(a) To be admitted to take the examination
for licensure, a person shall have met the following educational requirements:
(1) Successful completion of a course of
study at an accredited institution of higher education and receipt of a
baccalaureate degree; provided that the board shall seek the advice of the
University of Hawaii, office of admissions, regarding the accreditation of the
college or university that the person attended, and that the board shall
approve any degree recognized by the University of Hawaii; and
(2) Successful completion of a:
(A) Regular course of study or program in an
accredited institution of higher education, which course of study or program
shall have been approved by the board as being adequate academic preparation
for nursing home administration; or
(B) Specialized course of study in the area
of administration of a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility;
which course of study shall have included the general
subject areas or their equivalent described in section 16-90-23, and which
course of study shall have been approved by the board as being adequate
academic preparation for nursing home administration.
The board may exempt an applicant from completing the
currently approved nursing home administrator's regular or specialized course
mentioned in paragraph (2)(A) and (B) under the following circumstances:
(1) The board determines that the applicant's
baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate formal education has imparted the knowledge
and skills taught in the course; or
(2) An applicant possesses at least three
years of administrative work experience in a health-related area attained
within the five years prior to the date of the application.
(b) A person
shall be deemed to have met the educational requirements of subsection (a)(1)
and (2) if the person has been awarded a master's degree in hospital
administration or a master's degree in public health in the specialized field
of gerontology or in the specialized field of administration of health care
facilities, including a board-approved course with a minimum credit of three
semester hours in the subject area of administration of a skilled nursing
facility or intermediate care facility.
