1(1) 2Any person desiring to be licensed as a nursing home administrator shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The examination shall be given at least two times a year and shall include, but not be limited to, questions on the subjects of nursing home administration such as:52(a) 53Applicable standards of nursing home health and safety;
61(b) 62Federal, state, and local health and safety laws and rules;
72(c) 73General administration;
75(d) 76Psychology of patient care;
80(e) 81Principles of medical care;
85(f) 86Personal and social care;
90(g) 91Therapeutic and supportive care and services in long-term care;
100(h) 101Departmental organization and management;
105(i) 106Community interrelationships; and
109(j) 110Terminology.
111The board may, by rule, adopt use of a national examination in lieu of part or all of the examination required by this part.
135(2) 136The department shall examine each applicant who the board certifies has completed the application form and remitted an examination fee set by the board not to exceed $250 and who:166(a)1. 167Holds a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and majored in health care administration, health services administration, or an equivalent major, or has credit for at least 60 semester hours in subjects, as prescribed by rule of the board, which prepare the applicant for total management of a nursing home; and
2202. 221Has fulfilled the requirements of a college-affiliated or university-affiliated internship in nursing home administration or of a 1,000-hour nursing home administrator-in-training program prescribed by the board; or
249(b)1. 250Holds a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; and
2612.a. 262Has fulfilled the requirements of a 2,000-hour nursing home administrator-in-training program prescribed by the board; or
279b. 280Has 1 year of management experience allowing for the application of executive duties and skills, including the staffing, budgeting, and directing of resident care, dietary, and bookkeeping departments within a skilled nursing facility, hospital, hospice, assisted living facility with a minimum of 60 licensed beds, or geriatric residential treatment program and, if such experience is not in a skilled nursing facility, has fulfilled the requirements of a 1,000-hour nursing home administrator-in-training program prescribed by the board.
