Section 12 AAC 46.020 - Application for initial license(a) An applicant for an initial nursing home administrator license by examination shall submit (1) a completed application on a form provided by the department;(2) the applicable fees established in 12 AAC 02.290;(3) official college or university transcripts verifying the applicant's education;(4) verification of the experience required by 12 AAC 46.010(b);(5) information on any licensing action in another jurisdiction, including(A) action to revoke or suspend a license;(B) any unresolved complaint, review procedure, or disciplinary proceeding; or(C) a license surrendered while under investigation;(6) information regarding conviction of a crime related to the grounds for license denial or imposition of disciplinary sanctions in AS 08.70.110(c) and 08.70.155; and(7) responses to questions, on the form provided by the department, regarding the applicant's professional history, and mental and physical fitness to practice as a nursing home administrator, under the standards established for license denial or imposition of disciplinary sanctions in AS 08.70.110(c) and 08.70.155.(b) To be scheduled for an examination, an applicant shall file with the department the items listed in (a) of this section at least 45 days before the date set for that examination.(c) An applicant for an initial nursing home administrator license without examination as provided in AS 08.70.110(b) shall submit the items listed in (a) of this section and arrange for the submission of (1) evidence, directly from the Professional Examination Service, that the applicant has passed the licensing examination required by 12 AAC 46.030 with a score at least equivalent to the score recommended by the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators as the passing point for that administration of the examination; and(2) verification that the applicant holds a current nursing home administrator license in good standing in another licensing jurisdiction that was issued based upon standards at least equivalent to those in 12 AAC 46.010; verification must be sent to the department directly from the licensing agency in that jurisdiction.Eff. 5/13/77, Register 62; am 12/17/79, Register 73; am 8/17/97, Register 143; am 12/2/99, Register 152Information about reporting of examination scores by the Professional Examination Service may be obtained from the Professional Examination Service, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.
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AS 08.70.090
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