Chapter 393-5 RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT PROCESS
| (1) |
Administrator licenses shall expire on December 31st of each odd-numbered
year. |
| (2) |
Continuing Education
| (a) |
Nursing Home Administrators - Forty (40)
hours of CE must be obtained within the current two-year active licensure cycle
(i.e. between January 1st of every even numbered year after the expiration
date, through December 31st of the subsequent odd numbered year/next expiration
date), except as indicated below. |
| (b) |
Assisted Living Community Administrators
and Personal Care Home Administrators - Thirty (30) hours of CE must be
obtained within the current two-year active licensure cycle (i.e. between
January 1st of every even numbered year after the expiration date, through
December 31st of the subsequent odd numbered year/next expiration date), except
as indicated below. |
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| (3) |
It is the responsibility of the licensee to maintain records of CE hours
obtained per renewal for a period of three years. |
| (4) |
The continuing education requirement for
the first renewal of a license which was issued in even numbered years shall be
half, or twenty (20) hours for Nursing Home Administrators and fifteen (15)
hours for Assisted Living Community Administrators and Personal Care Home
Administrators, in any combination of the categories set out in Rules
393-13-.01 and
393-13-.04. |
| (5) |
Licensees obtaining initial licensure in
odd numbered years shall not be required to obtain any continuing education
hours prior to the first renewal cycle. The passing of the qualifying national
examination at any time during the biennium shall be equal to twenty (20) hours
of continuing education. |
| (1) |
Each
Administrator license will expire and must be renewed by December 31st of odd
numbered years.
An Administrator license not renewed by December 31st of odd
numbered year will be considered a late renewal until January
31st of the following even numbered year by the
payment of the current renewal fee, plus an additional 50% of the renewal fee.
Late renewal applications must be accompanied by proof that all CE requirements
have been met for the biennium.
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| (2) |
Each Preceptor and/or Training site Board
approval will expire and must be reapproved by December 31 of odd numbered
years. A Preceptor and/or Training Site not reapproved by December 31st of odd
numbered years will be considered a late reapproval until January
31st of the following even numbered year by the
payment of the current reapproval administrative fee, plus an additional 50% of
the reapproval administrative fee. |
| (3) |
An individual may NOT practice as an
administrator, or provide preceptor services and/or provide a training site for
AITs, if the administrator license has not been renewed, or the preceptor
and/or training site reapproved, by the expiration of the late renewal
period. |
| (1) |
Failure
to renew a license within one (1) month of its expiration date shall have the
same effect as a surrender or revocation. |
| (2) |
Reinstatement shall be at the discretion
of the Board. |
| (3) |
In order to be
considered for the reinstatement of a surrendered or revoked license, the
applicant must submit a completed reinstatement application, pay the required
fee and meet one of the following criteria:
| (a) |
If an Administrator license has been
lapsed for two (2) years or less from the date of expiration, the applicant for
reinstatement must provide certificates of completion for the same amount of
continuing education hours required for biennial license renewal as outlined in
Rule Chapter 393-13. Hours must have been obtained within the two years
preceding the date of the application. |
| (b) |
If the license has been lapsed for more
than two (2) years, but less than five (5) years from the date of expiration,
the applicant must provide certificates of completion for twice the amount of
continuing education hours required for biennial license renewal as outlined in
Rule Chapter 393-13. Hours must have been obtained within the two years
preceding the date of the application. |
| (c) |
If the license has been lapsed for five
(5) or more years from date of expiration, the applicant must provide
verification of having retaken and passed the qualifying NAB exam, or another
board recognized written or oral examination, within one year of the date of
the application. |
| (d) |
If an
applicant for reinstatement has been practicing as a Nursing Home Administrator
in another state or jurisdiction, and holds a current unencumbered license, for
a period of at least two (2) years preceding the date of the reinstatement
application, the applicant must provide a current, official verification of
licensure from the state or jurisdictions licensing authority, and certificates
of completion of forty (40) contact hours or 4.0 CEUs directly related to the
practice of Nursing Home Administrator within two (2) years preceding the date
of the application as outlined in Rule Chapter 393-13. |
| (e) |
If an applicant for reinstatement has
been practicing as a Personal Care Home Administrator or Assisted Living
Community Administrator in another state or jurisdiction, and holds a current
unencumbered license, if that state requires licensure, for a period of at
least two (2) years preceding the date of the reinstatement application, the
applicant must provide a current, official verification of licensure from the
state or jurisdictions licensing authority, and certificates of completion of
thirty (30) contact hours or 3.0 CEUs directly related to the practice of
Long-Term Care Facility Administration within two (2) years preceding the date
of the application as outlined in Rule Chapter 393-13. |
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| (4) |
The continuing education requirement for
the first renewal of licenses which were reinstated in even numbered years
shall be half the amount of continuing education hours required for biennial
license renewal as outlined in Rule Chapter 393-13, in any combination of the
categories set out in Rule Chapter 393-13. |
| (5) |
Reinstated licenses issued in odd
numbered years shall not be required to obtain any continuing education hours
prior to the first renewal cycle. |
| (6) |
A surrendered or revoked license, due to
other factors not related to allowing a license to expire, is subject to
reinstatement at the discretion of the Board. The Board may restore or reissue
a license and as a condition thereof may impose any disciplinary
action. |
The Board shall have the authority to revoke a license of
licensee pursuant to O.C.G.A.
43-1-19 and O.C.G.A.
43-25-5. The voluntary surrender
of a license or the failure to renew a license in accordance with these rules
shall have the same effect as a revocation of said license.
