La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLIX-503

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XLIX-503 - Pre-Examination Requirements: Conditions Precedent

A. No person shall be authorized to take an examination for licensing licensure as a nursing home administrator, unless he or she reasonably evidences completion of or otherwise complies with the following requirements.

1. The applicant is 21 years of age or older.

2. The applicant is a citizen of the United States of America or a non-citizen who lawfully resides in the United States.

3. The applicant has submitted his or her fingerprints for a state and national criminal history records information search in accordance with R.S. 37:2505.1 and has been determined by the Board to be eligible for licensure following its consideration of all relevant criminal history records information in accordance with applicable law.

4. The applicant is physically and mentally suitable and fit to be licensed and to practice as a nursing home administrator.

5. The applicant has successfully done either of the following:

a. completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited institute of higher learning.

b. submitted evidence to the board reasonably proving the applicant has worked for at least 10 years as a licensed nursing facility administrator either in Louisiana if the applicant has been previously licensed in the state or in any other authorized jurisdiction having substantially similar licensure requirements to those imposed in Louisiana.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLIX-503

Adopted by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, April 1970, amended and promulgated LR 6:276 (June 1980), repealed and repromulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, LR 18:181 (February 1992), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators, LR 20:789 (July 1994), LR 33:2423 (November 2007), LR 37:592 (February 2011), LR 39:1044 (April 2013), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators, LR 50686 (5/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2504.