SECTION 490:10-1-3.3. Requirements for initial licensure for residential care (RC) administrators

(a)   In addition to the general requirements found in this Chapter, each applicant for initial licensure as an RC administrator shall meet the requirements in this Section. Administrators holding an RC license may serve as an administrator in an RCF and may not serve in any other facility type.

(b)   Each applicant for initial licensure as an RC administrator shall provide, or shall cause to be provided, written evidence satisfactory to the Board of receipt of a high school diploma (or GED) or a higher level of education. When the applicant is providing proof of education beyond high school or GED, the same level of "proof" detailed in paragraph 10-1-3(b) is required.

(c)   Each applicant for initial licensure as a RC administrator shall provide, or shall cause to be provided, written evidence satisfactory to the Board of the following:

(1)   Current training certification (completed within the twenty-four (24) months preceding the month in which the Board will be taking action to license the individual) through training from an institution of higher learning whose program has been approved by the Board;

(2)   Receipt of a passing score on the Oklahoma State Standards examination for RC administrators within the twenty-four (24) months preceding the month in which the Board will be taking action to license the applicant, and if applicant is not licensed during this 24-month time period, applicant will have to pay all required fees and re-take the examination prior to any future licensing attempts;

(3)   Payment of the required fee(s).

(4)   Training certification required in (c)(1) above is a prerequisite to being able to take the State Standards examination.

(d)   The Board, in its sole discretion, may waive re-completion of the training requirement if the applicant was previously licensed in Oklahoma as an RC administrator, was in good standing with the Board while applicant was previously licensed in Oklahoma, and has been active in long term care for at least two (2) of the last five (5) years.

(e)   After the Board's staff has determined that all requirements for initial licensure have been met, an applicant may apply for a "temporary" license. The Executive Director may review and approve or disapprove issuance of a temporary license after an application has been made and additional licensure fees paid. An approved temporary license shall expire at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board when the application for licensure (no longer temporary) must be approved or disapproved by the Board.

[Source: Added at 29 Ok Reg 1334, eff 7-1-12; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 2131, eff 9-12-14; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1856, eff 9-11-17; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1895, eff 10-1-18]