Alabama Administrative Code › Title 620 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › Chapter 620-X-5 - EXAMINATION INFORMATION › Section 620-X-5-.03 - Application For Examination

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
			 An applicant for examination and qualification for a license as a nursing home
			 administrator shall make application therefor in writing on the forms provided
			 there for by the Board, and shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Board
			 that he/she has met the pre-examination requirements as provided for in the
			 State licensing statutes and Rule
			 620-X-5-.02 of these Rules and Regulations, and paid the required examination fee as
			 determined by the Board.
(2) A
			 candidate for examination shall submit with his/her application three letters
			 from individuals engaged in either business, or professional work, who shall
			 certify to the good moral character of the applicant. The applicant shall also
			 submit satisfactory evidence that he/she has met the requirements as defined in
			 620-X-5-.02(f) of these Rules and Regulations.
(3)
			 An applicant for examination who has been convicted of a felony by any court in
			 this state, or by any court of the United States, shall not be admitted to or
			 be permitted to take the examination provided for herein unless he/she shall
			 first submit to and file with the Board, a certificate of good conduct granted
			 by the Board of Parole or, in the case of a conviction in any jurisdiction
			 wherein the laws do not provide for the issuance of a certificate of good
			 conduct, an equivalent written statement or document.
(4) An applicant for examination who has been
			 convicted of a misdemeanor, except a petty traffic offense, shall not be
			 admitted to or be permitted to take the examination provided for herein unless
			 he/she shall first submit to, and file with the Board a certificate or letter
			 of good conduct from the proper parole, probation, court, or police authorities
			 wherein such conviction was had, or submit an equivalent written statement or
			 document. For the purpose of this paragraph, a petty traffic offense shall be
			 any and every misdemeanor relating to the operation of motor vehicles except:
			 driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquors, narcotics,
			 stimulating or hallucinating drugs; leaving the scene of an accident; and
			 manslaughter resulting from the operating of a motor vehicle.
(5) To establish suitability and fitness to
			 qualify for a license for nursing home administrator, as required by the state
			 licensing statute, prior to being permitted to take the examination for license
			 as a nursing home administrator, the applicant may be required to furnish
			 evidence satisfactory to the Board of:
(a)
			 good health and freedom from contagious disease;
(b) absence of any mental impairment that
			 would appear to the Board to be likely to interfere with the performance of a
			 nursing home administrator;
(c) an
			 understanding of the general and technical information necessary to the
			 administration and operation of a nursing home, (i.e. applicable health and
			 safety regulations);
(d) ability to
			 assume responsibilities for the administration of a nursing home as evidenced
			 by prior accredited activities and evaluation of prior services and evidence
			 secured by the Board; and
(e)
			 ability to relate the physical, psychological, spiritual, emotional, and social
			 needs of ill and/or aged individuals to the administration of a nursing home,
			 including executives of the nursing home, and to create the compassionate
			 climate necessary to meet the needs of the residents therein.