La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLIX-701

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

Section XLIX-701 - Program

A. An applicant must serve full-time (40 hours per week) as an administrator-in-training for a minimum of six, which shall include a minimum of 1040 training hours. The program may be completed or begun before or after taking examinations so long as it is carried out strictly according to Chapter 7. During this time the AIT must work under close, direct, personal, on-site supervision of a full-time preceptor who shall be administrator of record or licensed nursing home administrator serving as assistant administrator in the facility in which the AIT undertakes training.

1. Any part-time or full-time employment while undertaking an AIT program shall have prior approval of the board.

2. No person shall undertake an AIT program while serving as director of nursing or head of any other department within a nursing home.

B. Facility. The AIT receives all training in the nursing home designated in his initial report unless the board grants prior approval for a change. The facility must be certified and participating in Medicare and/or Medicaid and have no current deficiency that is a threat to the health and safety of residents at the time the AIT begins training.

C. Schedule. The AIT rotates through each department of the nursing home spending on a continuous basis the entire period of time required in each department. He must serve at least once on all shifts in departments where shifts are used and at least two weekends. The major portion of training must be during the normal work week (7 a.m. to 5 p.m.) of key personnel of the home.

D. Rotation. The preceptor assigns these rotation intervals in the sequence he desires and may assign the AIT for a longer period in any or all departments.

Department	Weeks	Hours
Administration	9	360
Nursing	5	200
Dietary	4	160
Resident Activity	2	80
Social Work	2	80
Medical Records	2	80
Environmental Management	2	80
Total Hours Required (minimum)		1040
NOTE: A week is defined as seven days, Sunday through the following Saturday.

E. Interruptions. If, for any reason (i.e., illness, resignation of preceptor, etc.), the AIT must interrupt training, the AIT and/or the preceptor notifies the board office immediately.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLIX-701

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), amended LR 12:511 (August 1986), 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 20:790 (July 1994) repromulgated LR 21:175 (February 1995), amended LR 37:592 (February 2011), LR 39:1045 (April 2013).

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