Rule 30-2703-1.5 - Examinations In order to be eligible to sit for the examinations for licensure as a nursing home administrator, the applicant must meet all the requirements in Part 2703, Chapter 1, Rule 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 hereinabove, and provide to the Board evidence of such completion, including but not limited to, Application for License as required in Part 2703, Chapter 1, Rule 1.2; evidence of satisfactory completion of an Administrator-in-Training program pursuant to Part 2703, Chapter 1, Rule 1.3; and evidence of completion of a Domains of Practice course, pursuant to Part 2703, Chapter 1, Rule 1.3.
A. Each applicant for license must successfully complete the NAB Examination and the State Examination. B. In conjunction with NAB, the Board shall determine the subjects for examination of applicants for licensing as a nursing home administrator, and the scope, content, form, and character of such examinations, and shall provide the examination to applicants who have met the qualifications hereinabove. The NAB Examination cost is determined by NAB and the testing service. Testing costs are paid directly to NAB. The NAB Examination must be scheduled by the applicant for licensure.
The State Examination will be administered at such times and places as designated by the Board. The contents and substance of the examination shall be the same for all applicants for licensure.
C. Prior to sitting for the examinations, the applicant shall pay the applicable examination fees as determined by current national and state testing services. D. For those applicants who have satisfied their A.I.T. requirement by academic credentials as identified in Part 2703, Chapter 1, Rule 1.1 and 1.2, they will be eligible for the NAB and State examinations, assuming all other requirements herein have been met. E. Reexamination. An applicant may retake the NAB Examination or any portion thereof no sooner than ninety (90) days after an unsuccessful attempt to pass the exam or any portion thereof. The State Examination may be administered no sooner than thirty (30) days after an unsuccessful attempt to pass the exam. If an applicant shall fail either exam three (3) times, he/she shall wait one (1) calendar year before submitting a new application. Following the close of every examination, a permanent record stating in detail the results of the examination for each candidate shall be kept by the Board.
30 Miss. Code. R. 2703-1.5
Miss. Code Ann. Sections 73-17-7(2), 73-17-9(a) and (b)(Rev. 2008); and Miss. Code Ann. Section 73-17-11 (Supp. 2011).