Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
For the purposes of this rule, an individual licensee who holds
a license to practice nursing home administration in this state, or who is
licensed as a health services executive (HSE), is subject to the supervision of
the board.
(A) The license or
certificate of registration, or both, of any individual who practices or offers to
practice nursing home administration or who is an HSE may be revoked or
suspended by the board and/or the board may impose a civil penalty, fine, or
other sanction imposed as authorized by the board under any one or more of the
following situations:
(1) The individual is
unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habits, or other
causes.
(2) The individual violated
any of the provisions of Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code or this chapter; or
acted in a manner that was inconsistent with the health and safety of the
persons being served in the nursing home or in the practice setting in which
the individual is the administrator.
(3) The individual has demonstrated by his or
her actions, incompetence, untrustworthiness, dishonest practices or
irresponsibility in the practice of nursing home or health services executive
administration.
(4) The individual
is guilty of fraud or deceit in the practice of nursing home administration or
health services executive administration or in the individual's admission to
such practice.
(5) The individual
was convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction, either within or without
this state, of a felony or failed to inform the board, in writing, within ten
days of a conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, either within or
without this state, of a felony.
(6) The individual was convicted of a
misdemeanor in a court of competent jurisdiction, either within or without this
state, within the course and scope of the practice of nursing home
administration or health services executive administration or has failed to
inform the board, in writing, within ten days of a conviction of a misdemeanor
in a court of competent jurisdiction, either within or without this state,
within the course of and scope of the practice of nursing home administration
or health services executive administration.
(7) The individual had any license or
certification of registration denied, revoked, or suspended, or voluntarily
surrendered any license or certificate of registration for any reason other
than a failure to renew, in Ohio or another state or jurisdiction.
(8) The individual failed to appear before
the board or its designee after being notified in writing by the board, unless
a reasonable extension has been requested in writing and granted by the board
or its designee.
(9) The individual
failed to inform the board, in writing, within ten days after a change in
business or personal address.
(10)
The individual failed to renew the
biennial certificate of registration in a timely
manner as defined in rules
4751-1-10.1 and
4751-1-10.2 of the
Administrative Code.
(11) The
individual failed to keep NAB or Ohio examination material confidential or was
found to have been dishonest in the taking of any of the
examinations.
(B) Any
one or more of the following is prima facie evidence that an individual is
unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habits, or other causes to serve
as a nursing home administrator or health services executive:
(1) The individual fails to make good faith
attempts, via methods of administrative management, to assure that the nursing
home or practice setting in which the individual is the administrator conforms
with the provisions of pertinent statutes, codes, rules and regulations of the
licensing or supervising authority or agency, federal, state or local, having
jurisdiction over the operation and licensing of nursing homes or such practice
setting;
(2) The individual
habitually or excessively uses controlled substances, or other habit-forming
drugs, alcohol, or other chemical substances to an extent that impairs the
individual's ability to comply with Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code or this
chapter.
(3) The individual fails
to conform with the requirement imposed by paragraph (A) of rule
3701-17-08 of the Administrative
Code.
(4) The individual fails to
be responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and managing the operation
of a nursing home or practice setting in such manner to insure the safety,
health and well-being of the persons being served in any facility under the
administrator's supervision.
(5)
The individual has a physical inability to serve as a nursing home
administrator or health services executive as evidenced by the statement of two
licensed physicians.
(6) The
individual has a mental incompetency as declared by a decree of any
court.
(7) The individual willfully
permitted the unauthorized disclosure of information relating to a person being
served in a nursing home or practice setting under the individual's
administration.
(8) The individual
was issued a lawful revocation or suspension by the duly constituted
authorities of another state of any nursing home administrator's license or
health services executive license which may have been issued said individual by
another state.
(9) The individual
fails to cooperate in any investigation concerning allegations to the
administrator's or another licensee's or registrant's license or
registration.
(10) The individual
fails to adhere to any conditions set forth in a board-approved adjudication
order or consent agreement.
(C) Licensed nursing home administrators and
health services executives governed by Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code, and
by this chapter, shall be disciplined in accordance with Chapters 4751. and
119. of the Revised Code.