The verification must be in the form of a letter on official letterhead affixed with a state seal , including the following: your name, license number, date license issued, examination taken, examination date, examination score raw score and scale score , registration status, expiration date and disciplinary action if any. Navigation menu. Qualifications To qualify for licensure as a nursing home administrator in New York State, you must: be at least 21 years of age; be of good moral character and suitability; hold a Bachelor's or higher level Degree from an accredited educational institution, including or supplemented by 15 credit hours of specific education; complete an Administrator-In-Training AIT Program Internship OR qualifying field experience; complete a course in nursing home administration; receive a passing score on the Nursing Home Administrator Licensing Examination.
Qualification 1 Age To satisfy Qualification 1, you must be at least 21 years of age. Qualification 2 Character and Suitability To satisfy Qualification 2, the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators must determine that there is nothing in your background that may affect your ability to carry out the responsibilities of a nursing home administrator in a professional, competent and ethical manner. Qualification 3 Education To satisfy Qualification 3, you must document that you hold a Bachelor's or higher level Degree from an accredited educational institution.
A listing of accredited educational institutions that offer course work to satisfy Qualification 3 can be viewed at Accredited Educational Institutions PDF The following may be substituted to satisfy the 15 credit hour education requirement: Two or more years of service as the full-time Administrator-of-Record of an out-of-state nursing home within the last five years. An Administrator-of-Record is a licensed and currently registered nursing home administrator who is charged with the general administration of a nursing home.
Qualification 4 Field Experience To satisfy Qualification 4, you must document successful completion of a month Administrator-In-Training Program Internship OR two years of qualifying field experience. Full Satisfaction Full Satisfaction Education Internship Credit Field Experience Credit An internship at a qualifying nursing home completed as part of an accredited educational institution degree requirement.
You must have graduated from the respective degree program and document that the internship was equivalent in length and content to the internship requirement in New York State and was successfully completed.
You must have been granted a nursing home administrator license in that state and document that the internship was equivalent in length and content to the internship requirement in New York State and was successfully completed. Full-time is defined as a minimum of 35 hours per week onsite. Qualification 5 Course of Study To satisfy Qualification 5, you must document successful completion of three credit hours of education at an accredited educational institution in the area of Nursing Home Administration previously documented in Qualification 3.
Revised: January All items on the examination are objective, multiple choice questions covering the following five content areas or domains: Customer Care, Supports, and Services; Human Resources; Finance; Environment; and Management and Leadership, as outlined in the Candidate Handbook. Candidates must pass both components of the examination. Admission to each examination will require submission of a separate examination fee.
The examination is computer-based, which allows you to register, schedule and sit for the examination at a time and location of your choosing. All applications to sit for the examination must be submitted online. You will receive your score report from the Board. If you receive a passing score on both components of the examination, you will be provided with information on how to register with the Department of Health as a licensed nursing home administrator.
Upon receipt and review of your registration information, your license and Certificate of Registration will be issued. If you do not receive a passing score on both components of the examination by your third attempt, and you wish to retake the examination after the five-year period of eligibility, you will be required to reapply and requalify under the then current laws, rules and regulations.
Continuing education must be non-repetitive i. Continuing education claimed that exceeds the required number of clock hours will not be carried forward to the subsequent registration period. Academic course work completed or audited at an accredited educational institution may be claimed toward satisfying the continuing education requirement.
Academic course work does not require pre-approval by the Board. The Board will rely on the licensee's best judgement for determining the applicability of the course work to the Domains of Practice.
Professional Activities may be claimed toward satisfying the continuing education requirement. In both cases, the content must be directly related to one or more of the five Domains of Practice. Repeated delivery of the same subject matter will not be considered. Professional Activities being claimed may not exceed 50 percent of the total clock hours required.
Professional Activities do not require pre-approval by the Board. The Board acknowledges those licensed nursing home administrators who contribute to the Nursing Home Administrator Licensure Program by serving as preceptors for the Administrator-In-Training Program Internship. There is no limit on the number of clock hours that licensees who serve as preceptors can claim toward satisfying the continuing education requirement. Preceptor hours are verified through the Administrator-In-Training Program.
Licensees are responsible for obtaining documentation from the sponsor to support all continuing education completed. Do not submit this documentation unless specifically requested to do so.
To verify completion of academic course work, you must maintain a course description and transcript a copy is acceptable from the accredited educational institution showing the number of credit hours and date the credit was awarded.
To verify audited course work, you must have audited the entire course and maintain corroboration of participation by the accredited educational institution, which includes the course description, course level, total number of sessions in the course and number of sessions attended. Health, Department of State. A person needs a Nursing Home Administrator License to administer a nursing home. Applicants must meet educational and experience requirements, and pass an exam. Educational and experience requirements must be complete before the exam.
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