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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLVII - Nurses: Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses › Subpart 2 - Registered Nurses › Chapter 45 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurses › Section XLVII-4513 - Authorized Practice

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Collaboration is a process in which an APRN has a relationship with one or more
				  physicians or dentists to deliver health care services. Such collaboration is
				  to be evidenced by the APRN scope of practice and indicates the relationships
				  that they have with physicians or dentists to deal with issues outside their
				  scope of practice.
B. Scope of
				  Practice. An advanced practice registered nurse shall practice as set forth in
				  R.S.
				  37:913(3)(a) and the
				  standards set forth in these administrative rules. The patient services
				  provided by an APRN shall be in accord with the educational preparation of that
				  APRN
.
APRNs practicing in accord with
				  R.S.37:913(3)(a)
				  are not required to have a collaborative practice agreement. The APRN who
				  engages in medical diagnosis and management shall have a collaborative practice
				  agreement that includes, but is not limited to, the following provisions
				  [R.S. 37:913(8) and
				  (9)]:
1.
				  availability of the collaborating physician or dentist for consultation or
				  referral, or both;
2. methods of
				  management of the collaborative practice which shall include clinical practice
				  guidelines; and
3. coverage of the
				  health care needs of a patient during any absence of the APRN, physician, or
				  both parties.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLVII - Nurses: Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses › Subpart 2 - Registered Nurses › Chapter 45 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurses › Section XLVII-4515 - Continued Competence of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

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A. Continued
				  competence requirements shall apply as follows:
1. APRNs maintain advanced practice
				  recertification in accordance with the nationally recognized certifying body's
				  criteria as approved by the board; or
2. when advanced practice
				  certification/recertification is not available, or APRNs who are licensed by
				  grandfathering, without advanced practice certification, the APRN shall meet
				  the requirements for renewal as specified in the LAC
				  46:XLVII.4507.E.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLVII - Nurses: Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses › Subpart 2 - Registered Nurses › Chapter 45 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurses › Section XLVII-4516 - Continuing Education Requirement for APRNs Prescribing Controlled Substances

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A. Every
				  APRN with both active prescriptive authority and who holds an active controlled
				  dangerous substance (CDS) license prior to promulgation of this section and who
				  is seeking the renewal of the APRN license and renewal of the prescriptive
				  authority credential, shall, as part of the continuing education required by
				  this Part, and as a one-time prerequisite to licensure renewal, successfully
				  complete three hours of continuing education approved by the board on
				  controlled substance prescribing practices. After promulgation of this section,
				  successful completion of three hours of continuing education approved by the
				  board on controlled substance prescribing practices shall be provided upon
				  application and request for approval for controlled substance privileges with
				  the board and will meet the requirements for subsequent renewal relative to
				  controlled substance prescribing. Such continuing education shall include
				  instruction relating to drug diversion training, best practices regarding
				  prescribing of controlled substances, and appropriate treatment for addiction.
				  The continuing education requirement may be satisfied by completing a
				  three-hour continuing education program, three one-hour continuing education
				  programs, or any other combination of continuing education programs totaling
				  three hours.
B. Approved Continuing
				  Education. In order for the continuing education program to be approved by the
				  board, the program shall:
1. be provided by a
				  board approved national certifying body, a board approved accrediting
				  organization, a provider approved by the board, or be provided by the
				  board;
2. adequately address the
				  topics of required instruction at the advanced practice level with the focus
				  and objectives of the continuing education program on content relevant to drug
				  diversion training, best practices regarding prescribing of controlled
				  substances, and appropriate treatment for addiction;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLVII - Nurses: Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses › Subpart 2 - Registered Nurses › Chapter 45 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurses › Section XLVII-4517 - Additional Standards for Each Advanced Practice Nurse Category

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A. The APRN is
				  responsible and accountable for compliance to the specific standards of
				  practice for his/her specialty and functional role and for other state and
				  federal rules and regulations that effect his/her patient
				  population(s).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:918.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XLIX-101 - Source of Authority; Title

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A. The
				rules and regulations herein contained constitute, and comprise and shall be
				known as the "Rules and Regulations of the Board of Examiners of Nursing
				Facility Administrators of the State of Louisiana," and are hereby promulgated
				pursuant to the authority granted to, and imposed upon, the said board under
				and pursuant to the provisions of the state licensing statute.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S
				  37:2504.C.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XLIX-105 - Notification of Change

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A. Every
				licensed nursing home administrator shall immediately notify in writing the
				office of the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators
				of any and all changes in name, address, position, or other information
				originally submitted on their initial registration and any subsequent changes
				thereto. Failure to comply with this rule within 10 days of the change will
				result in a penalty as set forth in this Part.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 3 - Board of Examiners › Section XLIX-301 - Meetings

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A. The board shall
				meet regularly at least once every calendar quarter.
B. The chairman or vice-chairman, acting for
				and in the absence of the chairman, may call special meetings thereof when, in
				his judgment, circumstances or the function of the board requires it.
C. Upon written petition of a simple majority
				of the members of the board, the chairman or vice-chairman acting for and in
				the absence of the chairman, shall be obliged to call a special meeting for
				purposes cited in said petition.
D.
				The board as a public body operates in accord with
				R.S.
				42:1-R.S.
				42:13. The conduct of meetings, notices,
				voting, record keeping, and so on shall be in accord with these
				statutes.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2503 and
				  R.S.
				  37:2504.C.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 3 - Board of Examiners › Section XLIX-303 - General Powers

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A. The board
				shall exercise such powers as provided by the laws of this state pertaining to
				the licensing and registration of nursing home administrators.
B. From time to time the board may e-mail or
				distribute a newsletter, promulgate and publish such rules and regulations not
				inconsistent with law as it may deem necessary and proper for the execution and
				enforcement of the law and rules and regulations governing the licensing and
				registration of nursing facility administrators.
C. The board shall exercise quasi-judicial
				powers not inconsistent with the law, including the power to issue subpoenas,
				compel the attendance of witnesses, and administer oaths.
D. The board may establish or amend a rewards
				and recognition policy in accordance with civil service rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 3 - Board of Examiners › Section XLIX-305 - Officers and Duties

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A. The board
				shall elect biennially at its regular meeting prior to July 1, from among its
				members, a chairman and a vice-chairman. The chairman and the vice-chairman
				shall not immediately succeed themselves in the same positions which they have
				held for two full two-year terms. The terms shall commence July 1, and end June
				30. The chairman of the board shall, with the consent of the majority of the
				board, designate an executive director who shall not be a member of the
				board.
B. The chairman shall
				preside at all meetings of the board and shall sign all official documents of
				the board. In the absence of the chairman, the vice-chairman or member
				designated by the chairman shall preside at meetings and perform all duties
				usually performed by the chairman.
C. In addition to the duties imposed by law,
				the executive director shall attend all meetings of the board; keep a full and
				complete record of the minutes of said meetings; notify the members of the
				board of the time and place fixed for meetings of the board; maintain the
				records pertaining to licensees and registrants and the rules and regulations;
				countersign all licenses and certificates of registration and official
				certificates of approval and certification issued by the board.
D. The executive director shall conduct all
				routine correspondence for the board, shall issue all notices of meetings and
				hearings, shall have custody of all books, records and property of the board
				and shall perform all duties pertaining to the office of executive director.
				The executive director shall annually, in accordance with the directives of the
				State Office of the Legislative Auditor, submit financial records for audit.
				The audit results, on receipt, will be promptly distributed to all members of
				the board for review.
E. The
				executive director shall receive all monies payable to the board, shall
				disburse funds, and keep such financial records as are approved by the budget
				committee or board.
F. The chairman
				shall be authorized to appoint any committee he deems necessary.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2503 and
				  R.S.
				  37:2504.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 3 - Board of Examiners › Section XLIX-307 - Board Member Per Diem

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A. Board
				members shall be paid $75 per day during which board business is conducted.
				This rule shall not apply to board members who represent agencies of the State
				of Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with RS. 37:2504 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 5 - Examinations › Section XLIX-501 - Scheduling of Examinations and Re-Examinations

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A. The board shall determine the subjects for
				examinations of applicants for licensing as a nursing home administrator, and
				the scope, content, form and character of such examinations, which in any
				examination shall be the same for all candidates.
B. Examinations
1. State examinations may be held at such
				times and places, and by entities designated by the board.
2. National examinations shall be conducted
				by NAB for state-approved candidates.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 5 - Examinations › Section XLIX-503 - Pre-Examination Requirements: Conditions Precedent

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A. No person shall be authorized to take an
				examination for licensing licensure as a nursing home administrator, unless he
				or she reasonably evidences completion of or otherwise complies with the
				following requirements.
1. The applicant is 21
				years of age or older.
2. The
				applicant is a citizen of the United States of America or a non-citizen who
				lawfully resides in the United States.
3. The applicant has submitted his or her
				fingerprints for a state and national criminal history records information
				search in accordance with R.S. 37:2505.1 and has been determined by the Board
				to be eligible for licensure following its consideration of all relevant
				criminal history records information in accordance with applicable
				law.
4. The applicant is physically
				and mentally suitable and fit to be licensed and to practice as a nursing home
				administrator.
5. The applicant has
				successfully done either of the following:
a.
				completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited institute of higher
				learning.
b. submitted evidence to
				the board reasonably proving the applicant has worked for at least 10 years as
				a licensed nursing facility administrator either in Louisiana if the applicant
				has been previously licensed in the state or in any other authorized
				jurisdiction having substantially similar licensure requirements to those
				imposed in Louisiana.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 5 - Examinations › Section XLIX-504 - Pre Examination Criminal Background Check

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A. At the applicant's expense the board may
				require fingerprints taken by an appropriate law enforcement agency. Such
				fingerprints are to be submitted by the enforcement agency to the State Police
				Bureau of Criminal Identification or such other appropriate
				authority.
B. The applicant shall
				request the result of such background check to be submitted to the
				board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2505.1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 5 - Examinations › Section XLIX-505 - Application for Examination

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A. An
				applicant for examination to secure a license as a nursing home administrator
				shall apply in writing, on forms provided by the board, and shall furnish
				evidence satisfactory to the board that he has met the pre-examination
				requirements as provided for in the state licensing statutes and
				§503 of these rules and regulations; and
1. a candidate for examination shall submit
				with his notarized application, the application fee, all waiver requests, and
				two letters from individuals engaged in either business or professional work,
				but not related by blood or marriage, who shall certify to the good moral
				character of the applicant;
2. an
				applicant for examination who has been convicted of, plead guilty to, no
				contest to, or has a trial pending for a misdemeanor involving abuse, neglect,
				or misappropriation of property or any felony or crimes involving moral
				turpitude as provided in
				R.S.
				14:81.2 by any court in this state, or by any
				court of the United States, or by any court of any other state of the United
				States, shall not be admitted to, or be permitted to take the examination
				provided for herein, unless he shall request a formal hearing before the board
				and provide evidence establishing a full pardon or parole granted by an
				appropriate authority authorized to grant such;
3. an applicant who withdraws his application
				for licensing after it is processed and ready for submission to the board for
				consideration shall be entitled to a refund of one-half of the original
				application fee;
4. an applicant
				who withdraws his application for licensing after it has been received,
				processed and submitted to the board, shall not be entitled to a refund of
				their application fee.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 5 - Examinations › Section XLIX-507 - Conditional Admission to Examination

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A. The board may authorize the executive
				director to conditionally admit to examination for licensing as a nursing home
				administrator an applicant who, on the date of a scheduled examination, has not
				fully established his qualifications if, in the judgment of the board, it
				appears that he is otherwise qualified.
B. An applicant for examination who has been
				disqualified shall be given written notification by the board of his
				disqualification and the reasons therefor and of his right to a
				hearing.
C. An applicant for
				examination who has been disqualified may petition the board in writing within
				30 days of notification of disqualification for a hearing and a review of his
				application.
D. When an applicant
				for examination has been disqualified, he may submit a new application to
				qualify for examination; however, he shall be required to meet the requirements
				for licensing as shall be in force at the time of such
				re-application.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504 and
				  R.S.
				  37:2505.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 5 - Examinations › Section XLIX-509 - Subjects for Examination and Continuing Education

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A. Every applicant for a license as a nursing
				home administrator, after meeting the requirements for qualification for
				examination as set forth in
				§503 of these rules and regulations,
				shall successfully pass a written examination. The following shall be
				considered as guidelines with respect to the subjects for the written
				examination and continuing education:
1.
				management and administration;
2.
				environmental health and safety;
3.
				resident care;
4. therapeutic and
				support care services;
5. laws,
				rules, regulations, and guidelines affecting long-term care.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 5 - Examinations › Section XLIX-511 - Examinations and Mandatory Test Preparatory Course

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A. Every candidate for licensing as a nursing
				facility administrator shall pass the Louisiana state standards examination and
				the NAB national examination by scores established by the board.
B. The NAB nursing home administrators
				licensing exam and the Louisiana state licensure exam both contain confidential
				information. Since some of the material contained on these examinations is used
				in future administrations of the examinations. Therefore, applicants shall not
				comment to other applicants, potential applicants, or any other person
				regarding the contents of these examinations. Failure to observe the
				confidentiality of the NAB nursing home administrators licensing exam or the
				state licensure exam may result in disciplinary action by the board.
C.
1. Each
				candidate shall be required to take a test preparatory course approved by
				LABENFA prior to taking the NAB nursing home administrators licensing
				exam.
2. Cost of the LABENFA test
				preparatory course shall be as provided in Chapter 12 of this Part.
3. Any candidate that does not successfully
				pass the NAB nursing home administrators licensing exam shall be required to
				retake an approved LABENFA test preparatory course prior to retaking the NAB
				nursing home administrators licensing exam.
4. Failure to complete the licensure process
				within 24 months from the date of application will result in loss of all
				accomplishments and fees unless authorized by the board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 7 - Administrator-in-Training (AIT) › Section XLIX-701 - Program

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A. An applicant
				must serve full-time (40 hours per week) as an administrator-in-training for a
				minimum of six, which shall include a minimum of 1040 training hours. The
				program may be completed or begun before or after taking examinations so long
				as it is carried out strictly according to Chapter 7. During this time the AIT
				must work under close, direct, personal, on-site supervision of a full-time
				preceptor who shall be administrator of record or licensed nursing home
				administrator serving as assistant administrator in the facility in which the
				AIT undertakes training.
1. Any part-time or
				full-time employment while undertaking an AIT program shall have prior approval
				of the board.
2. No person shall
				undertake an AIT program while serving as director of nursing or head of any
				other department within a nursing home.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 7 - Administrator-in-Training (AIT) › Section XLIX-703 - Preceptor

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A. Requirement. The
				preceptor is a duly licensed nursing home administrator who has completed three
				years of work experience as a full-time practicing nursing home administrator
				and/or licensed assistant administrator. The preceptor applies for board
				approval as a preceptor on forms provided by the board. He undergoes
				orientation and other designated training conducted by the executive director,
				a board member, or other authorized person and cannot practice as a preceptor
				until he has specific approval of the board. If a preceptor is disciplined by
				the board, he must apply for recertification as a preceptor.
B. Time. The preceptor is on-site and
				available to supervise at least 20 hours per week, and is available at least by
				telephone at all other times.
C.
				Number of AIT's. A preceptor may train no more than two AIT's at a given time.
				A preceptor serving as administrator of more than one facility may train no
				more than one AIT at a given time.
D. Duties. The preceptor carries out these
				duties:
1. schedules the AIT's rotation
				through departments and assigns AIT duties in a manner that provides the best
				quality of training;
2. monitors
				AIT's performance on a regular basis;
3. instructs the AIT on management principles
				and standards established by the Department of Health and Human Services,
				Medicare and Medicaid, Bureau of Health Services Financing, Office of Social
				Services, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), American
				National Standards Institute (ANSI), Life Safety Code, the board of examiners
				rules and regulations, and other federal and state regulations pertaining to
				nursing homes;
4. includes AIT in
				meetings of the facility board, department heads, staff, and others involving
				administration;
5. evaluates AIT's
				performance with him at least monthly;
6. ensures that AIT reports are properly
				completed and mailed as required;
7. notifies the board in writing, in advance
				whenever possible, if the need to terminate an AIT arises, giving reasons and
				requesting board approval before final action is taken.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 7 - Administrator-in-Training (AIT) › Section XLIX-705 - Reports

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A. The following
				reports must be filed with the board on forms supplied by the board.
1. Initial Report and Orientation
a. The AIT and the preceptor undergo
				orientation conducted by the executive director, a board member or other
				authorized person.
b. The initial
				report is filled out and signed under oath by both AIT and preceptor prior to
				the beginning of the program. It is a contract between the AIT, the preceptor,
				and the board. The board reviews and approves the program.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 7 - Administrator-in-Training (AIT) › Section XLIX-707 - Board Monitoring

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A. The
				AIT's program may be monitored by on-site visit one or more times by the
				executive director, a board member, or other authorized person.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 7 - Administrator-in-Training (AIT) › Section XLIX-709 - Exit Interview

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A. Upon
				completion of the program and receipt of the certificate of completion the AIT
				undergoes an xit interview to ensure
				she/he is sufficiently knowledgeable to be licensed. The exit interview is
				conducted by the executive director, a board member, or other authorized
				person. The AIT will receive his license upon passage of the exit interview,
				completion of initial registration form, and payment of initial registration
				fee.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 7 - Administrator-in-Training (AIT) › Section XLIX-711 - Time Limitation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Failure to begin the six-month AIT within one year of the date an applicant
				passes the licensing examinations will result in loss of all accomplishments and fees, unless
				otherwise authorized by the board.
B. Failure to complete the licensure process
				within 24 months from the date of application will result in loss of all
				accomplishments and fees unless authorized by the board.
C. Record Retention
1. In accordance with
				R.S.
				44:411, the board shall secure written
				approval from the state archivist or his designee prior to the disposing of any
				records of the board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 7 - Administrator-in-Training (AIT) › Section XLIX-713 - Waivers

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A. All waiver
				requests shall be submitted with applicant's notarized application.
B. Provisions for the six-month AIT, or
				portions thereof, may be waived on the basis of:
1. education. Full waiver may be granted if
				applicant has a Bachelor or Masters degree in health care administration or a
				Bachelor or Masters degree with a concentration in eldercare studies which
				includes a clinical internship;
a. the
				internship shall be consistent with all board regulations and applicable
				required hours and in areas of concentration. The internship requirements shall
				be completed within a 24 months period after acquiring 48 credit
				hours;
b. the applicant shall
				successfully pass the national exam, state exam, and the exit
				interview;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 9 - Continuing Education › Section XLIX-901 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Continuing
				education is designed to meet requirements and qualifications for registration
				of a license as a nursing home administrator under and pursuant to the state
				licensing statute and these rules and regulations. Its major purpose is to
				ensure that licensees continue to increase their knowledge of long-term care,
				improve their management skills, and keep abreast of changes in state and
				federal regulations that affect the long-term care industry.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504 and
				  R.S.
				  37:2507.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 9 - Continuing Education › Section XLIX-903 - Requirements

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A. Number of Hours.
				Each licensee must complete a minimum of 18 hours of approved continuing
				education, or the portion thereof as designated by the board during the
				12-month period preceding the date of re-registration of licenses.
1. A maximum of 9 hours of approved online
				continuing education may be credited towards the total 18 hours.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 9 - Continuing Education › Section XLIX-905 - Registration of Institutions as Providers of Continuing Education Courses

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A. The board
				approves providers of training courses which may be credited as continuing
				education. An educational institution, association, professional society,
				organization, or individual who wishes to provide approved continuing education
				for nursing home administrators applies to the board on forms provided by the
				board. The application is reviewed and applicants who are established,
				reputable providers of continuing education are approved. Approval is not
				required of colleges for regular college courses.
B. Period of approval is July 1 of a given
				year to June 30 of the following year. Providers must re-apply each
				year.
C. A fee, as provided for in
				Chapter 12 of this Part, shall be paid annually by providers who impose charges
				to course participants. Government agencies are exempt from the fee.
D. National Continuing Education Review
				Services (NCERS) approved programs are exempt from the requirement that
				providers be approved by the board. The approval of programs by NCERS, operated
				by the National Associations of Boards of Examiners For Long Term Care
				Administrators, Inc., meets board requirements.
E. Non-approved provider training cannot be
				used to meet the continuing education requirement. Licensees who want to take
				such courses should encourage the provider to seek approval.
F. Programs offered by non-approved provider
				organizations that do not seek provider approval may be approved on an
				individual basis. Individual licensees may seek this approval by applying to
				the board. When the organization or individual licensee applies there is a fee
				as provided for in Chapter 12 of this Part.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504 and
				  R.S.
				  37:2506.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 9 - Continuing Education › Section XLIX-907 - Approval of Programs of Study

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Approval of individual programs is given when:
1. the provider is approved as required under
				§905 of the rules and
				regulations;
2. content of the
				program is in accord with subject areas listed in §509 No less than 50 percent
				of a licensee's total continuing education hours must be in subjects applicable
				to long-term care;
3. it is a
				college course, including correspondence, on any health care subject, or the
				course is taken for credit toward a college degree;
4. the course is specifically designed for
				nursing home administrators, or a related course that has been submitted to the
				board for specific approval. Example of the latter is a course principally for
				hospital personnel, directors of nursing, or food service managers. The board
				could, upon receipt of special request, approve the course for
				licensees;
5. it is a home study
				course which has been approved by NCERS or reviewed and approved by the board's
				education committee;
6. length of
				the training session is at least one hour;
7. the course is open to any
				licensee;
8. credit will not be
				given for courses offered by an organization for its administrators only;
				and
9. the program is submitted for
				approval prior to the beginning date.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 9 - Continuing Education › Section XLIX-908 - Approval of NAB Standards

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Should
				the board elect to utilize the standards set forth by the National Continuing
				Education Resource Service in affiliation with the NAB, the board shall notify
				all licensed administrators, AITs and applicants of such decision in
				writing.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2505.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 9 - Continuing Education › Section XLIX-909 - Exception

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A. Nothing
				contained in this Chapter shall preclude the board from providing for any
				program of study which excludes subjects which are in conflict with, the
				teachings and practice of any recognized religious faith. Any applicant seeking
				to be admitted to such program of study hereunder shall submit evidence
				satisfactory to the board that he is, in fact, an adherent of such recognized
				religious faith.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504 and
				  R.S.
				  37:2506.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 11 - Licenses › Section XLIX-1101 - Initial License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An applicant
				for a license as a nursing home administrator who has successfully complied
				with the requirements of the licensing laws and the standards provided for
				herein, passed the examinations provided by the board and submitted notarized
				forms certifying to the AIT prerequisite shall be issued a license on a form
				provided for that purpose by the board, certifying that such applicant has met
				the requirements of the laws, rules and regulations entitling him to serve,
				act, practice and otherwise hold himself out as a duly licensed nursing home
				administrator.
1. An applicant, upon
				completion of AIT training, shall submit their notarized certificate of
				completion within 30 days.
2. Upon
				receipt of notarized AIT training certificate of completion and notification of
				passing the state and national exams, an applicant shall schedule their exit
				interview within 30 days from such notification.
3. Upon successful completion of the exit
				interview, an applicant shall submit his initial registration form with all
				required fees within 30 days, unless otherwise authorized by the
				board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 11 - Licenses › Section XLIX-1103 - Registration of Licenses and Certificates

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A.
1. Every
				person who holds a valid license as a nursing home administrator issued by the
				board shall immediately upon issuance thereof be deemed registered with the
				board and issued a certificate of registration.
a. Thereafter, such individual shall annually
				apply to the board for a new certificate of registration and report any facts
				required by the board on forms provided for such purpose.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 11 - Licenses › Section XLIX-1104 - Penalties

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A. The board shall
				take action against any person when there is substantial evidence that such
				person has:
1. attempted by fraud or
				misrepresentation to obtain a license for himself or another or to furnish aid
				or abet therein; or
2. practiced as
				a nursing home administrator under cover of a license or registration illegally
				or fraudulently obtained or unlawfully issued; or
3. practiced as a nursing home administrator,
				or uses in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply
				that he or she is a nursing home administrator, or allows himself or herself to
				be represented as a nursing home administrator unless duly licensed and
				registered under provisions of this Chapter; or
4. practiced as a nursing home administrator
				during the time his or her license is suspended or revoked by the board;
				or
5. otherwise violated any other
				provision of this Chapter.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 11 - Licenses › Section XLIX-1107 - Reciprocity

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board, in
				its discretion, and otherwise subject to the law pertaining to the licensing of
				nursing home administrators and prescribing the qualifications for a nursing
				home administrator license, may endorse a nursing home administrator license
				issued by proper authorities of any other state, upon payment of any fee
				determined by the board, and passing a state examination and upon submission of
				evidence satisfactory to the board:
1. that
				such other state maintains a system and standard of qualification and
				examination for nursing home administrator licenses, which are substantially
				equivalent to those required in this state; or that the applicant is an
				administrator certified by the American College of Health Care
				Administrators;
2. the individual
				applicant has passed the Louisiana State Standards Examination;
3. that such applicant for endorsement is
				familiar with state and local health and safety regulations related to nursing
				homes; and
4. that such applicant
				for endorsement holds a current license which is not under suspension or
				revocation in at least one other state.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 11 - Licenses › Section XLIX-1109 - Restoration and Reinstatement of Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A license may be restored after revocation
				by the board at its discretion upon submission of evidence satisfactory to the
				board that the applicant for such restoration of license has removed the
				disability. The requirements of §505. A.2 shall be applicable to applicants for
				license who have been convicted of a felony. In the case of revocation of
				license due to a six-month suspension (§1105. C.4 or voluntary surrender, the
				applicant shall file a new application based on current requirements, as a new
				applicant, including sitting for examinations as the board deems
				necessary.
B. Upon such application
				for restoration of a license, the board in its discretion may grant the
				applicant a formal hearing upon notice.
C. If a conviction is subsequently reversed
				on appeal and the accused acquitted or discharged, his license shall become
				again operative from its date of such acquittal or discharge.
D. An additional fee, determined by the
				board, shall be assessed for the reinstatement of a suspended
				license.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504 and
				  R.S.
				  37:2511.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 11 - Licenses › Section XLIX-1111 - Display of Licenses and Re-Registration Certificates

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Every person licensed as a nursing home
				administrator actively engaged in the profession shall display such license and
				certificate of annual registration in a conspicuous place in the office or
				place of business or employment of such licensee. The current certificate of
				annual re-registration shall be displayed adjacent to the facility's license
				issued by Department of Health and Hospitals. Such license and certificate of
				annual re-registration shall be shown, when requested, to a member of the
				board, a legally constituted officer of the board, or a law enforcement officer
				of the state of Louisiana or of a political subdivision thereof.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 11 - Licenses › Section XLIX-1113 - Duplicate Licenses

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A. Upon
				receipt of satisfactory evidence that a license or certificate of registration
				has been lost, mutilated, or destroyed the board may issue a duplicate license
				or certificate upon such conditions as the board may prescribe, and upon
				payment of a fee as determined by the board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 12 - Fees and Assessments › Section XLIX-1201 - Fee Schedule

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A. The
				board hereby establishes the following fees and costs to be imposed for the
				purpose of implementing and enforcing the provisions of this Part.
Administrator address labels/page
$8
Annual Conditional Registration Fee
$210
Annual Registration Fee
$395
Application Packet
$100
Certification of document as true copy
$10
CNA/DSW Card
$13
Continuing Education Provider
						  (annually)
$600
Delinquent fee
$250
Directory of Administrators
$15
Failure to maintain current information
$80
Handling and mailing per page
$2
Initial Registration Fee
$395
Minimum Licensure Standards Book
$15
NFA Application Fee
$600
NFA Replacement Card (with photo)
$17
NSF Fee
$50
Photocopies of document/page
$0.50
Reciprocity Fee (to another state)
$50
Reciprocity Fee (to Louisiana)
$125
Replace License Card
$12
Replace License (original)
$50
Replace Registration Certificate or 2nd
						  copy
$25
Request for CEU Approval (applicant)
$50
Request for CEU Approval (vendor)
$75
Seminars (per hour of instruction)
$50
State Exam Fee
$120
State Exam Retake Fee
$150
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 13 - Complaints and Hearing Procedures › Section XLIX-1301 - Registration of Complaints

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Effective January 2013, anonymous written or oral complaints will not be
				accepted by the board.
B. Any
				person, public officer, association, or the board, may prefer charges against
				any licensee for due cause.
C. Such
				proceedings shall begin by the filing of sworn written charges with the board.
				Such charges shall be filed on forms provided by the board. Thereupon the
				chairman shall initiate an investigation of such charges, and, if indicated,
				shall designate three or more of its members thereof as a hearing committee or
				other qualified person as a hearing officer to hear the charges and report to
				the board thereon.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504,
				  R.S. 37:2509
				  and
				  R.S.
				  37:2510.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 13 - Complaints and Hearing Procedures › Section XLIX-1303 - Hearing Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				board, the designated committee, or the hearing officer may hold a preliminary
				or formal hearing within 90 days of receipt of a written signed complaint. The
				board may receive the preliminary and/or formal hearing report at the following
				regularly scheduled or special meeting.
B. A copy of the charge, together with notice
				of the time and place of the formal hearing, shall be served on the accused at
				least 10 days before the date fixed for the hearing.
C. Where personal service cannot be effected
				and such fact is certified under oath by any person duly authorized to make
				legal service, the board shall cause to be published twice in each of two
				successive weeks, a notice of the formal hearing in a newspaper published in
				the parish in which the accused was last known to reside, and, on or before the
				date of the first publication. A copy of the charges and such notice shall be
				mailed to the accused at his last known address.
D. When publication of the notice is
				necessary, the date of the formal hearing shall be not less than 10 days after
				the last day of publication of the notice.
E. Upon receipt of a preliminary hearing
				report the board may:
1. dismiss the charges
				and take no action thereon, in which event the charges and the order dismissing
				the charges shall be filed with the board and all parties involved so notified;
				or
2. if the board decides that
				there shall be a formal hearing, the board, the designated committee, or the
				hearing officer shall determine the charges and set a time and place for a
				formal hearing to take place within 60 days.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLIX - Nursing Facility Administrators › Chapter 15 - Ethics › Section XLIX-1501 - Board's Code of Ethics

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Every
				person licensed as a nursing home administrator shall subscribe to and practice
				by the Code of Ethics established by the board. The board shall supply Code of
				Ethics forms to each administrator.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2504.