38-2419 Nursing home administrator; license; issuance; qualifications; duties. - Nebraska Statutes

38-2419. Nursing home administrator; license; issuance; qualifications; duties.(1) The department shall issue a license to an applicant who submits (a) satisfactory evidence of completion of (i) an associate degree which includes the core educational requirements and an administrator-in-training program under a certified preceptor, (ii) a degree or an advanced degree and a mentoring program under a certified preceptor, (iii) a nursing degree, previous work experience in health care administration, and a mentoring program under a certified preceptor, (iv) a degree or an advanced degree in health care and previous work experience in health care administration, or (v) an associate degree which includes the core educational requirements, previous work experience, and a mentoring program under a certified preceptor, and (b) evidence of successful passage of the National Association of Boards of Examiners for Nursing Home Administration written examination. (2) The department shall license administrators in accordance with the Nursing Home Administrator Practice Act and standards, rules, and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department, with the recommendation of the board. The license shall not be transferable or assignable. (3) Each administrator shall be responsible for and oversee the operation of only one licensed facility or one integrated system, except that an administrator may make application to the department for approval to be responsible for and oversee the operations of a maximum of three licensed facilities if such facilities are located within two hours' travel time of each other or to act in the dual role of administrator and department head but not in the dual role of administrator and director of nursing. In reviewing the application, the department may consider the proximity of the facilities and the number of licensed beds in each facility. An administrator responsible for and overseeing the operations of any integrated system is subject to disciplinary action against his or her license for any regulatory violations within each system.(4)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Nursing Home Administrator Practice Act, the department shall issue a license as a nursing home administrator to an applicant who will function as the administrator of a facility caring primarily for persons with head injuries and associated disorders who submits satisfactory evidence that he or she (i) has at least two years of experience working with persons with head injuries or severe physical disabilities, at least one of which was spent in an administrative capacity, (ii) is (A) a psychologist with at least a master's degree in psychology from an accredited college or university and has specialized training or one year of experience working with persons with traumatic head injury or severe physical disability, (B) a physician licensed under the Uniform Credentialing Act to practice medicine and surgery or psychiatry and has specialized training or one year of experience working with persons with traumatic head injury or severe physical disability, (C) an educator with at least a master's degree in education from an accredited college or university and has specialized training or one year of experience working with persons with traumatic head injury or severe physical disability, or (D) a certified social worker, a certified master social worker, or a licensed mental health practitioner certified or licensed under the Uniform Credentialing Act and has at least three years of social work or mental health practice experience and specialized training or one or more years of experience working with persons who have experienced traumatic head injury or are severely physically disabled, and (iii) is of good moral character. The applicant shall also provide his or her social security number.(b) A license issued pursuant to this subsection shall be issued without examination and without the requirement of completion of an administrator-in-training or mentoring program. Such license may be renewed without the completion of any continuing competency requirements. SourceLaws 1972, LB 1040, § 6; Laws 1980, LB 686, § 4; Laws 1988, LB 352, § 126; R.S.1943, (1986), § 71-2045.02; Laws 1988, LB 693, § 3; Laws 1989, LB 344, § 19; Laws 1989, LB 733, § 1; R.S.Supp.,1989, § 71-2041.02; Laws 1991, LB 58, § 1; Laws 1991, LB 456, § 38; Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 83; Laws 1993, LB 669, § 59; Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 74; Laws 1997, LB 608, § 23; Laws 1997, LB 752, § 193; Laws 1999, LB 411, § 2; Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 92; Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 56; Laws 2003, LB 242, § 133; Laws 2005, LB 246, § 2; R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-6054; Laws 2007, LB463, § 834. Cross ReferencesUniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101.