SECTION 490:10-8-5. Preceptor qualifications

(a)   A licensed administrator wishing to be certified as a preceptor for the AIT program shall apply online and pay the required fees.

(b)   To be certified as a preceptor, the applicant shall:

(1)   exemplify the highest ethical and professional standards as an administrator for at least the preceding twenty-four (24) consecutive months;

(2)   be licensed and be able to document employment as:

(A)   an Oklahoma long term care administrator for at least twenty-four (24) months of the preceding sixty (60) months; OR

(B)   an Oklahoma long term care administrator for at least twenty four (24) of the preceding sixty (60) months and supervising administrators in multiple locations wherein an AIT could be appropriately trained under his direct and/or indirect supervision, e.g., as a regional supervisor or operations officer with multiple homes; OR

(C)   an Oklahoma long term care administrator for at least twenty- four (24 months of the preceding sixty (60) months currently serving as an assistant administrator in a Veterans Administration (ODVA) home (not the administrator of record);

(3)   successfully complete preceptor training that meets the requirements established by the Board; and

(4)   has not been the subject of any action by any Board or licensing authority which resulted in formal reprimand, suspension or revocation of license, within the preceding twenty-four (24) consecutive months;

(5)   has not been the subject to any other action by any Board or licensing authority which resulted in a Board order prohibiting serving as a Preceptor.

(c)   If the Board imposes a disqualifying sanction against an administrator, such administrator may not be eligible to be certified as a preceptor for twenty-four (24) months from the date of the sanction, as specified in the sanction's final or agreed order.

(d)   Preceptors shall be certified for a period of thirty-six (36) months if active (who trained at least one trainee during the first twenty four (24) months of their preceptor-ship or twenty four (24) months if inactive). Preceptors may be re-certified at the discretion of the Board. There shall be an automatic extension of the certification period for any preceptor whose certification expires while overseeing an AIT intern/trainee, provided that the preceptor otherwise meets all other requirements for certification and those governing assignment of a preceptor to an AIT intern/trainee. The extension shall be granted to the end of the training period for the particular intern/trainee.

[Source: Added at 9 Ok Reg 2129, eff 6-11-92; Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3799, eff 7-12-93; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2857, eff 7-14-95; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1747, eff 7-1-01; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1741, eff 7-1-03; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1470, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2996, eff 7-13-06; Amended 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 31 Ok Reg 2131, eff 9-12-14; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1856, eff 9-11-17]