General Information, Preceptor, Change of Status of Preceptor. , Preceptor Training Seminar, Facility at Which Training Takes Place, Domains of Practice, Objectives, Reports, Out-of-State Administrator-In-Training Programs
Board of Nursing Home Administrators
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
64B10-16.001General Information
64B10-16.002Preceptor
64B10-16.0021Change of Status of Preceptor.
64B10-16.0025Preceptor Training Seminar
64B10-16.003Facility at Which Training Takes Place
64B10-16.005Domains of Practice, Objectives, Reports
64B10-16.007Out-of-State Administrator-In-Training Programs
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. 60, March 28, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
THE TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE WILL NOW READ:
64B10-16.001 General Information; Monitors.
(1) No change.
(2) An applicant for the AIT program must meet those qualifications established by Section 468.1695, F.S. and Rule 64B10-11.002, F.A.C., at the time of application, including completion of an Application for Administrator-In-Training Application, form DH-MQA-NHA003, (Revised 07/16 10/2013), hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, and pay the application fee specified in Rule 64B10-12.013, F.A.C. The form can be obtained from the web at http://floridasnursinghomeadmin.gov/applications/application-admin-in-training.pdf http://floridasnursinghomeadmin.gov/resources/ or at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-________03687. The applicant is required to indicate whether the applicant is applying for the 1000-hour or the 2000-hour program as referenced in Rule 64B10-11.002, F.A.C.
(3) AIT training must be under the full-time supervision of the Preceptor. A Preceptor shall supervise no more than two (2) only one AITs or interns at any given time; however, if the facility has a minimum of 120 beds and more than one administrator licensed under Chapter 468, Part II, F.S., the Preceptor may then supervise a maximum of two AITs or interns, or a combination thereof.
(4) through (9) No change.
(10) Both the AIT and the Preceptor must report any discontinuance of training to the Board. AITs must report discontinuance within 10 business days; Preceptors must report discontinuances no later than the next reporting date. Failure of the AIT to report discontinuance of training to do so may subject the Preceptor to disciplinary action, and will result in the AIT losing loosing credit for the current reporting period and previous quarter and a three (3) month suspension from further participation in the program.
(11) through (13) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 468.1685(1), 468.1695(2) FS. Law Implemented 456.013, 468.1695(2), (4) FS. History–New 9-24-81, Formerly 21Z-16.01, Amended 12-18-88, 1-22-90, 11-11-92, 12-18-88, 1-22-90, 11-11-92, Formerly 21Z-16.001, Amended 8-29-93, Formerly 61G12-16.001, Amended 6-2-96, Formerly 59T-16.001, Amended 10-12-97, 6-5-07, 11-9-08, 1-7-10, 2-11-14,_____.
64B10-16.002 Preceptor.
(1) Each person desiring to be a Preceptor must submit a completed application form Preceptor Certification, DOH/NHA014, 07/16 (Revised 06/2016), incorporated herein by reference, which can be obtained from http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref- 04143 or http://floridasnursinghomeadmin.gov/applications/application-preceptor.pdf http://floridasnursinghomeadmin.gov/resources/.
(2) through (4) No change.
(5) Preceptor applicants must attend a six-hour preceptor training seminar within the three years immediately preceding the application and a two-hour refresher course every biennium thereafter. Both courses must be approved by the Board pursuant to Rule 64B10-16.0025, F.A.C. Failure to complete the refresher course shall result in the loss of preceptor certification but does not affect licensure renewal.
(6) A Preceptor must either be the administrator of record for the facility or facilities at which the training is to take place. approved for training as specified in Rule 64B10-16.003, or be otherwise approved by the Board. In determining whether to approve as Preceptors licensed administrators who are not administrators of record at a training facility, the Board shall consider factors such as the applicant's degree of oversight over training facilities, the number of facilities overseen by the applicant, the number of licensed administrators in the facilities overseen, the distance between facilities, and any other factors which demonstrate the applicant will adequately supervise and train the AIT as required by these rules.
(7) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 456.013(1)(a), 468.1685(1), 468.1695(4) FS. Law Implemented 468.1695 FS. History–New 9-24-81, Formerly 21Z-16.02, Amended 12-18-88, 11-11-92, Formerly 21Z-16.002, Amended 2-28-94, Formerly 61G12-16.002, Amended 2-22-96, 9-4-96, 10-20-96, Formerly 59T-16.002, Amended 10-12-97, 6-5-07, 10-2-08, 3-25-09, 10-24-10, 5-29-14, .
64B10-16.005 Domains of Practice, Objectives, Reports.
(1) A training plan for the Administrator-in-Training Program shall be prepared by the Preceptor and the AIT, prior to the start of the program. This training plan shall include:
(a) aA pre-training assessment of the AIT's background, educational level, pertinent experience, maturity, motivation and initiative. The pre-training assessment shall identify the AIT's strengths and weaknesses with regard to the specific domains of practice and skills necessary to serve as a licensed administrator.
(b) Based on the assessment, the AIT and Preceptor will jointly develop a detailed goal oriented training plan with adequate supporting documentation which relates educational objectives, Domains of Practice, subject areas of the internship, internship site(s), agencies involved, total hours for the internship, and a breakdown of the number of hours needed to master each Domain of Practice area and its objectives.
(2)(c) The preceptor and AIT must file regular reports with the Board. For 1,000 hour programs, reports shall be filed bi-monthly; for 2,000 hour programs, reports shall be filed quarterly. Reports for 1,000 hour programs shall be made on the State of Florida Administrator in Training Domains of Practice Quarterly Checklist for 1,000 Hour Programs, Form DH 5021-DH, 07/16, which is hereby incorporated by reference and which can be obtained from the Board of Nursing Home Administrators website at http://floridasnursinghomeadmin.gov/applications/chklst-1k-nha.pdf http://floridasnursinghomeadmin.gov/resources or at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref- . Reports for 2,000 hour programs shall be made on the State of Florida AIT Domains of Practice Quarterly Checklist For 2,000 Hour Programs, Form DH-MQA 1209, 07/16, (Rev 06/16) hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and which can be obtained from the Board of Nursing Home Administrators’ website at: http://floridasnursinghomeadmin.gov/applications/chklst-2k-nha.pdf http://floridasnursinghomeadmin.gov/resources or at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref- 00783. Each report shall be co-signed by the Preceptor and AIT and shall be filed within two weeks after the completion of each reporting period of the program. Failure to file the report on the correct form or within the stated time period may result in non-acceptance of the report. The reports shall contain a synopsis of the areas covered in the program and a narrative describing relevant learning experiences. The reports shall show how the AIT used the following methods to further his or her training:
1. through 7. No change.
(3)(2) through (5)(4) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 468.1685(1), (3), (4) FS. Law Implemented 468.1685(3), (4) FS. History–New 12-18-88, Formerly 21Z-16.005, 61G12-16.005, 59T-16.005, Amended 1-8-06, 1-9-12, .
All other portions of the Notice of Proposed Rule remain unchanged.
