Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-10-3

Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024

Section 310:679-10-3 - [Effective until 9/14/2024] Tier 1 Nursing Home, Skilled Nursing Facility, and ICF/IID with >17 beds administrator requirements

(a) Applicants must meet all general requirements for licensure.

(b) Each applicant must provide documentation of one of the following:

(1) Baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher education; or

(2) Associate degree in a health- or business-related field or other relevant field and not less than five (5) years of experience in upper-level management of a long-term care facility.

(c) Unless granted a waiver for one or more of the requirements, applicants must successfully complete the following within 24 months of submitting an application:

(1) A Department-approved training;

(2) The required internship; and

(3) Passing score on the following required examinations:

(A) The Oklahoma State Standards examination;

(B) The NAB Core examination; and

(C) The NAB NHA Line of Service examination;

(d) A waiver for the required training may be granted by the Department if the applicant has a degree in long-term care administration from a NAB accredited institution.

(e) A waiver for the required internship may be granted by the Department if the applicant presents documentation of an equivalent internship from a NAB accredited institution.

(f) An applicant with a verified HSE credential/qualification may be issued a license upon passing the State Standards examination and payment of required licensure application fee.

(g) The Department, at its sole discretion, may waive the training requirement, the internship requirement, or both if the applicant was previously licensed in Oklahoma as a long-term care administrator, was in good standing with the Department while applicant was previously licensed in Oklahoma, and has been active in long-term care for at least two (2) of the last five (5) years.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-10-3

Transferred from 490:10-1-3 by HB 2824 (2023), eff. 11/1/2023

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 4, November 1, 2023, eff. 11/1/2023, exp. 9/14/2024 (Emergency)