49 Pa. Code § 39.18 - Subordinate supervision-statement of policy
(a)
Background and purpose.
Section 39.5 (relating to requirements for
admission to licensing examination; examination procedures) requires applicants
to acquire experience in the practice of nursing home administration under the
supervision of a full-time nursing home administrator. Frequently, the Board is
asked to recognize an applicant's experience acquired under the supervision of
a nursing home administrator who is a subordinate of the applicant.
(b)
Guidelines.
(1) The Board does not view supervision by an
applicant's subordinate as acceptable supervisory experience. The Board
believes that supervisors need to have the ability to oversee and direct the
applicant during the period of qualified work experience, including the ability
to transfer, suspend, assign or discharge individuals under their supervision.
The Board believes that in most circumstances subordinates, because of the
supervisor-subordinate relationship, do not possess the requisite degree of
oversight over their supervisor to comply with §
39.5.
(2) The Board recognizes that there may be
rare circumstances in which an apparent supervisor-subordinate relationship
exists, but the subordinate in fact has the ability to exercise the requisite
oversight and direction of the applicant's work experience. In those instances,
the applicant would have the burden of proving the supervisory relationship,
and the applicant will be given the opportunity to prove to the Board's
satisfaction that the subordinate in fact possessed the requisite degree of
oversight to comply with the regulation.
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