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Rule 4751-1-14 | Recognition of out-of state license.

 

(A) Notwithstanding the requirements for a license under Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code, the board shall issue a nursing home administrator license or a health services executive license to an applicant if all the following applies:

(1) The applicant has either of the following:

(a) A license in another state.

(b) Satisfactory work experience of nine to twelve months as a licensed nursing home administrator and/or an administrator-in-training, a government certification, or a private certification as described in Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code as a nursing home administrator or a health services executive in a state that does not issue that license.

(2) The applicant is familiar with Ohio's laws and rules relative to the licensure of the facility and to the licensure of the administrator and has successfully passed the board's examination on Ohio laws and rules each time that re-licensure is required;

(3) The applicant completed a background check (BCI and FBI) with the results sent directly to the board office.

(4) The applicant completed a "Report of Conviction Form" (March 2020), if applicable, available from the board office or at www.beltss.ohio.gov.

(5) Except as provided in rule 3701-13-06 of the Administrative Code, the results of the applicant's background check do not include any disqualifying offense listed in rule 3701-13-05 of the Administrative Code.

(6) The board, in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code, has determined that the results of the applicant's background check do not make the individual ineligible for the license.

(B) If the applicant meets all of the requirements in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(6) of this rule and is also a certified administrator in good standing with the American college of health care administrators, or a health services executive, the executive secretary of the board may authorize the applicant to sit for the state examination and issue the license, registration, or certification, provided a passing score is obtained, without prior board approval. The issuance shall be presented for the board's ratification at the next meeting of the board.

(C) If the applicant's administrative experience is less than the board's requirement, the board may require the applicant to complete an internship and the core of knowledge class to reach the equivalent experience required.

Last updated October 2, 2023 at 8:44 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 9.79, 4751.04; 42 U.S.C. 1396g; 42 C.F.R. 431.707, 431.708
Amplifies: 9.79, 4751.201; 42 U.S.C. 1396g; 42 C.F.R. 431.707, 431.708
Five Year Review Date: 10/1/2028
Prior Effective Dates: 10/1/1974, 10/16/1983, 1/1/1999, 6/1/2014, 10/1/2015, 8/1/2017, 2/17/2019, 2/1/2022