(A)
The board, in
its discretion, and otherwise subject to the provisions of Chapter 4751. of the
Revised Code and this chapter, may license a nursing home administrator if the
administrator has a valid license issued by the proper authorities of any other
state or political subdivision of the United States, upon payment of the
required fee as provided in rule
4751-1-16 of the Administrative
Code, provided:
Notwithstanding the
requirements for a license under Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code, the board
shall issue a nursing home administrator license or a health services executive
license to an applicant if all the following applies:
(1) Such other state or subdivision
of the United States maintained a system and standard of qualifications and
examinations for a nursing home administrator license, which were substantially
equivalent to those required in the state of Ohio;
(2) Applicant has at least nine to
twelve months' experience as a nursing facility administrator, through an
internship or actual experience;
(1)
The applicant has
either of the following:
(a)
A license in another state.
(b)
Satisfactory work
experience of nine to twelve months as a licensed nursing home administrator
and/or an administrator-in-training, a government certification, or a private
certification as described in Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code as a nursing
home administrator or a health services executive in a state that does not
issue that license.
(3)(2)
The
Applicant
applicant
is familiar with Ohio's laws and rules
relative to the licensure of the facility and to the licensure of the
administrator and has successfully passed the
board's examination on Ohio laws
and rules each time that re-licensure is required;
(4) Applicant holds a valid license
which has not been revoked in any state within three years of the time of
application for licensure;
(5) Applicant's license has not been
suspended in any state within one year of the time of application for
licensure.
(B)(3) The
applicant
must complete
completed a background check (BCI and FBI) with the
results sent directly to the
board office.
(C)(4) The
applicant
must compete
completed a "Report of Conviction Form" (March 2020),
if applicable, available from the
board office or at
www.beltss.ohio.gov.
(D)(5)
Except as provided in rule
3701-13-06 of the Administrative
Code,
the board shall not license, register, or
certify a applicant if the
applicant
results of the
applicant's background check
has been
convicted of a violation of
do not include
any disqualifying offense listed in rule
3701-13-05 of the Administrative
Code.
(E)(6) The
board, in
accordance with section
9.79 of the Revised Code, has
determined that the results of the
applicant's
background check do not make the individual ineligible for the
license.
(F)(B) If the
applicant
meets all of the requirements in paragraphs (A)
(1) to
(E)
(A)(6) of this rule and is also a certified
administrator in good standing with the American college of health care
administrators, or a
health services executive, the executive secretary of the
board may authorize the
applicant to sit for the state examination and issue
the
license,
registration, or certification, provided a passing score is
obtained, without prior
board approval. The issuance shall be presented for the
board's ratification at the next meeting of the
board.
(G)(C) If
the applicant's administrative experience is less than the board's requirement,
the board may require the applicant to complete an internship and the core of
knowledge class to reach the equivalent experience required.
