (B) of rule
3701-17-07 of the Administrative
Code;
(b) Absence of any physical
or mental impairment that would be likely to interfere with the performance of
the duties of a nursing home administrator;
(c) Ability to understand and communicate
general and technical information necessary to the administration and operation
of a nursing home;
(d) Ability to
assume responsibility for the administration of a nursing home as evidenced by
prior activities and prior qualifying administrative experience;
(e) Ability to relate the physical,
psychological, spiritual, emotional, and social needs of the persons served to
the administration of a nursing home, and to create a climate necessary to meet
the needs and rights of the persons served.
(3) Has met the requirements of general
education, as defined in rule
4751-1-02 of the Administrative
Code, and the requirements that are applicable on the date the completed
application is received by the board:
On and after January 1, 1980 has successfully completed a
course of study and has been awarded a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
educational institution, as defined in rule
4751-1-02 of the Administrative
Code;
(4) Has successfully
completed the special academic requirements in the subject areas specific to
nursing home administration, that consist of:
(a) The core of knowledge course as described
in rule 4751-1-05.1 of the
Administrative Code; or,
(b) An
approved baccalaureate degree program in nursing home administration, as
defined in rule
4751-1-02 of the Administrative
Code; or
(c) An approved master's
degree program in nursing home administration, as defined in rule
4751-1-02 of the Administrative
Code.
(5) The applicant
has met the qualifying administrative experience requirements, as defined in
rule 4751-1-02 of the Administrative
Code, that are appropriate to the applicant's educational level, namely:
(a) With a baccalaureate degree, the
requirement is nine months (fifteen hundred hours) of full-time internship in
an approved internship site;
(b)
With a baccalaureate degree containing an approved program in nursing home
administration as defined in rule
4751-1-02 of the Administrative
Code, no further qualifying administrative experience is required;
(c) With a master's or higher degree, the
requirement is six months (one thousand hours) full-time internship experience
in an approved internship site;
(d)
With a master's or higher degree containing an approved program in nursing home
administration as defined in rule
4751-1-02 of the Administrative
Code, no further qualifying administrative experience is required;
(e) For qualifying administrative experience,
the board may reduce the required hours of internship for both baccalaureate
and master's degrees.
(6) Except as provided in rule
3701-13-06 of the Administrative
Code, the board shall not license, register, or certify an applicant if the
applicant has been convicted of a violation of rule
3701-13-05 of the Administrative
Code. The board shall comply with section
9.79 of the Revised
Code.
(7) The board may license any
person meeting qualifications equal to those in rule
4751-1-05 of the Administrative
Code, including the following:
(a) A person
validated as a health services executive by the national association of
long-term care administrator boards.
(b) Before determining if it shall license a
person according to rule
4751-1-05 of the Administrative
Code, the board may require the person to pass the state examination according
to rule 4751-1-07 of the Administrative
Code.
(B)
Applying for admission to examination:
(1) An
applicant for examination for licensure as a nursing home administrator shall
submit an application in writing on forms provided by the board and shall
furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has met the
requirements of section
4751.05 of the Revised Code and
of paragraph (A) of this rule, such evidence to include, but not be limited to:
(a) The application form having complete and
accurate entries of information, signed under penalty of perjury, filed in the
office of the board;
(b) Certified
transcript(s) of college credits and proof of degree(s), unless previously
filed with the board, in accordance with paragraph (A)(4) of this rule, said
transcripts to be sent by the institution directly to the office of the
board;
(c) Certificate or other
specific and adequate documentation of completion of approved course of study
or program of instruction meeting the special academic requirements in the
subject areas specific to health care administration in accordance with
paragraph (A)(5) of this rule;
(d)
Any additional or supplemental documentation required to support data entries
on the application form, and to establish qualifying administrative experience
in accordance with paragraph (A)(6) of this rule;
(e) Statement from the supervisor of the
internship attesting said completion of the required period of the internship
and documentation of time. Direct college applicants shall submit a letter from
the college or university attesting completion.
(2) The application and its supporting
documentation shall be filed with the board at least thirty days before the
regular quarterly board meeting.
(3) The application form shall be signed
under penalty of perjury, and the attestation shall be completed.
(C) When an applicant has been
denied admission to examination or when an applicant has abandoned the
application for examination, the applicant may submit a new application for
admission to examination, provided, however, that the applicant shall be
required to meet the qualifications and conditions for admission and for
licensing which are in force at the time of such new application.
(D) Abandonment of application: An
application submitted subsequent to the abandonment of a former application or
after failure of the examination four times shall be treated as a new application
and the law in force at the time of such new application shall
govern.
(E) All applicants,
including direct college applicants, shall complete the licensure process no
later than three years after the date the applicant met all of the requirements
to take the licensure examination. Applicants may submit a written request for
an extension to the board prior to the expiration of the three-year period for
consideration. The board's decision is final.
(F) Completing the licensure process means
obtaining a license as a nursing home administrator. Candidate files, including
all content, proof of eligibility, etc. will be destroyed three years after the
date that the applicant meets all requirements to take the examination if the
applicant fails to complete the licensure process. All applicants that desire
to complete the licensure process after their candidate file has been destroyed
will be required to start the process over, this includes completing a new
administrator-in-training program and completion of the core of knowledge
course.
(G) Applicants who fail the
examination three times shall complete an additional administrator-in-training
internship, as prescribed by the board, before retesting a fourth and final
time. If an applicant fails the examination(s) a fourth time, the applicant
shall be required to reapply as a new applicant.
(H) The board may designate a reasonable time
and place at which an applicant may be required to present himself or herself
for an inquiry into the applicant's qualifications and suitability for
licensure. The board shall notify an applicant of such a meeting in writing no
fewer than ten days before the meeting.
