Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 4 › Subtitle 33 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › Chapter 10.33.01 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 10.33.01.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Administrator-in-training (AIT)" means
				  an individual approved by the Board pursuant to law and these
				  regulations.
(2)
				  "Administrator-in-training (AIT) program" means the Board-approved program of a
				  minimum of 1 year full-time or 18 months part-time of practical training and
				  experience in nursing home administration.
(3) "Board" means the Board of Examiners of
				  Nursing Home Administrators of Maryland created by Health Occupations Article,
				  §
											9-201, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland.
(4) "Examination"
				  means the tests consisting of:
(a) Written
				  questions on general nursing facility administration compiled by the National
				  Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB examination);
				  and
(b) Written questions on
				  nursing facility licensure State standards of the Office of Health Care Quality
				  (State Standards examination).
(5) "Family-owned or family-operated nursing
				  facility" means a nursing facility owned or operated by any one or more of the
				  following relatives of the trainee:
(a)
				  Spouse;
(b) Father;
(c) Mother;
(d) Son;
(e) Daughter;
(f) Sister;
(g) Brother;
(h) Grandfather;
(i) Grandmother;
(j) Grandchild;
(k) Stepfather;
(l) Stepmother;
(m) Stepchild;
(n) Uncle;
(o) Aunt;
(p) Cousin;
(q) Nephew;
(r) Niece;
(s) Father-in-law;
(t) Mother-in-law;
(u) Brother-in-law;
(v) Sister-in-law;
(w) Son-in-law; or
(x) Daughter-in-law.
(6) "Nursing facility" means a facility,
				  other than a facility offering domiciliary care, as defined in Health
				  Occupations Article, §
											9-101(e),
				  Annotated Code of Maryland, which offers nonacute inpatient care to patients:
(a) Suffering from a disease, condition,
				  disability, or advanced age, or terminal disease requiring maximal nursing care
				  without continuous hospital services; and
(b) Who require medical services and nursing
				  services rendered by or under the supervision of a licensed nurse together with
				  convalescent services, restorative services, or rehabilitative
				  services.
(7) "Nursing
				  home administrator" means an individual licensed by the Board, who:
(a) Administers, directs, manages,
				  supervises, or is in general administrative charge of a nursing facility,
				  whether or not the individual has an ownership interest in the facility, and
				  whether or not the individual's functions and duties are shared with one or
				  more individuals; or
(b) Is in
				  supervisory control over one or more nursing home administrators of one or more
				  nursing facilities and has authority to substitute the supervisor's judgment
				  for that of the administrator of record in the day-to-day operation of the
				  facility.
(8) "Person"
				  means any individual, company, corporation, or association.
(9) "Practice of nursing home administration"
				  means the exercise of final authority of any act or the making of any decision
				  involved in the planning, organizing, directing, or controlling of the
				  day-to-day operation of a nursing facility.
(10) "Preceptor" means an individual
				  certified to serve as an instructor in an AIT program, pursuant to the law and
				  these regulations.