NAC654.1505. Qualifications for licensure.

In addition to the requirements of NRS 654.155 and 654.180, an applicant for a license as an administrator of a residential facility for groups must:

     1. Possess a high school diploma, general equivalency diploma or degree from an accredited institution of higher learning;

     2. Pass an examination administered by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards;

     3. Complete a program of training approved by the Board concerning the statutes and regulations relating to residential group care and any other standards of care which apply to operators of residential facilities;

     4. Provide a statement to the Board indicating that to the best of the applicant’s knowledge he or she is of good health and free from contagious disease;

     5. Indicate whether the applicant suffers from any mental impairment that would affect the ability to perform the duties of an administrator of a residential facility for groups;

     6. Be able to communicate adequately in the English language both verbally and in writing;

     7. Indicate whether the applicant has been investigated for misconduct or had a license or certificate revoked, modified, limited or suspended, or whether any other disciplinary action or proceeding has been instituted against him or her by any authority in any state;

     8. Provide a statement to the Board indicating whether since the age of 18 years the applicant has ever been:

     (a) Charged with any misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor or felony; or

     (b) Convicted of any misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor or felony; and

     9. Provide proof that he or she has:

     (a) At least:

          (1) Two years of experience in residential caregiving or as a manager of a residential facility for groups or an administrator of a residential facility for groups within the 6-year period immediately preceding the date on which he or she submits his or her application; or

          (2) One year of experience in the field of healthcare;

     (b) Completed 100 hours of study or training approved by the Board in the domains of practice in the field of operating a residential facility for groups; and

     (c) Completed 40 hours of study under the supervision of a mentor who has been approved by the Board pursuant to NAC 654.156.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam’rs for Admin’rs of Facilities for Long-Term Care, eff. 11-29-95; A by R187-97, 3-12-98; R200-99, 3-8-2000; R171-01, 6-28-2002; R131-04, 9-24-2004; A by Bd. of Exam’rs for Long-Term Care Admin’rs by R129-09, 10-15-2010; R174-12, 2-20-2013)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 654.155)