Section 25-19-1-3 - [Effective Until 7/1/2024] Health facility administrators; qualifications for license(a) The board may issue licenses to qualified persons as health facility administrators.(b) A person who applies to the board to practice as a health facility administrator must: (1) not have been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the person's ability to practice competently in accordance with IC 25-1-21;(2) successfully complete an administrator in training program;(3) achieve a passing score, as determined by the board, on a state jurisprudence examination described in section 3.2 of this chapter;(4) successfully complete the national examination; and(5) meet one (1) of the following: (A) Possess a bachelor's degree or higher degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution.(B) Possess an associate's degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution and complete a specialized course of study in long term health care administration, as prescribed by the board.(C) Complete a specialized course of study in long term care administration prescribed by the board.(c) Subject to section 3.3 of this chapter, the board may issue a provisional license for a single period not to exceed six (6) months for the purpose of enabling a qualified individual to fill a health facility administrator position that has been unexpectedly vacated.Amended by P.L. 149-2023,SEC. 23, eff. 7/1/2023.(Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.3; Acts1973 , P.L. 252, SEC.9.) As amended by Acts1978 , P.L. 128, SEC.1; Acts1981 , P.L. 222, SEC.137; Acts1982 , P.L. 113, SEC.53; P.L. 149-1987, SEC.40; P.L. 152-1988, SEC.11; P.L. 33-1993, SEC.26.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.