The AIT must be supervised by a preceptor who satisfies the following requirements.
A preceptor must have been continuously licensed by the board as a nursing home administrator or multi-level long term care facility administrator for the five (5) years immediately preceding the AIT application with no lapse of licensure. The preceptor must maintain an active license for the duration of the training program.
The preceptor needs to have been employed full-time in Maine at a licensed nursing facility in a supervisory capacity or as an executive with oversight responsibility in the field of long-term care for a minimum of three (3) years immediately preceding the AIT application.
The preceptor must not have been disciplined by any professional or occupational regulatory authority in any jurisdiction during the five (5) years preceding the AIT application, and remain free from professional discipline for the duration of the training program. The board will consider complaint, survey, and disciplinary history when reviewing preceptor applications.
Has completed a preceptor training program approved by the board pursuant to Chapter 29 of the board's rules.
The board may approve a maximum of two AITs per preceptor at any one time.
02-371 C.M.R. ch. 22, § 8