D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-6204
To qualify for a license by examination, an applicant shall receive a passing score on the licensing examination sponsored by the National Association of Boards of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NABENHA) (the national examination).
An applicant shall not be eligible to take the national examination until all requirements for a license other than the requirements of § 6205 are met.
An applicant shall arrange for his or her examination results, which have been certified or validated by NABENHA, to be sent directly to the Board.
The passing score on the national examination shall be one hundred thirteen (113).
An applicant who has passed the national examination more than five (5) years prior to the application date, but who does not qualify for a license by reciprocity, shall not be required to retake the examination if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant has been continuously licensed and practicing as a nursing home administrator in the United States since the date the applicant passed the examination.
An applicant under this section who fails the national examination on three (3) consecutive attempts shall not be permitted to take another national examination for one (1) year following the third failure. Thereafter, the applicant shall not be permitted to take the national examination for one (1) year after each failure.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-6204