AS 12 AAC 46.010 - Eligibility for a nursing home administrator license
(a) To be eligible
for an initial license as a nursing home administrator, an applicant must
(1) be at least 19 years of age;
(2) have an associate or higher degree in a
health care or business related field from a college or university that is
accredited by a national or regional accrediting association recognized by the
United States Secretary of Education;
(3) meet the experience and training
requirements of (b) of this section;
(4) pass the examination required in
12 AAC 46.030; and
(5) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
department that the licensee is fit to practice as a nursing home
administrator, by showing that the applicant has not engaged in any conduct
listed in AS 08.70.110(c)
or 08.70.155.
(b) To meet the experience and training
requirements for an initial license as a nursing home administrator, an
applicant must
(1) have completed a minimum of
12 months of experience in health care facility management that meets the
requirements of (c) of this section; the 12 months of experience need not be
consecutive;
(2) have completed an
administrator-in-training (AIT) program that meets the requirements in
12 AAC 46.041 or an AIT program
approved by another licensing jurisdiction; or
(3) hold a valid and active Health Care
Services Executive credential issued by the National Association of Long Term
Care Administrator Boards (NAB).
(c) The department will only credit
experience under (b)(1) of this section for a month, if
(1) the applicant earned at least 40 hours of
experience during that month;
(2)
the experience was earned under the supervision of a health care facility
administrator who can verify the applicant's experience; and
(3) the applicant's experience was in
institutional management in a health care facility, including general
administration techniques, fiscal management, personnel management, client care
issues, physical facility management, federal and state regulations, and public
relations.
Notes
Authority: AS 08.70.050
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(a) To be eligible for an initial license as a nursing home administrator, an applicant must
(1) be at least 19 years of age;
(2) have a baccalaureate or higher degree in a health-care or business related field from a college or university that is accredited by a national or regional accrediting association recognized by the United States Secretary of Education;
(3) meet the experience and training requirements of (b) of this section;
(4) pass the examination required in 12 AAC 46.030; and
(5) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the licensee is fit to practice as a nursing home administrator, by showing that the applicant has not engaged in any conduct listed in AS 08.70.110(c) or 08.70.155.
(b) To meet the experience and training requirements for an initial license as a nursing home administrator, an applicant must have completed either
(1) a minimum of 12 months of experience in health care facility management that meets the requirements of (c) of this section; the 12 months of experience need not be consecutive; or
(2) an administrator-in-training (AIT) program that meets the requirements in 12 AAC 46.041 or an AIT program approved by another licensing jurisdiction.
(c) The department will only credit experience under (b)(1) of this section for a month, if
(1) the applicant earned at least 40 hours of experience during that month;
(2) the experience was earned under the supervision of a health care facility administrator who can verify the applicant's experience; and
(3) the applicant's experience was in institutional management in a health care facility , including general administration techniques, fiscal management, personnel management, client care issues, physical facility management, federal and state regulations, and public relations.
Notes
Authority:AS 08.70.050