MODULE 2 - Ch 3701-17 FACILITY REGULATIONS
NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR LICENSURE
EXAM REVIEW COURSE
?Ohio State Exam Module 1
NHA Licensure
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NHA LICENSURE
| 1 |DEFINITIONS |
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| |“Board” means the Board Of Examiners Of Nursing Home Administrators |
| |“Department” means the Ohio Department of Health |
| |“Operator” means the person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation required to obtain a license to operate a nursing home. |
| 2 |ADMINISTRATOR HOURS |
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| |The administrator must be physically present in the facility no less than 16 hours per week |
| |The majority of the 16 hours must be between 6 AM and 6 PM during the normal work week |
| |3. “Full time” for the administrator means a 35 hour week |
| 3 |TEMPORARY LICENSE |
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| |The temporary license issued for a maximum of 180 days |
| |The temporary license is to temporarily fill the position of a nursing home administrator vacated by reason of death, illness or such |
| |other cause |
| 4 |LICENSE APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO THE BAORD |
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| |Must submit the application for NHA licensure to the Ohio Board of Examiners of Nursing Home administrators |
| 5 |PRECEPTOR |
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| |“Preceptor” means the licensed nursing home administrator approved by the board to supervise the practical training and experience of |
| |the administrator-in training (AIT) during the period of an internship. |
| |A preceptor may not train his or her employer or supervisor. |
| 6 |INTERNSHIP |
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| |Internship” means the period of practical training and experience, approved by the board, required of the nursing home |
| |administrator-in-training as a condition precedent to admission to examination for licensure as a nursing home administrator. |
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| 7 |EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS |
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| |1. To be eligible for licensure an applicant must possess one of the following: |
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| |Special academic courses in nursing home administration of no less than 100 clock hours of study in core of knowledge: or |
| |A baccalaureate degree in nursing home administration or |
| |A master’s degree in nursing home administration |
| 8 |EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS |
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| |1, Experience (internship) requirements for licensure is as follows: |
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| |With a baccalaureate degree, need 9 months (1500 hours) of full-time internship in an internship site; |
| |With a baccalaureate degree in a related health care profession, the requirement is 6 months (1000 hours) of full-time internship in an |
| |approved internship site; |
| |With a baccalaureate degree in nursing home administration - no further qualifying administrative experience is required |
| |With a master’s or higher degree in any subject 6 months (10000 hours) full-time internship experience in an approved internship site |
| |With a master’s or higher degree in nursing home administration - no further qualifying administrative experience is required; |
| |With a master’s or higher degree in a related health care profession 3 months (500 hours) full-time internship in an approved internship|
| |site; |
| 9 |LICENSING EXAMINATION |
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| |An applicant must complete the CORE OF KNOWLEDGE IN NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION before they can take the licensing exam |
| |A candidate is deemed to have abandoned the application if he does not schedule, take and pass the exam within 3 attempts |
| |A candidate must retake an exam within 6 months from the notice of failure |
| |Failure to make a passing grade on any section of the licensing examination constitutes failure to pass the examination. |
| |A candidate is required to repeat in the whole the section or sections previously failed. |
| |If a candidate fails 3 times to attain a passing grade on the examination, he must complete additional education and experience |
| |requirements |
| 10 |CONTINUING EDUCATION |
| | Must complete 20 clock hours within 15 months preceding the renewal of the certificate of registration |
| |Must complete a minimum of 14 hours of continuing education through an approved training provider |
| |May complete a maximum of 6 hours of continuing education from other approved courses or programs. |
| |A maximum of 5 hours of continuing education may be taken by self-study. |
| |Cannot carry over credits from one renewal period to the next |
| |Continuing education course hours must be submitted to the board by the training agency conducting the educational activity |
| |The licensee must be provided a certificate of attendance for all courses completed and the licensee is responsible to maintain a copy |
| |of those certificates if audited by the Board. |
| 11 |CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION |
| |A licensee is issued a nursing home administrator license |
| |The licensee is then registered by the Board and is issued a certificate of registration |
| |The certificate of registration must be renewed every year |
| |The licensee must complete 20 hours of continuing education every year to renew their certificate of registration |
| |Must renew the certificate of registration prior to expiration of certificate of registration in order to maintain continuing compliance|
| |A certificate of registration that is not renewed by the renewal date adds an additional 5 clock hours of continuing education per |
| |calendar quarter until renewed |
| |If a certificate of registration is not renewed after 6 months of the renewal date and lapses, the licensee must re-apply for licensure |
| |under the current requirements to reactivate their license |
| |Every person holding a valid license must display the license in the nursing home and have at hand the current certificate of |
| |registration. |
| 13 |INACTIVE LICENSE |
| |A licensed administrator who temporarily abandons the practice of nursing home administration shall notify the board in writing in 10 |
| |days |
| |The individual may thereafter register to be re-licensed upon meeting annual registration requirements. |
| 14 |PENALTIES |
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| |A first serious violation of licensing laws is a fine not less than $50 nor more than $500 for the first offense |
| |Each subsequent offense is a fine is not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both. |
|15 |SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE |
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| |The board may suspend or revoke a license or certificate of registration where the licensee: |
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| |Has willfully or repeatedly violated any licensing rules |
| |Has willfully or repeatedly without regard to resident health and safety |
| |Is guilty of fraud or deceit in the practice of nursing home administration |
| |Has been convicted in a court of felony |
| |Is unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habits, or other causes |
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| |Examples of unfit behavior are |
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| |Failure to make good faith efforts to maintain compliance with pertinent statues and rules |
| |Failure to manage a home to insure the safety, health and welfare of residents |
| |Physical inability to serve as a nursing home administrator as evidenced by the |
| |statement of two licensed physicians; |
| |Mental incompetency declared by a decree of any court; |
| |Willfully permitting unauthorized disclosure of information relating to a patient |
| |Revocation or suspension of a license in another state |
| |Is unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habits, or other causes |
| |Is guilty of fraud or deceit in the practice of nursing home administration |
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| |The Department may do the following where a licensee engages in unethical, unauthorized or unprofessional conduct: |
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| |Suspend a license |
| |Revoke a license |
| |Refuse to issue or renew a license |
|16 |CHILD SUPPORT DEFAULT |
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| |The department will not renew or issue a license to an individual who has defaulted on child support payments |
| |The individual will be required to pay the outstanding payments in full |
| |The employer will be notified to with hold future payments from wages paid the individual |
|17 |SUBMIT APPLICATION TO THE BOARD |
| |An application for license must be submitted to the Ohio Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators |
|18 |REISSUANCE OF LICENSE AND REGISTRATION |
| |A license or registration that has been revoked may be re-issued |
| |An application for the reissuance of a license or registration, or both, must not be made prior to 1 year after revocation |
|19 |RECIPROCITY |
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| |An administrator licensed in another state may apply for an Ohio license if the licensing requirements of the other state are equivalent|
| |to Ohio |
| |The applicant is not required to retake the national exam but must take the Ohio laws and rules exam |
|20 |ADMINISTRATOR REQUIRED |
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| |No person can operate a nursing home unless it is under the supervision of a licensed administrator |
|21 |.REPORTING CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATOR AND ADDRESS |
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| |Every operator of a nursing home must report to the Board Of Examiners Of Nursing Home Administrators the name and license number of |
| |each nursing home administrator within 10 days after the operator engages a nursing home administrator |
| |Must report to the Board Of Examiners Of Nursing Home Administrators within 10 days after a nursing home administrator leaves a facility|
| |and is no longer employed |
| |Must report a change of residence mailing address and the name and address of each place of employment to the board within 10 days after|
| |any change. |
|22 |BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS |
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| |There are 9 board members |
| |Board members serve for 3 years |
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