Chapter 393-5 RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT PROCESS
| (1) |
Nursing Home Administrator licenses shall
expire on December 31st of each odd-numbered
year. |
| (2) |
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. |
| (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 twenty (20) hours in any combination of
the categories set out in Rule Chapter 393-13. |
| (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 national examination
at any time during the biennium shall be equal to twenty (20) hours of
continuing education. |
| 1. |
Each NHA license will expire and must be
renewed by December 31st of odd numbered years.
A NHA license not renewed by December
31st of odd numbered year will be considered a late
renewal until March 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 March 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 a
nursing home administrator, or provide preceptor services and/or provide a
training site for AITs, if the NHA license has not been renewed, or the
preceptor and/or training site reapproved, by December
31st of odd numbered years. |
| (1) |
Failure to renew a license within three
(3) months 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 the license has
been lapsed for two (2) years or less from the date of expiration, the
applicant for reinstatement must provide certificates of completion of forty
(40) contact hours or 4.0 CEUs directly related to the practice of Nursing Home
Administrator obtained within two years preceding the date of the application
as outlined in Rule Chapter 393-13. |
| (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 of eighty (80) contact
hours or 8.0 CEUs directly related to the practice of Nursing Home
Administrator obtained within two years preceding the date of the application
as outlined in Rule Chapter 393-13. |
| (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 NAB exam within one year of the
date of the application. |
| (d) |
If an
applicant for reinstatement has been practicing as a Nursing Home Administrator
in an approved 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. |
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| (4) |
The continuing education requirement for
the first renewal of licenses which were reinstated in even numbered years
shall be twenty (20) hours 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.
