La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLIX-713

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

Section XLIX-713 - Waivers

A. All waiver requests shall be submitted with applicant's notarized application.

B. Provisions for the six-month AIT, or portions thereof, may be waived on the basis of:

1. education. Full waiver may be granted if applicant has a Bachelor or Masters degree in health care administration or a Bachelor or Masters degree with a concentration in eldercare studies which includes a clinical internship;

a. the internship shall be consistent with all board regulations and applicable required hours and in areas of concentration. The internship requirements shall be completed within a 24 months period after acquiring 48 credit hours;

b. the applicant shall successfully pass the national exam, state exam, and the exit interview;

2. Experience. Waiver may be granted for any portion of the AIT for experience in the healthcare field that meets or exceeds AIT requirements in their specialty and such areas as approved by the board. Request for waivers are to be submitted with the application and properly documented on forms supplied as follows.

a. Qualifications. Waivers are conducted only after the AIT has passed both the state and NAB tests. Applicants with a degree in health care administration that includes an internship may qualify for an AIT waiver. Additionally, an assistant administrator or a director of nurses may apply for a full or partial waiver, provided such applicant has been employed, full time for three years within the last five years in a Louisiana Medicare/Medicaid -approved nursing home. Also, a previously licensed Louisiana administrator may request a full or partial AIT waiver provided their license has not lapsed for more than a three year period.

b. Examination. All applicants for a full waiver undergo an exit interview conducted by a board member or an authorized representative. Applicants for partial waiver may be required to undergo an exit interview in those areas for which waiver is requested.

c. Non-Participating Facility Experience. No full waiver will be granted for experience acquired in a facility that is not approved for and does not participate in Medicare and/or Medicaid. All applicants applying for waiver based on experience in a non-participating facility must undergo an exit interview.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLIX-713

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 9:62 (February 1983), LR 10:499 (July 1984), LR 12:512 (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 Board of Nursing Examiners of Facility Administrators, LR 37:593 (February 2011), repromulgated LR 37:887 (March 2011), amended LR 38:52 (January 2012), LR 39:1045 (April 2013).

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