NAC654.130. Approval of programs of study; continuing education.

     1. A program of study to train and qualify applicants for a license as nursing facility administrators offered by any accredited university or college is acceptable and approved for such a purpose.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 654.169, to renew his or her license, a licensee must have, in the 2 years immediately preceding the date for renewal of the license, completed 30 continuing education units in a program approved by the Board pursuant to subsection 5. Two of the continuing education units must be in professional ethics and two of the continuing education units must be in training concerning the statutes and regulations relating to long-term care and any other standards of care which apply to nursing facility administrators.

     3. Subject to the approval of the Board, not more than a total of 10 continuing education units may be obtained by:

     (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, having an article published in a publication concerned with health care, with 10 continuing education units allowed for each published article containing at least 1,500 words;

     (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, having an article published in a publication concerned with health care, with 1 continuing education unit allowed for each hour spent writing the article; or

     (c) Presenting a paper at a meeting of an organization concerned with long-term care, with 1 continuing education unit allowed for each hour spent presenting the paper.

     4. If an article is self-published by a nursing facility administrator, the nursing facility administrator may not receive the continuing education units that are described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 3.

     5. The Board will approve programs for continuing education units for organizations, groups or persons that sponsor educational programs which meet certain criteria as the Board may prescribe. Special forms for requesting approval must be used and are available from the office of the Board. Topics for programs for continuing education units must be related to the domains of practice in the field of long-term care.

     [Bd. of Exam’rs for Nursing Fac. Admin., License Rule No. 12, eff. 12-28-69; A 8-16-75]—(NAC A 2-1-85; 3-27-92; A by Bd. of Exam’rs for Admin’rs of Facilities for Long-Term Care, 11-29-95; R187-97, 3-12-98; R200-99, 3-8-2000; R171-01, 6-28-2002; A by Bd. of Exam’rs for Long-Term Care Admin’rs by R129-09, 10-15-2010; R174-12, 2-20-2013)