La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLIX-505

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

Section XLIX-505 - Application for Examination

A. An applicant for examination to secure a license as a nursing home administrator shall apply in writing, on forms provided by the board, and shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that he has met the pre-examination requirements as provided for in the state licensing statutes and §503 of these rules and regulations; and

1. a candidate for examination shall submit with his notarized application, the application fee, all waiver requests, and two letters from individuals engaged in either business or professional work, but not related by blood or marriage, who shall certify to the good moral character of the applicant;

2. an applicant for examination who has been convicted of, plead guilty to, no contest to, or has a trial pending for a misdemeanor involving abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property or any felony or crimes involving moral turpitude as provided in R.S. 14:81.2 by any court in this state, or by any court of the United States, or by any court of any other state of the United States, shall not be admitted to, or be permitted to take the examination provided for herein, unless he shall request a formal hearing before the board and provide evidence establishing a full pardon or parole granted by an appropriate authority authorized to grant such;

3. an applicant who withdraws his application for licensing after it is processed and ready for submission to the board for consideration shall be entitled to a refund of one-half of the original application fee;

4. an applicant who withdraws his application for licensing after it has been received, processed and submitted to the board, shall not be entitled to a refund of their application fee.

B. To establish suitability and fitness to qualify for a licensing statute, prior to being permitted to take the examination for license as a nursing home administrator, the applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board of:

1. absence of physical impairments which would prohibit the performance of the duties of a nursing home administrator;

2. absence of any mental impairment that would appear to the board to prohibit the performance of the duties of a nursing home administrator.

C. The basic requirements for suitability set forth herein are to be considered minimal and may not be waived.

D. The applicant shall attach to his application a finished unmounted recent photograph of himself. This photograph must not be less than 2 inches by 3 inches in size and taken within the last six months.

E. The board may designate a time and place at which an applicant may be required to present himself for inquiry as to his suitability as provided for herein.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLIX-505

Adopted by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, April 1970, repealed and promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, LR 18:181 (February 1992), amended by the Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators, LR 37:592 (February 2011), LR 39:1044 (April 2013).

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