Section 172-106-006 - ADMINISTRATOR-IN-TRAINING PROGRAM AND MENTORING PROGRAMTo obtain a license, an individual must submit a complete application provided by the Department and provide documentation demonstrating that the applicant meets the licensing requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-1414 through 38-1416, 172 NAC 10, and this chapter. 006.01DIPLOMA OR DEGREE. The applicant must provide an official transcript verifying the date of the diploma or degree awarded or to be awarded.006.02CORE EDUCATION. Documentation of college or university course work or continuing education verifying completion of at least 3 coursework hours in 50% of the core educational areas set out in 172 NAC 106-008 or a degree from a program accredited by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards for Nursing Home Administrators.006.03TRAINING AGREEMENT. Documentation of the agreement between the certified preceptor and the applicant for at least 640 hours of training and experience, to be gained in not less than 4 months, and not less than 20 hours per week. If completed in less than 40 hours per week, but not less than 20 hours per week, the applicant must submit a proposed schedule of training to meet the administrator-in-training or mentoring period.006.04SUPERVISION. The training must occur in a Nebraska licensed nursing home or home for the aged or infirm, under the direct supervision of a Nebraska certified preceptor. If the applicant is completing a mentoring program, the certified preceptor is not required to be at the same facility during the period of supervision but must be available to assist with questions or issues as needed. The supervisor must meet with the mentoring trainee at least 1 time per month at the facility where the training is occurring.
172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 106, § 006
Amended effective 9/21/2020