Idaho Admin. Code r. 24.09.01.400

Current through September 2, 2024
Section 24.09.01.400 - NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS-IN-TRAINING
01.Supervised Hour Requirements. An individual must successfully complete one thousand (1,000) hours under the direct supervision of a licensed nursing home administrator in compliance with Section 54-1610, Idaho Code, and these rules in order to be eligible to take the examination.
02.Trainees. A trainee must work on a full time basis in any capacity in an Idaho licensed nursing home setting. Full time shall be at least a thirty-two (32) hour per week work schedule with consideration for normal leave taken.
a. Each trainee shall register with the Board as a Nursing Home Administrator-In-Training (AIT) by submitting an application provided by the Board together with the required fee. The effective date of each AIT program shall be the date the Board approves the application.
b. Reports for those trainees employed in a nursing home must be submitted to the Board after completion of each five hundred (500) hour increment and reflect that the preceptor of the trainee has instructed, assisted and given assignments as deemed necessary to fulfill the requirements of Subsection 400.03.
03.Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training Requirements. A Nursing Home Administrator-in-Training shall be required to train in all domains of nursing home administration including the following:
a. Customer care, support, and services.
b. Human resources.
c. Finance.
d. Environment.
e. Management and leadership.
f. Completion of a specialized course of study in nursing home long-term health care administration approved by NAB or otherwise approved by the Board.
04.Facility Administrator. The trainee must spend no less than thirty-two (32) hours a month with the preceptor in a training and/or observational situation in the five (5) domains of nursing home administration as outlined in Subsection 400.03. Time spent with the preceptor must be in addition to the full time work that the trainee must perform under Subsection 400.02, unless the Administrator-in-Training role is designated as a full time training position. Collectively, during the training period, reports must reflect particular emphasis on all five (5) domains of nursing home administration during the time spent in the nursing home.
05.Preceptor Certification.
a. A nursing home administrator who serves as a preceptor for a nursing home administrator-in-training must be certified by the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators. The Board will certify the Idaho licensed nursing home administrator to be a preceptor who:
i. Is currently practicing as a nursing home administrator and who has practiced a minimum of two (2) consecutive years as a nursing home administrator; and
ii. Who successfully completes a six (6) clock hour preceptor orientation course approved by the Board.
b. The orientation course will cover the philosophy, requirements and practical application of the nursing home administrator-in-training program and a review of the six (6) phases of nursing home administration as outlined in Subsection 400.03.
c. The preceptor must be re-certified by the Board every ten (10) years.

Idaho Admin. Code r. 24.09.01.400

Effective March 28, 2023