645—141.4(155) Educational qualifications. An applicant for licensure as a nursing home administrator shall fulfill the educational requirements of one of the following:
	141.4(1) Applicants with degrees in health care administration, health services administration, health care management, health services management, nursing home administration or long-term care administration. An applicant for licensure to practice as a nursing home administrator shall possess a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree in a qualifying degree program from a college or university currently accredited by one of the following: a regional accrediting agency, an organization affiliated with the National Commission on Accrediting (Council of Post-secondary Accreditation), or the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators. The practicum requirements are as follows:
	a. 	The applicant shall complete 720 clock hours of long-term health care practicum. There are nine areas of practicum requiring 80 clock hours each: social services; dietary; legal aspects and government organizations; nursing; environmental services; activities/community resources; business administration; administrative organization; and human resource management; or
	b. 	Rescinded IAB 8/17/05, effective 9/21/05.
	c. 	The school may waive up to 320 clock hours of practicum based on prior academic coursework or experience. The designated faculty shall provide written verification of completion of a minimum of 400 clock hours of practicum and that each of the nine required areas of practicum has been satisfied; or
	d. 	Substitution of one year of long-term health care administration experience may be allowed at the discretion of the board. An applicant must submit to the board the following:
	(1)	Written verification provided directly from the facility owner, chief operating officer, human resources officer, or board president that states the dates of service, facility name(s), and position(s) held; and
	(2)	A written attestation provided directly from a licensed nursing home administrator to verify the completion of the equivalent of a minimum of 80 clock hours in each of the nine areas of practicum as specified in 141.4(1)“a.”
	141.4(2) Applicants with degrees in other disciplines. An applicant shall possess a baccalaureate degree in any other discipline from a college or university currently accredited by a regional accrediting agency or organization affiliated with the National Commission on Accrediting (Council of Post-secondary Accreditation). The applicant’s coursework shall show satisfactory completion of the following:
	a. 	Ten semester hours of business management, accounting or business law or any combination thereof;
	b. 	Six semester hours of gerontology or aging-related coursework in disciplines including but not limited to the sciences and humanities;
	c. 	Twelve semester hours in health care administration including but not limited to the areas of organizational management, regulatory management, human resources management, resident care management, environmental services management, and financial management; and
	d. 	Practicum. The applicant shall complete a practicum as follows:
	(1)	The applicant shall complete 720 clock hours of long-term health care practicum. There are nine areas of practicum requiring 80 clock hours each: social services; dietary; legal aspects and government organizations; nursing; environmental services; activities/community resources; business administration; administrative organization; and human resource management; or
	(2)	Rescinded IAB 8/17/05, effective 9/21/05.
	(3)	The school may waive up to 320 clock hours of practicum based on prior academic coursework or experience. The designated faculty shall provide written verification of completion of a minimum of 400 clock hours of practicum and that each of the nine required areas of practicum has been satisfied; or
	(4)	Substitution of one year of long-term health care administration experience may be allowed at the discretion of the board. An applicant must submit to the board the following:
	1.	Written verification provided directly from the facility owner, chief operating officer, human resources officer, or board president that states the dates of service, facility name(s), and position(s) held; and
	2.	A written attestation provided directly from a licensed nursing home administrator to verify the completion of the equivalent of a minimum of 80 clock hours in each of the nine areas of practicum as specified in 141.4(2)“d”(1).
	141.4(3) Foreign-trained applicants. Foreign-trained nursing home administrators shall:
	a. 	Provide an equivalency evaluation of their educational credentials by International Educational Research Foundations, Inc., Credentials Evaluation Service, P.O. Box 3665, Culver City, California 90231-3665, telephone (310)258-9451, website www.ierf.org, or email at info@ierf.org. The professional curriculum must be equivalent to that stated in these rules. A candidate shall bear the expense of the curriculum evaluation.
	b. 	Provide a copy of the certificate or diploma awarded to the applicant from a nursing home administration program in the country in which the applicant was educated.
	c. 	Receive a final determination from the board regarding the application for licensure.
[ARC 6995C, IAB 4/19/23, effective 5/24/23]