49 Pa. Code § 39.2 - Objectives
The following are the principal objectives of the Board:
(1) To investigate the credentials
of an applicant seeking licensure in this Commonwealth as a nursing home
administrator.
(2) To provide a fair and
uniform method of examining a nursing home administrator to evaluate the
administrator's knowledge of the field of nursing home administration and to judge
whether the administrator meets other applicable licensure requirements.
(3) To establish a standard of competence for
nursing home administration.
(4) To
provide an effective organization for the scrutiny and evaluation of a licensed
administrator practicing in a nursing home.
(5) To investigate reported misconduct, breaches
of ethics or conduct prejudicial to the welfare of the patients, the staff or the
nursing home and to take appropriate action when necessary.
(6) To evaluate the standard of nursing home
administration.
(7) To evaluate and
approve programs of continuing education and programs of study and training for
nursing home administrators.
(8) To
educate the public to understand that the practice of nursing home administration is
a profession which requires special training and experience.
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