Section 34-20-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators of the State of Alabama. (2) EXAMINER. A member of the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators of the State of Alabama. […]
Section 34-20-10 Contents and schedule of examinations. (a) The board shall determine the subjects of examinations for applicants for licensure, and the scope, content, and format of the examinations, which in any examination shall be the same for all candidates. The examinations shall include examination of the applicant to demonstrate his or her proficiency in […]
Section 34-20-11 Issuance of license; fee for temporary emergency permit. An applicant for a license as a nursing home administrator who has: (1) Successfully complied with the educational and training requirements of this chapter and of the rules and regulations of the board promulgated under this chapter; and (2) Has paid an application fee established […]
Section 34-20-12 Reciprocity. The board may, subject to this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board prescribing the qualifications for a nursing home administrator license, issue a license to a nursing home administrator who has been issued a license by the proper authorities of any other state or issued a certificate of qualification […]
Section 34-20-13 Renewal of licenses; expiration and reactivation; inactive status; file of applications and licenses; continuing education. (a) Every individual who holds a valid current license as a nursing home administrator issued by the board under this chapter shall immediately upon issuance have the right and privilege of acting and serving as a nursing home […]
Section 34-20-14 Disciplinary proceedings; administrative fines. (a) The board is hereby authorized to discipline its licensees by the adoption and collection of administrative fines, not to exceed $1,000 per violation and is authorized to institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with this chapter. (b) The license of any person practicing or offering to […]
Section 34-20-15 Restoration of license. The board may, for good cause shown, upon such terms as the board may prescribe, reissue a license to any person whose license has been revoked. (Acts 1969, No. 986, p. 1734, §14.)
Section 34-20-16 Prohibited acts; penalties. (a) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to: (1) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any license or aid or abet therein; (2) To practice as a nursing home administrator under cover of any license illegally or fraudulently obtained or unlawfully issued; (3) Practice as a nursing home […]
Section 34-20-2 License required. No nursing home in the state may operate unless it is under the supervision of an administrator who holds a currently valid nursing home administrator’s license, or provisional license, issued by the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators. No person shall practice or offer to practice nursing home administration in […]
Section 34-20-4 Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators – Generally. (a) There is a Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators composed of seven members, six original members as set out in this subsection, and an additional consumer member as set out in subsection (b). The membership of the board shall be inclusive and […]
Section 34-20-5 Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators – Functions, powers, and duties. (a) It shall be the function and duty of the board to: (1) Develop, impose, and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive a license as a nursing home administrator, which standards shall be designed to […]
Section 34-20-6 Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators – Review of decisions. Any party aggrieved by a final decision or order of the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators suspending, revoking, or refusing to issue a license is entitled to a review of such decision or order by taking an appeal to the […]
Section 34-20-7 Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators – Authorization to receive and expend funds; audit. The Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators is hereby authorized to receive and expend, in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, all sums paid by applicants and registrants as provided in this chapter, and all sums […]
Section 34-20-8 Advisory council. The governing body of the Alabama Nursing Home Association shall constitute an advisory council to the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, and the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators shall be required to counsel with the advisory council in connection with the administration of the provisions of this […]
Section 34-20-9 Qualifications for admission to examination; fees. (a) The board shall admit to examination for licensure as a nursing home administrator any candidate who submits evidence of good moral character and suitability prescribed by the board and who submits evidence to the board that he or she is at least 19 years of age, […]
