Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-33-302

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 40, October 4, 2024

Section R4-33-302 - Standards for an AIT Program

For an AIT program to be approved by the Board, the provider of the AIT program:

1. Shall be:

a. An accredited college or university,

b. An institution licensed by the Board of Private Postsecondary Education under A.R.S. § 32-3001 et seq.,

c. ACHCA or the Arizona chapter of ACHCA, or

d. Another nationally recognized organization of long-term care administrators;

2. Shall ensure that the AIT program:

a. Provides at least 1,000 hours of full-time educational experience to the AIT in not less than six months and not more than 12 months in the following subject areas:

i. Federal and state law regarding nursing care institutions,

ii. Nursing care institution administration and policy,

iii. Health care quality assurance,

iv. Communications skills,

v. Health economics,

vi. Financial management of a nursing care institution,

vii. Personnel management,

viii. Resident care,

ix. Facility operation and management,

x. Safety and environmental management, and

xi. Community resources;

b. Allows the AIT to work only with a preceptor who meets the standards in subsection (4) and is responsible for supervising the AIT while the AIT participates in the program,

c. Is implemented at the nursing care institution of which the preceptor is administrator,

d. Measures the AIT's success in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to be a competent nursing care institution administrator, and

e. Provides the AIT with a certificate of completion that indicates:

i. The AIT's name,

ii. The preceptor's name and license number,

iii. The name and address of the facility at which the AIT program was implemented,

iv. The beginning and ending dates of the AIT program, and

v. The preceptor's signature affirming that the AIT successfully completed the AIT program;

3. Shall develop a procedure to monitor the AIT program, assess the AIT's progress through the AIT program, and make adjustments necessary to ensure that the AIT acquires the knowledge and skills necessary to be a competent nursing care institution administrator;

4. Shall ensure that an individual who serves as an AIT preceptor:

a. Has been licensed by the Board for at least two years,

b. Is appointed full-time as a nursing care institution administrator at a facility that the Department determines is in compliance with applicable standards,

c. Is in good standing and has no disciplinary actions against the individual's license in the last three years, and

d. Completes a training course regarding the role and responsibilities of a preceptor; and

5. Shall develop a written policy and procedures manual that includes at least the following:

a. Procedure and forms required to apply to be an AIT;

b. Procedure and forms required to apply to be a preceptor;

c. Procedure for matching an AIT applicant with a preceptor;

d. Goals of the AIT program related to each of the subject areas listed in subsection (2)(a);

e. Learning experiences to achieve each goal;

f. Estimated time to accomplish each goal;

g. Responsibilities of a preceptor;

h. Responsibilities of an AIT;

i. Procedures for deviating from the goals of the AIT program, changing the facility at which the AIT program is implemented, changing preceptor, and extending the AIT program; and

j. Procedure for evaluating the preceptor.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-33-302

R4-33-302 adopted by emergency action effective June 19, 1991, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 91-2). Emergency expired. Emergency rule adopted again with changes effective November 29, 1991, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 91-4). Emergency rule adopted again with changes effective February 28, 1992, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 92-1). Emergency rule adopted again effective May 28, 1992, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 92-2). Emergency expired. Emergency rule adopted again effective September 10, 1992, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 92-3). Emergency rule R4-33-302 renumbered as a permanent rule to R4-33-303; new R4-33-302 renumbered from emergency rule R4-33-301 and adopted with changes effective November 25, 1992 (Supp. 92-4). Former Section R4-33-302 renumbered to R4-33-402, new Section R4-33-302 adopted by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 423, effective January 15, 1999 (Supp. 99-1). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 516, effective April 5, 2008 (Supp. 08-1).

Amended by final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 543, effective 6/6/2015.