Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-33-201 - Requirements for Initial License by Examination

To be eligible to receive an initial license by examination as a nursing care institution administrator, an individual shall:

1. Education and training.

a. Hold a minimum of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and successfully complete an AIT program;

b. Hold a minimum of a master's degree in either a health-related field or business administration from an accredited college or university; or

c. Hold a minimum of an associate of arts degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and:

i. Be currently licensed as a registered nurse under A.R.S. § 32-1632,

ii. Have worked as a registered nurse for five of the last seven years, and

iii. Successfully complete an AIT program.

2. Examination.

a. Obtain the scaled passing scores on both the NAB core of knowledge and line of service examinations or qualify with NAB as a Health Services Executive, and

b. Obtain a score of at least 80 percent on the Arizona examination; and

3. Fingerprint clearance card. Have a valid fingerprint clearance card issued under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 12, Article 3.1; and

4. 3. Application. Submit all applicable information required under R4-33-204.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-33-201

Adopted effective October 12, 1976 (Supp. 76-5). Former Section R4-33-15 renumbered and amended as Section R4-33-115 (Supp. 82-1). Section R4-33-202 renumbered from R4-33-115 by emergency action effective June 19, 1991, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 91-2). Amended effective August 6, 1991 (Supp. 91-3). Emergency expired. New Section R4-33-201 renumbered from R4-33-115 by emergency action effective November 29, 1991, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 91-4). New Section R4-33-201 renumbered from R4-33-115 by emergency action effective February 28, 1992, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 92-1). New Section R4-33-201 renumbered from R4-33-115 by emergency action effective May 28, 1992, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 92-2). Emergency expired. New Section R4-33-201 renumbered from R4-33-115 by emergency action effective September 10, 1992, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 92-3). Section R4-33-201 renumbered from R4-33-115 effective November 25, 1992 (Supp. 92-4). Text corrected to include amendments adopted effective August 6, 1991, which were inadvertently omitted (Supp. 95-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 423, effective January 15, 1999 (Supp. 99-1). Former R4-33-201 renumbered to R4-33-204; new R4-33-201 renumbered from R4-33-204 and amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4075, effective December 4, 2006 (Supp. 06-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 516, effective April 5, 2008 (Supp. 08-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 2734, effective 11/10/2018. Amended by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 642, effective 2/13/2023.