No person shall act or serve in the capacity of a nursing home administrator without first procuring a license from the Missouri board of nursing home administrators as provided in sections 344.010 to 344.108. The board may issue a separate license to administrators of residential care facilities that were licensed as a residential care facility II on or before August 27, 2006, that continue* to meet the licensure standards for a residential care facility II in effect on August 27, 2006, and assisted living facilities, as defined in section 198.006. Any individual who receives a license to operate a residential care facility or an assisted living facility is not thereby authorized to operate any intermediate care facility or skilled nursing facility as those terms are defined in section 198.006.
§ 344.020, RSMo