Alabama Administrative Code › Title 135 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF ASSISTED LIVING ADMINISTRATORS › Chapter 135-X-5 - EXAMINATION INFORMATION › Section 135-X-5-.02 - Pre-Examination Requirement And Conditions Precedent

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) hereof, no person shall be admitted to or be permitted to take the Category I or Category II Assisted Living Administrator Licensure examination unless the person submits the following evidence satisfactory to the Board.
(a) For a Category I Assisted Living Administrator license, as set forth in Rule No. 135-X-7-.01 paragraph (1):
1. The person must be at least nineteen (19) years of age.
2. The person must be of good moral character.
3. The person must be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government.
4. The person must have a high school diploma or GED from a school approved and recognized by the educational authorities of the state in which such school is located or a political subdivision thereof, or has submitted a certificate indicating that he/she has obtained high school. GED, or secondary school equivalency, such certificate being duly certified by a state educational authority or a political subdivision thereof
5. The person must provide verification of either:
(i) a high school diploma or GED from a school approved and recognized by the educational authorities of the state in which such school is located or a political subdivision thereof, or has submitted a certificate indicating that he/she has obtained high school. GED, or secondary school equivalency, such certificate being duly certified by a state educational authority or a political subdivision thereof plus two (2) years of experience working fulltime in an administrative and resident or patient care position in a licensed assisted living facility, nursing home, hospital, or residential care setting for the elderly or disabled within two (2) years preceding date of application for administrator licensure, and an endorsement from the administrator, owner, or governing authority of such facility; or
(ii) completion of at least two years (60 semester hours or 96 quarter hours) of coursework at an accredited college or university plus at least three (3) months of experience working fulltime in an administrative and resident or patient care position in a licensed assisted living facility, nursing home, hospital, or residential care setting for the elderly or disabled within two (2) years preceding date of application for administrator licensure, or a minimum of two-hundred forty (240) hours in the AIT program within two (2) years preceding date of application for administrator licensure.
6. As an alternative to the pre-examination experience or internship requirement of paragraph (1)(a)5.(ii) above, the person may substitute verification of at least three (3) months of experience working fulltime in an administrative and resident or patient care position in a licensed assisted living facility, nursing home, hospital, or residential care setting for the elderly or disabled, or a minimum of two-hundred forty (240) hours in the AIT Program within six (6) months of passing Section A of the Category I Assisted Living Administrator Licensure exam.