Application for Licensure, Reexamination  

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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

    Board of Nursing Home Administrators

    RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

    64B10-11.001Application for Licensure

    64B10-11.003Reexamination

    NOTICE OF CHANGE

    Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 42 No. 215, November 3, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and discussion and subsequent vote by the board at a public meeting held January 13, 2016.  The changes are as follows:

     

    64B10-11.001 Application for Licensure.

    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 and Endorsement/Temporary, form DH-MQA-NHA002, (01/17 09/16), hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, which can be obtained from http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-        04504; or the Board’s website at http://floridasnursinghomeadmin.gov/applications/application-licensure-nha.pdf.

     

    Rulemaking Authority 468.1685(1), (2), 468.1695(1) FS. Law Implemented 456.013, 456.0635, 468.1685(2), 468.1695(1), 468.1705 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, 11-9-08, 10-24-10, 2-6-13, 9-10-14,              .

     

    The following changes have been made to incorporated form DH-MQA-NHA002, 01/1709/16:

    Page 1, Number 3:  References to the Candidate Information Booklet (CIB) have been deleted.

    Page 1, Number 5:  The word “relevant” has been deleted.

    Page 2, Number 8:  Reference to Rule 64B16-1.016 has been deleted.

     

    64B10-11.003 Reexamination.

    (1) An applicant must obtain passing scores on both examinations required for licensure as specified in subsection 64B10-11.002(1), F.A.C., within one (1) year of the date of application. Any applicant desiring to retake one (1) or both of the required examinations must reapply to the Board and pay the fee required by subsection 64B10-12.0001(2)12. 006(2), F.A.C.

    (2) Application for reexamination shall be made on the Application for Nursing Home Administrators Re-Examination, Form DH-MQA 1129, (01/17 09/16), hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, and which can be obtained from http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-           05469 or the Board’s website at http://floridasnursinghomeadmin.gov/applications/app-reexam-nha.pdf.

    (3) If the applicant fails to achieve passing scores on both examinations within the stated one (1)-year period, the applicant must reapply for licensure as specified in Rule 64B10-11.001, F.A.C., pay all required fees, and meet all then-current licensing requirements.

     

    Rulemaking Authority 456.017(2), 468.1685(1) FS. Law Implemented 456.017(2), 456.0635 FS. History–New 12-26-79, Amended 3-1-82, 6-14-82, Formerly 21Z-11.03, Amended 3-5-89, 8-19-92, Formerly 21Z-11.003, 61G12-11.003, Amended 6-2-96, Formerly 59T-11.003, Amended 5-15-00, 11-6-02, 2-15-06, 4-22-09, 10-11-10, 2-6-13, 9-10-14, 7-8-15,                  .

     

    The following changes have been made to incorporated form DH-MQA- 1129, 01/1709/16:

    Page 1, Number 3:  References to the Candidate Information Booklet (CIB) have been deleted.

    Page 1, Number 5:  The word “relevant” has been deleted.

    Page 2, Number 8:  Reference to Rule 64B-1.016 has been deleted. 

     

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