Section 371-2-2 - ADMINISTRATOR-IN-TRAINING PROGRAMA. Content of the Program: 1. The Nursing Home Administrator shall have skills and expertise in the following domains of practice: Resident Care Management, Personnel Management, Financial Management, Environmental Management, Organizational Management, Laws, Regulations, Codes and Governing Boards.
2. Every program submitted to the Board shall consist of a program of training in all of these domains of practice.3. The AIT shall select as the primary training site for his/her AIT program a Nursing Home, ICF/MR (intermediate care facility for people with mental retardation), or a Residential Care Facility. The two types of facilities not selected as the primary training site shall be designated as alternative training sites for that AIT program.4. Every AIT program shall include at least a clinical rotation beyond the primary training site for a period of not fewer than forty (40) hours in each of the alternative training sites.5. As the specific program is developed, the prior experience and training of the trainee may be considered in determining the length of time and/or depth of training to be required in certain domains. If the AIT is currently, or within the previous two (2) years has been, employed in a professional capacity in a nursing home, a maximum of forty (40) hours of Administrator-in-Training work shall be devoted to that field. (If, for example, the trainee has worked as a Director of Nursing Services, it is reasonable to devote less time to this domain in order to devote more time to an area where the trainee is inexperienced.)B. Length of the Program The program length shall be 1,040 hours, devoted solely to the training of the AIT. The AIT program may be conducted as full-time (40 hours) during normal working hours for a period of six (6) months, or with prior approval of the Board, part-time twenty (20 hours) during usual working hours for a period of twelve (12) months.
Normal working hours shall be 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The AIT shall be able to demonstrate that AIT training hours are exclusive of any worked time.
C. Orientation Prior to the approval of an AIT program, the applicant shall report to the Board, at a regularly scheduled meeting, for the purpose of orientation.
D. Progress Reports The AIT shall submit a monthly progress report, which shall provide the Board with a summary of the previous month's activities, including dates and times of the activities. The Preceptor shall review and sign this report, which shall be submitted to the Board by the 10th of the following month.
E. Dual Roles No person may simultaneously be an AIT and a temporary license holder.
F. Supervision The AIT program shall be supervised by a Preceptor as defined in Chapter 1, Section H.
G. Qualifications of the Preceptor A Preceptor shall:
1. Currently hold a license in good standing, from the Board to practice as an NHA, and shall have held such a license in good standing for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the commencement of the AIT program, and throughout its duration.2. Have had a total of at least five (5) years of full-time employment as a Nursing Home Administrator in Maine and/or some other state, all pursuant to the appropriate licensure in good standing.3. Have completed a Board approved Preceptor training program within the three (3) years preceding the commencement of the AIT program.H. Preceptor Responsibilities for Administrator-in-Training Programs The Preceptor shall be responsible for the following:
1. The development, in conjunction with the AIT, of a personalized training program;2. The selection of the training site;3. The development of specific assignments within the scope of the training program;4. The review, with the AIT, of the previous week's experiences;5. The development of specific question and answer sessions during the Preceptor's on-site weekly visits;6. The development of a plan for the coming week's training;7. The review of the AIT's monthly report, to ensure accuracy and completeness;8. To ensure that the reports are submitted to the Board in a timely fashion;9. To ensure that all preparation materials (training manuals, rules, etc.) are available and that they represent the most current information available; and10. Notification to the Board of any program changes.