Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Upon request, a temporary license may be
issued by the board for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days to an
individual temporarily filling the position of a nursing home administrator
vacated by reason of death, illness, or such other cause as the board may deem
sufficient to justify the issuance of such temporary license.
(B) An individual applying to the board for
temporary licensure shall be required to furnish satisfactory evidence; namely,
that the individual:
(1) Has a bachelor's
degree from an accredited educational institution as defined in rule
4751-1-02
of the Administrative Code;
(2) Is
at least twenty-one years of age;
(3) Is suitable and fit
to be licensed as a temporary 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 temporary nursing home
administrator;
(c) Ability to
understand and communicate general and technical information that is necessary
to the temporary administration and operation of a nursing home;
(d) Ability to assume responsibilities for
the temporary administration of a nursing home as evidenced by prior activities
and prior service that are satisfactory to the board; and,
(e) Ability to relate the physical,
psychological, spiritual, emotional and social needs of the persons being
served in a nursing home to the temporary administration of the nursing home,
and to create a climate that is necessary to meet the needs of the persons
being served in the nursing home.
(f) Completion of a background check (BCI and
FBI) with the results sent directly to the board's office.
(g) Completion of the "Report of Conviction
Form" (March
2020), if applicable, available from the board office or at
www.beltss.ohio.gov.
(4) 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.
(5)
The board, in accordance with section
9.79
of the Revised Code, has determined that the results of the background check do
not make the applicant ineligible for the license.
(C) An applicant for temporary licensure
shall submit with the application a check or money order for the fee or pay the
fee electronically as provided for in rule
4751-1-16 of the
Administrative Code.
(D) No portion
of the one-hundred-eighty-day period that is allowed for a temporary license
shall fulfill any part of any internship requirement that is a condition
precedent to admission to examination for licensure as a nursing home
administrator.
(E) A temporary
license may be revoked for any violation that is contained in section
4751.32 of
the Revised Code or this chapter.
(F) The board may delegate its authority to
review the applications for temporary licensure to its executive secretary in
order that temporary licenses may be issued in emergency and hardship
cases.
