For purposes of these rules, the following definitions shall
apply:
"Active license" means a license that is
current and has not expired.
"Administrator" means a licensed nursing
home administrator.
"Board" means the board of nursing home
administrators.
"Grace period" means the 30-day period
following expiration of a license when the license is still considered to be
active.
"HSE" means a Health Services Executive as
designated by the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care
Administrators.
"Inactive license" means a license that has
expired because it was not renewed by the end of the grace period.
"Licensee" means any person licensed to
practice as a nursing home administrator in the state of Iowa.
"License expiration date" means December 31
of odd-numbered years.
"Licensure by endorsement" means the
issuance of an Iowa license to practice nursing home administration to an
applicant who is or has been licensed in another state.
"NAB" means National Association of Boards
of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators.
"Preceptor" means a person who is currently
licensed as a nursing home administrator and is approved by the department to
supervise a person in a mentoring or administrator training program.
"Provisional license" means a license issued
to an administrator appointed on a temporary basis to perform the duties of a
nursing home administrator.
"Reactivate" or
"reactivation" means the process as outlined in rule
481-980.15(17A,147,272C) by which an inactive license is restored to active
status.
"Reinstatement" means the process as
outlined in rule 481-506.31 (272C) by which a
licensee who has had a license suspended or revoked or who has voluntarily
surrendered a license may apply to have the license reinstated, with or without
conditions.
