2005 Minnesota Statutes - 144A.24 — Duties of the board.

     144A.24 Duties of the board. 


    The board of examiners shall: 


    (a) develop and enforce standards for nursing home 
 administrator licensing, which standards shall be designed to 
 assure that nursing home administrators will be individuals of 
 good character who, by training or experience, are suitably 
 qualified to serve as nursing home administrators; 


    (b) develop appropriate techniques, including examinations 
 and investigations, for determining whether applicants and 
 licensees meet the board's standards; 


    (c) issue licenses and permits to those individuals who are 
 found to meet the board's standards; 


    (d) establish and implement procedures designed to assure 
 that individuals licensed as nursing home administrators will 
 comply with the board's standards; 


    (e) receive and investigate complaints and take appropriate 
 action consistent with chapter 214, to revoke or suspend the 
 license or permit of a nursing home administrator or acting 
 administrator who fails to comply with sections 144A.18 to 
 144A.27 or the board's standards; 


    (f) conduct a continuing study and investigation of nursing 
 homes, and the administrators of nursing homes within the state, 
 with a view to the improvement of the standards imposed for the 
 licensing of administrators and improvement of the procedures 
 and methods used for enforcement of the board's standards; and 


    (g) approve or conduct courses of instruction or training 
 designed to prepare individuals for licensing in accordance with 
 the board's standards. Courses designed to meet license renewal 
 requirements shall be designed solely to improve professional 
 skills and shall not include classroom attendance requirements 
 exceeding 50 hours per year.  The board may approve courses 
 conducted within or without this state. 


    HIST: 1976 c 173 s 24; 1980 c 509 s 45; 1999 c 102 s 4