2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-6055 — Administrator-in-training program; mentoring program; certified preceptor; requirements.

Section 71-6055
Administrator-in-training program; mentoring program; certified preceptor; requirements.

(1) Except as provided in subdivisions (1)(a)(i)(D) and (1)(b) of section 71-6054, in order for a person to become licensed as a nursing home administrator, he or she shall complete an administrator-in-training program or a mentoring program. The administrator-in-training program shall occur in a home for the aged or infirm or nursing home under the direct supervision of a certified preceptor, and it may be gained as an internship which is part of an approved associate degree. A mentoring program shall occur in a home for the aged or infirm or nursing home under the supervision of a certified preceptor. The certified preceptor in a mentoring program need not be at such facility during the period of such supervision but shall be available to assist with questions or problems as needed. A mentoring program may be gained as an internship which is part of a degree or advanced degree. A person in a mentoring program may apply for a provisional license as provided in section 71-6063.

(2) An applicant may begin his or her administrator-in-training or mentoring program upon application to the board with the required fee, evidence that he or she has completed at least fifty percent of the core educational requirements, and evidence of an agreement between the certified preceptor and the applicant for at least six hundred forty hours of training and experience, to be gained in not less than four months. Such training shall occur in a Nebraska-licensed home for the aged or infirm or nursing home under a certified preceptor.

(3) The certified preceptor shall submit a report to the department by the fifth day of each month for the duration of the administrator-in-training or mentoring program, describing the nature and extent of training completed to date. At the conclusion of the program, the certified preceptor shall report to the department whether the applicant has successfully completed the board's approved course for such program. With the concurrence of the certified preceptor, the applicant may remain in such program until successfully completed or may reapply to enter another administrator-in-training or mentoring program.

(4)(a) The administrator-in-training or mentoring program shall occur under the supervision of a certified preceptor. An applicant to become a certified preceptor shall (i) be currently licensed as a nursing home administrator in the State of Nebraska, (ii) have three years of experience as a nursing home administrator in the five years immediately preceding certification, and (iii) complete a preceptor training course approved by the board.

(b)(i) All preceptor certificates shall expire on December 31 of every fourth year beginning December 31, 2000. The procedures for renewal shall be in the same manner as section 71-6061. Each certified preceptor shall, in the period since his or her certificate was issued or last renewed, complete at least twelve hours of preceptor training approved by the board. Each certified preceptor shall submit evidence, on forms provided by the department, that he or she has satisfied the requirements of this subsection before his or her certificate is renewed. Such evidence shall be submitted at the time application for renewal of a certificate is made. Before acting on the application for renewal the board shall review the performance of the applicant. Such review may include consideration of survey and complaint information, student evaluations, and any other related information deemed relevant by the board. The board may deny the application for renewal upon a finding that the applicant's performance has been unsatisfactory based on such review.

(ii) When any certificate holder fails, within thirty days of the expiration of a certificate, to submit the twelve hours of preceptor training, the department shall revoke such certificate after notice and opportunity for hearing. In order for a preceptor certification to be reinstated, the applicant must meet the requirements of this subsection.

Source:

Laws 1988, LB 693, § 4

Laws 1989, LB 733, § 2

R.S.Supp.,1989, § 71-2041.03

Laws 1991, LB 455, § 1

Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 84

Laws 1999, LB 411, § 3

Laws 2003, LB 242, § 134

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska