Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 06 - Medical Services › Rule 016.06.16-007 - Rules & Regulations for Licensure of Nursing Home Administrators in Arkansas

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Authority
The following Rules and Regulations for the Licensure of
				Nursing Home Administrators are duly adopted and promulgated by the Arkansas
				Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Long Term Care, pursuant to
				the authority expressly conferred by Title
				20-10-203(b)
				of the Arkansas Code.
Preface
These rules and regulations have been prepared for the purpose
				of establishing nursing home administrator competency as well as criterion for
				the licensure of nursing home administrators. There exists a relationship
				between the quality of care and quality of life for residents in a nursing home
				and the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the nursing home's administrator.
				This relationship becomes increasingly apparent as nursing home administrators
				attempt to implement new and often complex standards of resident care services
				so that the facilities can participate in the full continuum of care.
The regulations are subject to periodic revisions as new
				knowledge becomes available that will more fully establish the level of
				competency necessary for effective nursing home administration.
Regulations are limited in their ability to set forth all the
				attributes necessary for quality administration. Administrators of nursing
				homes have a responsibility beyond the minimum standards detailed here to
				continue to enhance their education, experience, and professional growth. The
				end result of such enhancement will be the achievement of optimum nursing home
				resident care.
Rules & Regulations for the Licensure of Nursing
				Home Administrators in Arkansas (01/01/98)
Section I - Definitions
The following terms are defined for the purpose of these
				regulations:
A.
BOARD
Shall mean the Long Term Care Facility Advisory Board.
B.
NURSING HOME
Shall mean a skilled nursing facility (SNF) or a nursing
				facility (NF) which meets the requirements of 1819 or 1919 of the Social
				Security Act and/or meets State licensure requirements for a long term care
				facility.
A nursing home usually provides skilled nursing care, medical
				services, rehabilitation services, and/or health-related services to frail
				elderly, injured, disabled, or sick persons who require such services on an
				extended or continuous basis.
C.
NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR
Shall mean a person who administers, manages, supervises, or is
				in general administrative charge of a nursing home whether such individual has
				an ownership interest in such home and whether his or her function and duties
				are shared with one or more individuals.
D.
DEPARTMENT
Shall mean the Arkansas Department of Health and Human
				Services.
E.
LICENSE
For the purposes of these regulations, license shall mean a
				nursing home administrator's license issued to a qualified individual.
F.
OFFICE
Shall mean the Office of Long Term Care.
Rules & Regulations for the Licensure of Nursing
				Home Administrators in Arkansas (01/01/98)