SECTION 490:10-7-3. General provisions

(a)   The Board is committed to providing learning opportunities to individuals interested in pursuing a career in long term care administration, and enhancing the development of licensed administrators. To further this objective, the Board has established an Administrator University (AU) for nursing home administrator and Certified Assistant Administrator (CAA) applicants with curriculum designed specifically to educate individuals with knowledge and skills that may assist them in becoming a successful nursing home and/or ICF/MR administrator or CAA. The Board will periodically review and approve or establish training for residential care/assisted living and adult day care administrators as deemed necessary.

(b)   Effective August 1, 2006, individuals applying to become nursing home administrators shall successfully complete Administrator University (AU) prior to being licensed. Effective January 1, 2019, individuals applying to become Certified Assistant Administrators shall successfully complete AU prior to being certified.

(c)   Administrators who are already licensed in the State of Oklahoma as a nursing home administrator may enter Administrator University at their own expense for enhanced training if classroom space is available.

(d)   Upon mutual agreement of the Board and licensee, specific classes or the entire Administrator University curriculum may be imposed as a penalty for the violation of rules and/or standards established by the Board.

(e)   The Board may also designate certain days or classes within the curriculum as eligible for continuing education (CE) credit and may charge an appropriate fee (as a workshop) for administrators to attend on a space available basis.

(f)   The application fee and Administrator University fee prescribed by the Board at OAC 490:1-7-2 shall be submitted during the online application process prior to admission to Administrator University.

(g)   An applicant for licensure who successfully completes Administrator University (AU) will not have to repeat Administrator University if he is successfully licensed in Oklahoma as a long term care administrator within twenty-four (24) months after the completion of AU which is marked by the scheduled date of class for that particular class.

(h)   If applicant fails to become licensed/certified as an Oklahoma long term care administrator during this 24-month time frame, applicant will have to pay all applicable fees and repeat Administrator University prior to any future licensing/certification attempts.

[Source: Added at 24 Ok Reg 1608, eff 7-1-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2707, eff 7-25-09; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1334, eff 7-1-12; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1856, eff 9-11-17; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1895, eff 10-1-18]