Wisconsin Administrative Code
Nursing Home Administrator Examining Board
Chapter NHA 3 - Educational Programs Meeting Licensing And Continuing Educational Requirements
Section NHA 3.03 - Approval of continuing education programs

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NHA 3.03

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) An application for a continuing education program shall be submitted to NAB for approval. Any continuing education program approved by NAB shall be accepted by the board if all of the following are satisfied:

(a) The program relates to one or more of the following general subject areas:
1. General administration of a nursing home.

2. Long-term patient care.

3. Organization of health-care systems.

(b) The program is available to all nursing home administrators regardless of membership in any organization.

(c) The provider of the continuing education program agrees to monitor the attendance, furnish to each participant evidence of having completed the program, and maintain records verifying attendance for 5 years.

Note: To obtain an application for approval of a continuing education program, contact NAB at http://www.nabweb.org.

(2) Except as provided in sub. (5), a separate application shall be submitted for each continuing education program.

(3) In-service programs sponsored by nursing homes are not eligible for approval unless the programs are available to all nursing home administrators.

(4) Any continuing education program submitted to NAB in a timely manner according to NAB procedures which is not approved may be submitted to the board for consideration. The request must be submitted at least 20 days prior to the date the program will be offered, and shall include all of the following:

(a) A copy of the notification from NAB indicating the reason or reasons the program was not approved.

(b) An outline of the program.

(c) A general description of the program's subject matter.

(d) The time and location the program is to be held.

(e) The name and title of the instructor of the program.

Note: Requests should be mailed to the Nursing Home Administrator Examining Board, P. O. Box 8366, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8366.

(5) A course offered by an accredited college or university shall be accepted by the board, without NAB approval and without receipt of an application for approval from the accredited college or university, if the course is relevant to the practice of nursing home administration and covers at least one of the following subject areas:

(a) Behavioral science, including psychology, sociology, and social work.

(b) Business, including economics, marketing, accounting, finance, labor relations, human resources, and management of information systems.

(c) Management.

(d) Communications.

(e) Mathematics.

(f) Pharmacology.

(g) Toxicology.

(h) Biology.

(i) Environmental and public health.

(j) Medical ethics.

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