N.J. Admin. Code § 8:34-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 8:34-3.1 - Requirements for license by examination

(a) An applicant for a license as a nursing home administrator shall:

1. Be at least 21 years of age;

2. Be a citizen of the United States or have declared the intent to become same;

3. Have, at a minimum, a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher learning;

4. Have served as an administrative intern in a nursing home with no fewer than 60 beds for at least 1,750 hours at a rate of no more than 50 hours per week.

i. This service may have been performed on a part-time basis;

ii. This service shall not have been completed more than two years prior to the submission of the application for examination;

5. Have successfully completed 100 seminar or course hours in areas relevant to long term care administration as determined by the Board;

6. Be of good moral character as required in 30:11-13; and

7. Have passed an examination approved by the Board for the licensing of nursing home administrators.

(b) A baccalaureate degree is not required for an individual to serve as an administrative intern.

(c) An applicant for licensure shall undergo a criminal history record background check with fingerprints pursuant to 30:11-23, as amended, and bear all costs of administering and processing the background check.

(d) Pursuant to 30:11-13 and 23, the Department shall not issue a license to any person who has ever been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or to any person who has been found guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter by a court of competent jurisdiction.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:34-3.1

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 821(a), effective 2/5/2018