2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Public Health and Safety › § 36-446.04 - Qualifications; period of validity; exemption

36-446.04.
Qualifications;  period of validity;  exemption
A. The board shall issue a license as a nursing care institution administrator pursuant to its rules to any person who meets the following qualifications:
1. Has satisfactorily completed a course of instruction and training approved by the board that:
(a) Is designed and sufficiently administered to give the applicant knowledge of the proper needs to be served by nursing care institutions.
(b) Includes a thorough background in the laws and rules governing the operation of nursing care institutions and the protection of the interests of the patients in nursing care institutions.
(c) Includes thorough training in elements of good health care facilities administration.
2. Has passed an examination administered by the board designed to test for competency in the subject matter referred to in this subsection.
3. Has met one of the following fingerprinting requirements:
(a) Has a valid fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to title 41,  chapter 12,  article 3.1 and has not been convicted of any felony involving violence or financial fraud.
(b) Has provided proof of the submission of an application for a fingerprint clearance card. An applicant who has been denied a fingerprint clearance card must also provide proof that the applicant qualifies for a good cause exception hearing pursuant to section 41-619.55 and has not been convicted of any felony involving violence or financial fraud.
B. A person who is licensed pursuant to this section must maintain a valid fingerprint clearance card during the valid period of the person's license.
C. The board shall issue a certificate as an assisted living facility manager pursuant to its rules to a person who meets the following qualifications:
1. Has satisfactorily completed a course of instruction and training approved by the board that:
(a) Is designed and sufficiently administered to give the applicant knowledge of the proper needs to be served by an assisted living facility.
(b) Includes a thorough background in the laws governing the operation of assisted living facilities and the protection of the interests of the patients in assisted living facilities.
(c) Includes thorough training in elements of assisted living facility administration.
2. Has passed an examination administered by the board that is designed to test for competency in the subject matter prescribed in this subsection.
3. Provides documentation satisfactory to the board that the applicant has completed two thousand eighty hours of paid work experience in a health related field within the preceding five years as prescribed by board rule.
4. Has met one of the following fingerprinting requirements:
(a) Has a valid fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to title 41,  chapter 12,  article 3.1 and has not been convicted of any felony involving violence or financial fraud.
(b) Has provided proof of the submission of an application for a fingerprint clearance card. An applicant who has been denied a fingerprint clearance card must also provide proof that the applicant qualifies for a good cause exception hearing pursuant to section 41-619.55 and has not been convicted of any felony involving violence or financial fraud.
D. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article,  beginning July 1,  2021,  all new licenses and certifications issued by the board must be approved by both the board and the department of health services.
E. A person who is certified pursuant to this section must maintain a valid fingerprint clearance card during the valid period of the person's certificate.
F. In lieu of the requirements contained in subsection A,  paragraph 1 or subsection C,  paragraph 1 of this section,  an applicant may present satisfactory evidence to the board of sufficient education and training in the areas listed in the respective paragraph.
G. A license is nontransferable and remains in effect until thirty days after the licensee's birthday of an even-numbered year,  at which time the license may be renewed if the licensee otherwise complies with this article and the license has not been surrendered,  suspended or revoked.
H. A certificate is nontransferable and remains in effect until thirty days after the certificate holder's birthday of an odd-numbered year,  at which time the certificate may be renewed if the certificate holder otherwise complies with this article and the certificate has not been surrendered,  suspended or revoked.
I. This section does not apply to managers of adult foster care homes as defined in section 36-401.