64B10-16.001. General Information; Monitors

(1) An Administrator-in-Training program is a supervised training program during which the Administrator-in-Training (AIT) works under the supervision of a Board approved Preceptor.

(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 Administrator-In-Training Application, form DH-MQA-NHA003 (07/2021), hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, and pay the application fee specified in Rule 64B10-12.0001, F.A.C. The form can be obtained from the web at http://floridasnursinghomeadmin.gov/applications/application-admin-in-training.pdf or at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13931. The applicant is required to indicate whether the applicant is applying for the 1,000-hour program or the 2,000-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) AITs or two (2) interns or a combination thereof at any given time.

(4) The AIT shall serve his/her training in a normal work-week, containing a minimum of 30 hours and a maximum of 50 hours, with not less than six hours to be served daily between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., except that a minimum of 40 hours and a maximum of 80 hours are to be served between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

(5) The AIT program shall begin on the first day of the month following Board approval.

(6) The AIT and the Preceptor shall sign an agreement acknowledging to each other and the Board that the training shall be in accordance with these rules. The agreement shall contain any other agreements between the AIT and the Preceptor concerning the training.

(7) The AIT shall be allowed two weeks leave for military training, two weeks leave for vacation, and reasonable sick leave.

(8) The Monitor shall for good cause approve one temporary discontinuance of the training for up to 1 year, but the AIT shall only retain credit for those quarters completed and for which reports have been submitted and approved by the Monitor. The Monitor may disapprove a request for temporary discontinuance if the Preceptor does not agree to the discontinuance.

(9) The Board will approve an interruption of an AIT program for the compulsory active duty service of the AIT in the armed forces of the United States. The AIT may resume his or her training at any time within one year of discharge from active duty.

(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 will result in the AIT losing credit for the current reporting period.

(11) A rotation through the various departments and duties in the nursing home is essential to the proper completion of the training. An AIT shall not, during the normal working hours of his program, fill a specific, specialized position in the nursing home.

(12) One member of the Board shall function as a Monitor of each AIT program. More than one Board Member may function as a Monitor, but only one Monitor shall be assigned to each AIT. Each Board Member who functions as a Monitor shall be a licensed nursing home administrator. The Monitor shall evaluate the progress of the AIT in the AIT program in the following manner:

(a) The Monitor shall review the required reports and other information required by Rule 64B10-16.005, F.A.C.;

(b) The Monitor shall determine whether the report and information submitted meet the requirements of Rule 64B10-16.005, F.A.C., for each reporting period;

(c) Should the Monitor determine the requirements of Rule 64B10-16.005, F.A.C., have not been met, the Monitor shall take one or more of the following actions:

1. Refuse to accept the report,

2. Refuse to award the AIT credit toward the AIT program for hours completed within the reporting period,

3. Require the AIT and Preceptor to revise and resubmit the report,

4. Require the AIT and/or Preceptor to submit additional documentation demonstrating hours completed in each domain area for that reporting period; and/or

5. Require the AIT to complete additional hours in specified domain areas.

(d) The Monitor shall maintain communication with the AIT and Preceptor.

(e) The Monitor shall notify the Board whether the AIT has satisfactorily completed the AIT program.

1. The Board shall not certify an AIT for examination unless the Monitor notifies the Board that the AIT has satisfactorily completed the AIT program.

2. If the required reports or the AIT’s progress in the program is inadequate, upon notification by the Monitor, the Board shall require the AIT to do further work toward meeting objectives or attaining the core of knowledge, or to work with a different Preceptor. The Board shall specify the additional time period granted to the AIT in which to satisfactorily complete the AIT program.

3. If the Monitor notifies the Board that the AIT has failed to satisfactorily complete the AIT program within the time frames established by subsection (13), the Board may either authorize an additional time period in which to satisfactorily complete the AIT program or may terminate the AIT program and refuse to certify the AIT for examination.

(13) All AIT programs must be completed within fifteen (15) months of beginning, excepting periods of interruption and discontinuance authorized by subsections (7)-(9), or additional time authorized by the Board pursuant to subparagraph (12)(e)2.

Rulemaking Authority 456.013, 468.1685(1), 468.1695(2) FS. Law Implemented 456.013, 456.0635, 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, 1-9-17, 7-1-20, 10-25-20, 2-8-21, 12-21-21.