La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLIX-509

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XLIX-509 - Subjects for Examination and Continuing Education
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.
B. Nothing contained in this rule shall preclude the board from providing for examinations which exclude subjects for examinations which shall be in derogation of, or in conflict with, the teachings and practice of any recognized religious faith, provided, however, any applicant seeking to be entitled to such examination hereunder shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that he is in fact an adherent of such recognized religious faith; and that his license so indicates.
C. The board may conduct courses on nursing home administration, especially designed for applicants and for licensees, when the demand is sufficient to defray expenses. Individuals who desire this course shall pay a fee as provided for in Chapter 12 of this Part.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLIX-509

Adopted by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, April 1970, amended and promulgated LR 9:684 (October 1983), amended LR 14:23 (January 1988), repealed and repromulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, LR 18:181 (February 1992), amended by the Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators, LR 20:789 (July 1994), amended by the Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators, LR 37:592 (February 2011).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2504 and R.S. 37:2505.