Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1020 - Nursing Home Administrators
Chapter 1020-01 - General Rules Governing Nursing Home Administrators
Section 1020-01-.08 - PROCEDURES FOR LICENSURE

(1) An applicant shall obtain an examination or an A.l.T. program application from the Board Administrative Office or from the Board's lnternet website (tennessee.gov), and respond truthfully and completely to every question. The applicant is responsible for obtaining and submitting the required documentation, or causing it to be submitted, to the Board Administrative Office.

(2) An applicant must submit the application along with the non-refundable application, jurisprudence examination and state regulatory fees as provided in rule 1020-01-.02.

(3) Unless the applicant is applying for licensure as provided in paragraphs (2), (5) or (6) of Rule 1020-01-.07, an applicant must submit proof of graduation from high school or its equivalent.

(4) An applicant shall submit with his application a "passport" style photograph taken within the preceding twelve (12) months and attach it to the appropriate page of the application. Photocopies are not accepted.

(5) An applicant must submit two (2) original reference letters attesting to the applicant's good moral character on the signator's professional letterhead. Photocopies are not accepted.

(6) An applicant shall submit proof of United States citizenship or evidence of being legally entitled to live in the United States. Such evidence may include a notarized copy of a birth certificate, or naturalization papers, or current visa status.

(7) If the applicant is applying for licensure as provided in paragraphs (2), (5) or (6) of Rule 1020-01-.07, the applicant shall cause a transcript to be sent directly to the Board Administrative Office from the educational institution that awarded the degree. Transcripts that state "issued to student" will not be accepted.

(8) If the applicant is applying for licensure as provided in paragraphs (3), (4), or (6) of Rule 1020-01-.07, a resume must be submitted with the application. The resume must state the dates of employment, the name of the facility, the job title, and the job duties.

(9) If the applicant is applying for licensure by reciprocity, as provided in paragraph (7) of Rule 1020-01-.07, he/she must submit directly to the Board Administrative Office from each state licensing board from which licensure has ever been issued documentation which indicates the applicant either holds a current active license and whether it is in good standing, or held a license which is currently inactive and whether it was in good standing at the time it became inactive. An active license as a nursing home administrator in another state is required for licensure by reciprocity.

(10) An applicant shall disclose the circumstances surrounding any of the following:

(11) An applicant shall cause to be submitted to the Board's administrative office directly from the vendor identified in the Board's licensure application materials, the result of a criminal background check.