2.1 Applications shall be made in writing on forms provided by the Board.
2.2 To obtain licensure, applicants must meet the educational and experience requirements including completion of a program that the NAB has approved, such as the Institute for Continuing Education & Research 120 hour program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, long term care education, St. Joseph's College of Maine Nursing Home and Assisted Living Administration or York College of Pennsylvania 120 hour program.
Applicants who have completed a baccalaureate or graduate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in long term care administration or the equivalent thereof are not required to complete the NAB program set forth in subsection 2.2.
2.3 Applicants must pass the NAB examination, which shall include NAB's CORE and NAB's NHA examinations.
2.4 Applicants must obtain Board approval before they may take the NAB examination. To obtain Board approval, applicants must:
2.4.1 Submit satisfactory evidence of having met one of the educational requirements under Section 5209(a)(1) of Title 24 of the Delaware Code; and
2.4.2 Submit a plan to complete the AIT program that corresponds with their education in accordance with Section
3.0; and
2.4.3 Identify the applicant's preferred preceptors.
2.5 If the Board is satisfied that the applicant has completed the requisite education and approves the applicant's AIT plan and preferred preceptors, the applicant shall be approved to begin their AIT program under the direct supervision of the approved preceptors.
2.5.1 Approved applicants shall begin their AIT program immediately.
2.5.2 Applicants not approved by the Board may be given the opportunity to rectify deficiencies in their applications before denial of their application is proposed.
2.6 Applicants approved to take the examination will be granted licensure once the Board receives confirmation that the applicant has achieved a passing score of 75% or more on the NAB examination.
Applicants shall have no longer than 2 years from the date of Board approval to pass the exam. Applicants shall be limited to 4 attempts within that 2-year period. Applicants who do not pass the exam in 4 attempts are no longer eligible to take the exam.
