Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2703 - Licensure, Regulations, and Administrative Hearings › Chapter 1 - Licensure › Rule 30-2703-1.3 - Administrator-in-Training Programs

Current through June 25, 2024
Applicants who seek licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
				  must meet one of the following program requirements:
A. Administrator-in-Training (A.I.T.) and
				Preceptor Program
(1)
				Administrator-in-Training
(a) After Board
				action is taken to approve the applicant's qualifications, as set forth in Part
				2703, Chapter 1, Rule
				1.1, the applicant must be employed
				by the facility and engaged as a full- time practicing
				Administrator-in-Training in a licensed nursing home in Mississippi for a
				minimum period of six (6) consecutive months as evidenced by a properly
				executed and notarized
Certificate of Employment
. The
Certificate of Employment
must be submitted with the
				Application packet. Upon approval by the Board or its designee, the A.I.T.
				Program may be extended by up to two (2) months. Under no circumstances shall
				the time to complete the A.I.T. Program extend beyond eight (8) months after
				the beginning of the A.I.T. Program. An A.I.T. failing to complete the A.I.T.
				Program within eight (8) months after beginning the Program must reapply and,
				if accepted by the Board, must begin the A.I.T. Program anew pursuant to Rule
				1.3, Chapter 1, Part 2703.
(b) The A.I.T. program is a forty (40) hour
				per week program (Monday - Friday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. or
				otherwise approved by the Board) that must include a minimum of eight (8) hours
				per week under the close, personal, and direct supervision of a certified
				preceptor. Direct supervision means in-person oversight by an approved
				preceptor on the premises of the nursing home facility at which the intern
				performs his or her A.I.T. training program or on the premises of the nursing
				home at which the preceptor is employed. If due to no fault of the A.I.T., his
				or her preceptor becomes unable to complete the six month program as agreed,
				due to a job change, illness, etc., the A.I.T. shall immediately notify the
				Board office and will be given four weeks to secure another preceptor and
				submit the proper A.I.T. Preceptor Agreement Form. The Agreement shall cover
				the remaining period of time in order to complete the full six month program
				(1,040 hours). The A.I.T. and the former Preceptor must also submit a letter to
				the Board that clearly explains the reason(s) why the individual can no longer
				serve as the A.I.T.'s Preceptor.
(c) Within ten days of beginning an
				Administrator-in-Training program, a Program Outline must be forwarded to the
				Board. Monthly reports documenting learning experiences and activities related
				to the Administrator-in-Training program are to be submitted to the Board on
				established forms no later than the 15th day of the following month. Any
				required form or report which is received thirty (30) days after the end of the
				reporting period will result in the internship being terminated.
(d) An Administrator-in-Training may not sit
				for the Nursing Home Administrators National Examination unless he/she has
				completed the six (6) months training and completed a Board approved training
				course covering the Domains of Practice for Nursing Home
				Administrators.
(e) Following
				completion of the six (6) months Administrator-in-Training program, and prior
				to receiving a regular license, the trainee shall successfully pass such tests
				as required by the Board to determine if he or she has received training and
				experience consistent with guidelines established by the Board.
(f) Prior to receiving a license, the
				Administrator-in-Training must complete a two-day training course with the
				Office of Licensure & Certification, Mississippi Department of
				Health.
(g) Failure to successfully
				complete licensing requirements within eighteen months after beginning the
				A.I.T. program will result in the loss of all accomplishments and
				fees.