Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-10-3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 310:679-10-3 - Tier 1 administrator requirements

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

(b) Each applicant must provide documentation demonstrating the successful completion 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 twenty-four (24) months of submitting an application for initial licensure:

(1) A Department or NAB-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) An applicant's training instructor must attest to the readiness of an applicant prior to the student being eligible to take the examination. Instructors must provide the Department with all signed student attestation forms.

(e) A waiver for the required training may be granted by the Department if:

(1) the applicant has a degree in long-term care administration from a NAB-accredited institution; or

(2) the applicant was previously licensed in Oklahoma as a Tier 1 administrator, was in good standing with the Department while previously licensed in Oklahoma, and has been active in long-term care for at least two (2) of the last five (5) years; or

(3) the applicant provides evidence of the completion of a training that meets or exceeds NAB recommendations for training from another jurisdiction.

(f) A waiver for the required internship may be granted by the Department if the applicant presents documentation of an internship that meets or exceeds NAB recommendations for internship requirements.

(g) An applicant with a verified HSE qualification may be issued a license upon submission of correctly completed application with the required application fee once the applicant has passed the State Standards examination and has had a favorable background check completed.

(h) The Department may waive the administrator 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)

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 22, August 1, 2024, eff. 8/11/2024