Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 39 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › GENERAL › Section 39.4 - Admission to practice; temporary permits

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Admission to the practice of nursing home administration
						in this Commonwealth will be granted by the Board as follows:
(1) By the issuance of a license by
					 examination to an applicant who meets the requirements in section 6 of the act
					 (63
					 P. S. §
												1106) and in this
					 chapter.
(2) By the issuance of a
					 license by endorsement to an applicant who has been licensed by examination in
					 another state of the United States, if the applicant meets the requirements in
					 section 10 of the act (63 P. S. §
												1110) and of this chapter.
(3) By issuance of a temporary permit to an
					 applicant who meets the requirements in section 14 of the act (63 P. S. §
												1114) and in this chapter. The issuance of a
					 temporary permit is subject to the following conditions:
(i) A temporary permit entitles the holder to
					 serve in an emergency as a nursing home administrator only in the particular
					 facility indicated on his application, and is valid for a period as determined
					 by the Board, not to exceed 1 year from the date of issuance, and may not be
					 thereafter renewed or continued.
(ii) The issuance of a temporary permit will
					 not be construed to mean that the holder qualifies to sit for the nursing home
					 administrators licensing examination. However, if the holder meets the
					 education and experience requirements in §
												39.5(b) (relating
					 to requirements for admission to licensing examination; examination
					 procedures), the holder may apply to sit for the nursing home administrators
					 licensing examination.
(iii) The
					 Board will not issue a temporary permit to an applicant who has failed to pass
					 any part of the nursing home administrators licensing examination.
(iv) Public notice of the issuance of a
					 temporary permit will be given by the Board in accordance with
					 45 Pa.C.S. §§
													301-310 (relating to Newspaper Advertising
					 Act), with the cost of advertising the notice to be paid by the holder of the
					 temporary permit. The public notice concerning the temporary permit will be
					 advertised in a daily newspaper published in the county where the nursing home
					 is located, once a week for 3 consecutive weeks, and will contain the following
					 information: the name and address of the holder of the temporary permit, the
					 name and address of the nursing home which the holder of the temporary permit
					 is permitted to serve, the reason for the issuance of the temporary permit, the
					 period for which the temporary permit is issued, the date the temporary permit
					 expires and other information the Board may require as relevant.
(v) Prior to the issuance of a temporary
					 permit, the applicant shall appear before the Board accompanied by the manager,
					 owner or representative of the governing body of the facility in which the
					 applicant will be acting as a nursing home administrator if the permit is
					 issued.
(vi) A temporary permit
					 becomes void if either the holder fails to pass any part of the nursing home
					 administrators licensing examination or the facility obtains the services of a
					 licensed nursing home administrator and the holder must cease performing his
					 duties as a temporary nursing home administrator immediately upon the
					 occurrence of either event.
(vii)
					 The temporary permit holder shall notify the Board and immediately return the
					 temporary permit to the Board if the holder fails to pass any part of the
					 nursing home administrators licensing examination or when the facility obtains
					 the services of a licensed nursing home administrator.