Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-10-41

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

Section 310:679-10-41 - [Effective until 9/14/2024] Internship requirements

(a) For applicants required to complete internships, the number of hours are:

(1) 560 hours for applicants who hold a degree in a filed related to NAB defined domains or practice or who have experience in long-term care for two (2) of the last five (5) years; and

(2) 700 hours for all other applicants who are required to complete an internship.

(b) Applicants completing an internship who are called to active military duty may request stoppage on the twenty-four (24) month timeline. The Department may halt the timeline for military members called to active duty if the pause in the timeline is not likely to impede the applicant's ability to perform the required administrator duties once they are a licensed administrator.

(c) 560 hour internships shall be completed in not less than fourteen (14) consecutive weeks nor more than twelve (12) consecutive months. 700 hour internships shall be completed in not less than seventeen and a half (17.5) consecutive weeks nor more than fifteen (15) consecutive months (no more than 40 hours in any one week of the program is ever permitted).

(d) An applicant may apply for a one-time extension for the twenty-four (24) month timeline. Approval is at the discretion of the Department.

(e) The intern/trainee must complete the internship in a facility or facilities that is (are) licensed in Oklahoma for the level of care equivalent to the administrators license/certification being sought.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-10-41

Transferred from 490:10-8-13 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)