The Board proposes the rule amendment to clarify the form needed for application for licensure and to provide the Department of Health website where the form can be obtained.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Nursing Home Administrators

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B10-11.001: Application for Examination
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to clarify the form needed for application for licensure and to provide the Department of Health website where the form can be obtained.
SUMMARY: The rule amendment will clarify the form needed for application for licensure and to provide the Department of Health website where the form can be obtained.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
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.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 456.033(7), 468.1685(1),(2), 468.1695(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.033(6), 468.1685(2), 468.1695(1) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Nursing Home Administrators/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B10-11.001 Application for Licensure Fee.

Any person desiring to be licensed as a nursing home administrator shall apply to the Board of Nursing Home Administrators. The application shall be made on the Application For Nursing Home Administrators Examination Endorsement/Temporary form DH-MQA-NHA002 (revised 10/07 9/04), hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, and can be obtained from the Board of Nursing Home Administrators’ website at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nurshome/index.html or the Division of Medical Quality Assurance Call Center by calling [phone].

Specific Authority 456.033(7), 468.1685(1), (2), 468.1695(1) FS. Law Implemented 456.033(6), 468.1685(2), 468.1695(1) FS. History– New 12-26-79, Formerly 21Z-11.01, Amended 1-18-87, 10-2-88, 3-5-89, 3-15-90, 12-3-90, 11-3-92, Formerly 21Z-11.001, 61G12-11.001, Amended 12-4-95, 9-4-96, 7-21-97, Formerly 59T-11.001, Amended 5-15-00, 1-7-04, 2-15-06,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Nursing Home Administrators
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Nursing Home Administrators
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: February 29, 2008
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: December 21, 2007