Section 16-90-37 - Administrator-in-training programs(a) Every [candidate for licensure as a nursing home administrator] applicant seeking to meet the requirements of section 16-90-7.10(2) shall register with the board on a prescribed form no later than two weeks prior to beginning the nursing home administrator-in-training internship [for the purpose of obtaining practical training and experience as required by this chapter].(b) No application for registration as a nursing home administrator-in-training shall be approved unless the applicant; (1) Is at least twenty-one years of age;(2) Has completed high school and has successfully completed a course of study for and has been awarded a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education;(3) Has [met all the pre-examination requirements set forth in sections 16-90-7.5 and 16-90-7.10, except the requirement for one year of practical experience set forth in section 16-90-10 and all the qualifications set forth in section 16-90-7.15 for examination for licensure as a nursing home administrator.(c) An application for registration as a nursing home administrator-in-training shall not be approved unless the applicant submits evidence satisfactory to the board that: (1) The training shall include both practical experience and pertinent academic study;(2) The training shall be for at least 2,080 hours and include responsibilities for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the operation of the nursing home;(3) The training shall be under the [full-time] supervision of a licensed nursing home administrator and shall be of a grade and character satisfactory to the board; the nursing home administrator trainer shall submit a course outline with specific behavioral objectives;(4) The training [is to] shall be obtained in a duly licensed nursing home having authorized bed capacity of not less than fifty beds. However, the board may make an exception for a nursing home with bed capacity of less than fifty, provided the board is satisfied that the nursing home has adequate facilities and personnel to afford proper training;(5) The trainee shall be [a full-time] an employee and serve at least fifty per cent of the training hours between the hours of seven a.m. and ten p.m.(d) The nursing home administrator trainer shall submit quarterly performance evaluation reports to the board for the applicant's personal central file.[Eff 7/14/72; am 6/14/80; am and ren § 16-90-37, 7/30/81; am and comp 4/4/88] (Auth: HRS § 457B-6) (Imp: HRS § 457B-6)