Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64B10-16.001 - General Information; Monitors
(1)
An Administrator-in-Training program is a supervised training program during
which the Administrator-in-Training (AIT) works under the supervision of a
Board approved Preceptor.
(2) An
applicant for the AIT program must meet those qualifications established by
Section 468.1695, F.S., and Rule
64B10-11.002, F.A.C., at the
time of application, including completion of an Administrator-In-Training
Application, form DH-MQA-NHA003 (07/2021), hereby adopted and incorporated by
reference, and pay the application fee specified in Rule
64B10-12.0001, F.A.C. The form
can be obtained from the web at
http://floridasnursinghomeadmin.gov/applications/application-admin-in-training.pdf
or at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13931.
The applicant is required to indicate whether the applicant is applying for the
1, 000-hour program or the 2, 000-hour program as referenced in Rule
64B10-11.002, F.A.C.
(3) AIT training must be under the full-time
supervision of the Preceptor. A Preceptor shall supervise no more than two (2)
AITs or two (2) interns or a combination thereof at any given time.
(4) The AIT shall serve his/her training in a
normal work-week, containing a minimum of 30 hours and a maximum of 50 hours,
with not less than six hours to be served daily between the hours of 7:00 a.m.
and 10:00 p.m., except that a minimum of 40 hours and a maximum of 80 hours are
to be served between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(5) The AIT program shall begin on the first
day of the month following Board approval.
(6) The AIT and the Preceptor shall sign an
agreement acknowledging to each other and the Board that the training shall be
in accordance with these rules. The agreement shall contain any other
agreements between the AIT and the Preceptor concerning the training.
(7) The AIT shall be allowed two weeks leave
for military training, two weeks leave for vacation, and reasonable sick
leave.
(8) The Monitor shall for
good cause approve one temporary discontinuance of the training for up to 1
year, but the AIT shall only retain credit for those quarters completed and for
which reports have been submitted and approved by the Monitor. The Monitor may
disapprove a request for temporary discontinuance if the Preceptor does not
agree to the discontinuance.
(9)
The Board will approve an interruption of an AIT program for the compulsory
active duty service of the AIT in the armed forces of the United States. The
AIT may resume his or her training at any time within one year of discharge
from active duty.
(10) Both the AIT
and the Preceptor must report any discontinuance of training to the Board. AITs
must report discontinuance within 10 business days; Preceptors must report
discontinuances no later than the next reporting date. Failure of the AIT to
report discontinuance of training will result in the AIT losing credit for the
current reporting period.
(11) A
rotation through the various departments and duties in the nursing home is
essential to the proper completion of the training. An AIT shall not, during
the normal working hours of his program, fill a specific, specialized position
in the nursing home.
(12) One
member of the Board shall function as a Monitor of each AIT program. More than
one Board Member may function as a Monitor, but only one Monitor shall be
assigned to each AIT. Each Board Member who functions as a Monitor shall be a
licensed nursing home administrator. The Monitor shall evaluate the progress of
the AIT in the AIT program in the following manner:
(a) The Monitor shall review the required
reports and other information required by Rule
64B10-16.005, F.A.C.;
(b) The Monitor shall determine whether the
report and information submitted meet the requirements of Rule
64B10-16.005, F.A.C., for each
reporting period;
(c) Should the
Monitor determine the requirements of Rule
64B10-16.005, F.A.C., have not
been met, the Monitor shall take one or more of the following actions:
1. Refuse to accept the report,
2. Refuse to award the AIT credit toward the
AIT program for hours completed within the reporting period,
3. Require the AIT and Preceptor to revise
and resubmit the report,
4. Require
the AIT and/or Preceptor to submit additional documentation demonstrating hours
completed in each domain area for that reporting period; and/or
5. Require the AIT to complete additional
hours in specified domain areas.
(d) The Monitor shall maintain communication
with the AIT and Preceptor.
(e) The
Monitor shall notify the Board whether the AIT has satisfactorily completed the
AIT program.
1. The Board shall not certify
an AIT for examination unless the Monitor notifies the Board that the AIT has
satisfactorily completed the AIT program.
2. If the required reports or the AIT's
progress in the program is inadequate, upon notification by the Monitor, the
Board shall require the AIT to do further work toward meeting objectives or
attaining the core of knowledge, or to work with a different Preceptor. The
Board shall specify the additional time period granted to the AIT in which to
satisfactorily complete the AIT program.
3. If the Monitor notifies the Board that the
AIT has failed to satisfactorily complete the AIT program within the time
frames established by subsection (13), the Board may either authorize an
additional time period in which to satisfactorily complete the AIT program or
may terminate the AIT program and refuse to certify the AIT for
examination.
(13) All AIT programs must be completed
within fifteen (15) months of beginning, excepting periods of interruption and
discontinuance authorized by subsections (7)-(9), or additional time authorized
by the Board pursuant to subparagraph (12)(e)2.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 456.013, 468.1685(1), 468.1695(2) FS. Law Implemented 456.013, 456.0635, 468.1695(2), (4) FS.
New 9-24-81, Formerly 21Z-16.01, Amended 12-18-88, 1-22-90, 11-11-92, 12-18-88, 1-22-90, 11-11-92, Formerly 21Z-16.001, Amended 8-29-93, Formerly 61G12-16.001, Amended 6-2-96, Formerly 59T-16.001, Amended 10-12-97, 6-5-07, 11-9-08, 1-7-10, 2-11-14, 1-9-17, 7-1-20, 10-25-20, 2-8-21, 12-21-21.
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