Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-1-2
The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Accredited college" or "university" means a college or university that is domiciled within the United States and that is accredited by: the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges; the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education; the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Middle States Commission on Higher Education; or the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
"Administrator-In-Training" or "AIT" means an individual serving a Board-approved internship within the facility type for which he is seeking licensure/certification under the supervision of a preceptor 'certified' by the Board. Individuals serving an AIT internship may also be referred to herein as 'intern/trainee'.
"Administrator" means any individual duly licensed or certified by the Board regardless of the role or function he performs.
"Administrator of Record" or "AOR" means the administrator licensed by this Board who has the authority and responsibility for the total operation of the facility, subject only to the policies adopted by the governing authority.
"Adult Day Care (ADC) Administrator" means a long term care administrator (or director) duly licensed by the Board to serve in this capacity in an Adult Day Care Center. The scope of practice of an individual licensed as an Adult Day Care Administrator is limited to a licensed Adult Day Care Center.
"Adult Day Care (ADC) Center" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in the Adult Day Care Act, Title 63 O.S. Section 1-870 et seq.
"Adverse action" means revocation or suspension of a license, reprimand, censure or probation; any other loss of or restriction placed upon the license, including, but not limited to the right to apply for, or renew a license; voluntary surrender in lieu of discipline, non-renewal (excluding nonrenewal due to non- payment of fees, or retirement); administrative fines and any other negative action or finding by the Board.
"Assisted Living Center" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, Title 63 O.S. Section 1- 890.1 et seq. Also known as an Assisted Living Facility (ALF).
"Board" means the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long Term Care Administrators (OSBELTCA) or its staff.
"Certification" contextually, prior to the effective date of these rules, means the authorization granting a person the privilege of serving as a long term care administrator and continues until licensed in accordance with these rules or until October 1, 2012, whichever occurs first. The exception is the certified assistant administrator (CAA) which this Board continues to certify. Certification after the effective date of these rules pertains to the completion of training at an approved institution of higher learning or other body conducting such training (except Administrator University for Nursing Home Administrators and Board conducted training for Adult Day Care administrators). The institution or body certifies that the individual has been properly and completely trained and is prepared, as a prerequisite, for the state standards exam and/or NAB RC/AL exam. Certification of training is a step in the licensure process for RC and RC/AL licensure.
"Certified Assistant Administrator (CAA)" or "Assistant Administrator" as used herein means an individual who has been 'certified' by the Board as having met the minimum qualifications established by the Board to be able to serve as a full-time, Certified Assistant Administrator in a licensed long term care nursing facility, and who acts under the direction, supervision and license of a licensed nursing home administrator.
"Continuum of Care Facility" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act, Title 63 O.S. Section 1-890.1 et seq.
"Degree equivalency evaluation" means an equivalency evaluation of a degree that was earned from a college or university not domiciled in the United States against a degree earned from an 'accredited college or university' (see definition earlier herein) that is performed by one of the following:
"Formal Complaint" means a formal allegation by the Board that probable cause exists that an individual licensed as a long term care administrator has violated applicable statutes and/or rules. These allegations are written in a legal document filed with the Board by its prosecuting attorney.
"Good Standing" means a license/certification/registration is active and not expired, suspended, revoked, surrendered, conditioned or otherwise in status that in any manner restricts the activity of the holder under its authority. When there is any other history of disciplinary action taken by any jurisdiction against a license, certification or registration, the Board retains sole discretion of evaluating the magnitude of any such action in its determination of an applicant's eligibility for approval in Oklahoma.
"Health Services Executive" or "HSE" means a broad-based NAB verified qualification which exceeds this Board's standards to be licensed as a nursing home administrator (NHA). It is not a license and it does not grant the holder of this qualification any additional privileges with the NHA license.
"Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR)" means a facility whose primary purpose is to provide health and rehabilitative services for persons with mental retardation or a related condition, and otherwise meets the Conditions Of Participation (COPs) found at 42 CFR § 483.400 et seq. ICF/MR is synonymous with the term ICF/IID (intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability).
"Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded, 16 Beds and Less (ICF/MR-16)" means a facility with sixteen (16) or fewer licensed resident beds that serves persons with mental retardation or with related conditions and that otherwise meets the Conditions Of Participation (COPs) found at 42 CFR § 483.400 et seq.
"Lapsed License or Expired License" means a license that is no longer valid because the licensee failed to renew his/her license by the renewal deadline, causing the license to lapse or expire.
"License" means the written authorization of the Board granting a person the privilege of serving as a long term care administrator for a specific period of time, and further, a legal instrument obligating that person to adhere to the rules, regulations and statutes that govern the license.
"Licensing Year" shall mean the specific period of time a license/certification issued by the Board is valid. For purposes of these Rules, the term "licensing year" shall have the same meaning as "calendar year," the time period beginning at 12:01 a.m., January 1, and ending as of 12:00 midnight, the same December 31.
"Licensure by Endorsement" refers to the process of a jurisdiction granting a license to an applicant who is licensed in good standing and upon proof of requisite experience, education and qualifications at an equivalent designation in another jurisdiction.
"Long Term Care" primarily for the purposes of this board, as used herein, includes care given at facilities where a licensed long term care administrator is required such as a nursing facility, assisted living facility, residential care facility or an adult day care center. It does not encompass temporary care situations such as a swing bed hospital.
"National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards" ("NAB") is composed of state boards or agencies responsible for licensing long term care administrators. The basic objective of the NAB is to assist these boards and agencies in carrying out their statutory and regulatory responsibilities in the licensure, re-licensure and regulation of long term care administrators. One of NAB's functions is the development and administration of the national long term care administrator or Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) examination, as well as the Residential Care/Assisted Living (RC/AL) examination.
"NAB Domains of Practice" refers to the tasks performed by a long term care administrator and the knowledge, skills and abilities identified by NAB as necessary to perform those tasks in its professional practice analysis. The NAB Domains of Practice can be found on the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) website at www.nabweb.org.
"Notification by OSDH" refers to the OSDH (Oklahoma State Department of Health) notifying the Board of survey results of a nursing facility that include a substandard quality of care citation. A notification may become a referral.
"Nursing Home and Nursing Facility" shall refer to both "Nursing Facility" and "Specialized Facility" as such terms are defined in the Nursing Home Care Act, Title 63 O.S. Section 1-1901 et seq. and/or as defined at 42 CFR § 483.1 et seq.
"Nursing Home Administrator (NHA)" means a long term care administrator duly licensed by the Board to serve in this capacity in a nursing facility, nursing home, skilled nursing facility or any similarly worded facility type. Their scope of practice includes ICF/MR, RCF, ALF and Adult Day Care Centers and the term is synonymous with nursing facility administrator.
"Preceptor" means an individual qualified by training and experience, who is currently licensed as a long term care administrator in Oklahoma, is 'certified' by the Board as a qualified preceptor and is charged with coordinating the training of an AIT intern/trainee who is enrolled in a Board- approved Administrator-in-Training (AIT) internship program.
"Probation" is a condition(s) imposed for a specified period of time at the initial issuance of a license or contained in an order resulting from a complaint against the administrator.
"Provisional license" means the temporary authority to serve as a long term care administrator as granted by the Board to an individual of good character who meets appropriate conditions and requirements prescribed by the Board.
"RC/AL Administrator" means a long term care administrator duly licensed by the Board to serve in this capacity in either an RCF or ALF. The scope of practice of an individual licensed as an RC/AL administrator is limited to either a licensed Residential Care Facility (RCF) or a licensed Assisted Living Facility (ALF).
"Reciprocity" refers to the acceptance of an actual license wherein a jurisdiction chooses to recognize the education, experience and qualifications that a licensee has obtained from another state. To have an out-of-state long-term care license accepted in Oklahoma, a licensee from another state is required to register with this Board and prove that equivalence. It is similar to licensure by endorsement but different in that with reciprocity, no new license is issued.
"Referral or Report" means an issue or concern regarding a long term care administrator that has been reduced to writing and is forwarded to the Board for a determination as to whether a violation of the Board's Rules has occurred. Such referral or report may be made by an individual or agency.
"Registrant" refers to a licensee from another jurisdiction who is registered in Oklahoma. They will have agreed to be held culpable for Oklahoma and federal laws relative to the facility(s) they are the administrator for and Oklahoma administrator rules and statutes, to include annual renewal of the registration. References to licensed administrators would include a reference to a registrant as they are licensed administrators albeit from (an)other jurisdiction(s).
"Residential Care (RC) Administrator" means a long term care administrator duly licensed by the Board to serve in this capacity in only an RCF. The scope of practice of an individual licensed as a Residential Care Administrator is limited to a licensed Residential Care Facility (RCF).
"Residential Care Home" or "Residential Care Facility (RCF)" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in the Residential Care Act, Title 63 O.S. Section 1-819 et seq.
"Revocation or Revoked License" is a sanction imposed upon a license/certificate by the Board that results in a complete loss of license/certificate and all privileges attendant thereto and requires holder to surrender his license/certificate, the annual license/certification renewal card and all other license or certificate-related documents to the Board.
"Specialized facility" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in the Nursing Home Care Act, Title 63 O.S. Section 1-1901 et seq.
"Suspension or Suspended License" is a sanction imposed upon a license/certificate by the Board. The licensee retains his license/certificate and his annual renewal card and therefore must renew the license, yet he shall not function in the capacity as a long term care administrator until the Board determines that conditions responsible for the suspension no longer exist, any or all other restoration requirements imposed by the Board have been met, and the Board has restored his status.
Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-1-2