Alabama Administrative Code › Title 620 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › Chapter 620-X-7 - LICENSES › Section 620-X-7-.01 - Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Every
			 individual who holds a valid current license as a nursing home administrator
			 issued by the Board under this Chapter shall immediately upon issuance have the
			 right and privilege of acting and serving as a nursing home administrator and
			 of using the abbreviation "N.H.A." after their name. Thereafter, such
			 individual shall annually be required to make application to the Board for a
			 renewal of license, and to report any facts requested by the Board on forms
			 provided for such purposes. All license renewals will be issued and are due on
			 the last day of the month in which the license expires, and all requirements
			 must be met by that date.
(2) Upon
			 making an application for a renewal of license, the individual shall pay an
			 annual fee as determined by the Board, and at the same time shall submit
			 evidence satisfactory to the Board that during the year immediately preceding
			 application for renewal, he or she has complied with the requirements of the
			 Board concerning the continuing education of nursing home administrators as
			 provided in Rule
			 620-X-6-.01,
			 paragraph (1) of these Rules and Regulations. The required continuing education
			 hours must be completed by the renewal date of the license. It is the
			 responsibility of the licensee to keep a current physical address and email
			 address with the Board.
(3) Upon
			 receipt of the application for renewal of license, the renewal fee, and the
			 evidence required with respect to continuing education, the Board shall issue a
			 letter and renewal card to the nursing home administrator.
(4) Failure to secure an annual renewal of a
			 license based on a failure to meet the continuing education requirements, shall
			 result in the expiration of the license. All persons holding an expired license
			 and wishing to reactive the license shall be required to submit a new
			 application, have 24 hours of current (no more than one year old at the time
			 of reactivation) continuing education credit approved b the Board prior to the
			 reactivation of the license and pass a written state examination for
			 licensure.
(5) A licensee who
			 complies with the continuing education requirements but who does not renew
			 within 90 days following its due date shall be deemed delinquent and may renew
			 within the 90 day period by paying a late renewal fee established by the Board.
			 A license that is not renewed within the 90 day period shall be deemed expired,
			 and is subject to reapplication as provided in Rule No., paragraph (4) of
			 these rules and regulations.
(6) A
			 licensee who holds a current license and who is not practicing as a nursing
			 home administrator may place that license into an "inactive status" upon
			 written application to the Board. Any licensee whose license has been placed on
			 inactive status may not engage in the practice of nursing home administration.
			 A licensee whose license is on an inactive status who wishes to "reactivate"
			 that license may do so by making application to the Board. The applicant shall
			 attach proof of having completed 24 hours of approved continuing education
			 credits within one year of making application for license reactivation, and
			 shall pay a reactivation fee established by the Board. A licensee may not have
			 his/her license in inactive status for more than five years. After five years
			 in inactive status, the license automatically becomes expired.
(7) Only an individual who has qualified as a
			 licensed and registered nursing home administrator who holds a current license
			 shall have the right and privilege of using the title "Nursing Home
			 Administrator," and have the right and privilege of using the abbreviation
			 "NHA" after their name. No other person shall use or shall be designated by
			 such title or such abbreviation or any other words, letters, signs, cards, or
			 device tending to or intended to indicate that such person is a licensed
			 nursing home administrator.
(8) The
			 Board shall maintain a file of all applications for licensure that includes the
			 following information on each applicant: residence, name, age, the name and
			 address of his/her employer or business connection, the date of application,
			 educational and experience qualifications, action taken by the Board, serial
			 numbers of licenses issued to the applicant and the date on which the Board
			 acted on or reviewed the application.
(9) The Board shall maintain a list of
			 current licensees of the Board, and shall furnish the list on demand to any
			 person who pays a fee established by the Board.
Author:
Linda U. Jordan, Chairman
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-20-13.