Section 55-02-01-02 - General definitionsIn this article unless the subject matter or context requires otherwise:
1. "Board" means the North Dakota state board of examiners for nursing home administrators. 2. "General administrative charge of a North Dakota nursing home" means a nursing home administrator whose major responsibility is the complete operation of a nursing home. 3. "Inactive license status" means the period, beginning on or after January 1, 1993, during which a duly licensed nursing home administrator has temporarily abandoned the practice of nursing home administration in the state of North Dakota. 4. "Initial licensure" means the first time a person is licensed in North Dakota, but does not include emergency licensure or licensure by endorsement. 5. "Licensure by endorsement" means licensure pursuant to North Dakota Century Code section 43-34-12. 6. "Nursing home" means any institution or facility defined as such for licensing purposes under North Dakota state law or pursuant to the rules for nursing homes by the state department of health, whether proprietary or nonprofit, including nursing homes owned or administered by the state government or an agency or political subdivision thereof. 7. "Nursing home administrator" means a person who administers, manages, supervises, or is in general administrative charge of a North Dakota nursing home. 8. "Person" means an individual and does not include the terms firm, corporation, association, partnership, institution, public body, joint stock association, or any other group of individuals. 9. "Preceptor" means a nursing home administrator who meets the following criteria: a. The person is licensed in good standing and has been licensed for at least one year as a North Dakota nursing home administrator. b. The person is practicing and has practiced for at least three years as a licensed nursing home administrator in any jurisdiction. c. The person has attended a preceptor training program recognized by the board. N.D. Admin Code 55-02-01-02
Amended effective February 1, 1993; December 1, 1998; December 1, 2002.General Authority: NDCC 43-34-09
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-34-01, 43-34-09