Revise requirements for licensure by examination and by endorsement.

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Nursing Home Administrators

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B10-11.002Eligibility for Licensure

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Revise requirements for licensure by examination and by endorsement.

SUMMARY: To revise requirements for licensure.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION: The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: Because the amendments will expand eligibility for licensure by endorsement, there will be no adverse impact on small business nor increase in costs to any entity in excess of $200,000 within 1 year; further, legislative ratification will not be necessary, as costs will not to exceed $1 million in 5 years.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 456.017, 468.1685(1), 468.1695(1), (2) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.017, 468.1685(1), 468.1695(1) (2) FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAR.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Anthony Spivey, Executive Director, Board of Nursing Home Administrators, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257, [phone]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

64B10-11.002 Eligibility for Licensure.

(1) No change.

(2) To establish eligibility for licensure as a nursing home administrator by examination under Section 468.1695, F.S., the applicant must prove that the applicant has:

(a) Successfully passed the examinations required in subsection (1). If the applicant has previously taken and achieved a passing score on the national examination in order to obtain licensure in another state, the Board will accept the results of the national examination in satisfaction of the requirement of paragraph (1)(a).

(b) No change.

(3) To establish eligibility for licensure as a nursing home administrator by endorsement under Section 468.1705, F.S., the applicant must:

(a) No change.

(b) Have worked as a fully licensed nursing home administrator for 2 years within the 5-year period immediately preceding the application for licensure by endorsement; and

(c)1. Hold a valid active license to practice nursing home administration in another state, provided that the current requirements for licensure in that state are substantially equivalent to, or more stringent than, the current requirements in the state of Florida; or

2. No change.

Rulemaking Authority 456.017, 468.1685(1), 468.1695(1), (2) FS. Law Implemented 456.017, 468.1685(2), 468.1695(1), (2), 468.1705 FS. History–New 12-26-79, Amended 3-1-82, 7-29-82, Formerly 21Z-11.02, Amended 1-18-87, 6-2-87, 12-3-90, Formerly 21Z-11.002, 61G12-11.002, Amended 7-16-95, Formerly 59T-11.002, Amended 5-15-00, 11-6-02, 8-30-05, 11-8-07, 12-2-13, 7-8-15,                     .

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Nursing Home Administrators

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Nursing Home Administrators

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: November 20, 2015

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: March 2, 2016