# C.R.S. § 12-265-108: 12-265-108. Qualifications for admission to examination

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## Section

- **Citation:** C.R.S. § 12-265-108
- **Heading:** 12-265-108. Qualifications for admission to examination
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CO Code / Title 12 / Article 265 / Section 12-265-108

## Text

12-265-108. Qualifications for admission to examination. (1) The board shall admit to examination for licensure as a nursing home administrator any applicant who pays a fee as determined by the board, submits evidence of suitability prescribed by the board, is twenty-one years of age or older, and provides written documentation that the applicant meets one of the following requirements:

(a) The applicant has successfully completed the administrator-in-training program pursuant to section 12-265-109; or

(b) The applicant has successfully completed a bachelor's degree or higher degree in public health administration or health administration, a master's degree in management or business administration, or any degree or degrees deemed appropriate by the board; or

(c) (I) The applicant has successfully completed an associate's degree or higher degree in a health-care-related field or a bachelor's degree in business or public administration and has a minimum of one year of experience in administration in a nursing home or hospital. For the purposes of this section, a registered nurse who is a graduate of a three-year diploma program meets the associate degree requirement.

(II) For purposes of the experience required by this subsection (1)(c), an applicant must have day-to-day, on-site responsibility for supervising, directing, managing, monitoring, or exercising reasonable control over subordinates for one year.

(2) If the applicant fails to provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, the applicant shall not be admitted to take the licensing examination, and the applicant shall not be entitled to or be granted a license as a nursing home administrator.

## Nearby sections

- [C.R.S. § 12-265-101 12-265-101. Legislative declaration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-101.md)
- [C.R.S. § 12-265-102 12-265-102. Applicability of common provisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-102.md)
- [C.R.S. § 12-265-103 12-265-103. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-103.md)
- [C.R.S. § 12-265-104 12-265-104. Administrator license required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-104.md)
- [C.R.S. § 12-265-105 12-265-105. State training school](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-105.md)
- [C.R.S. § 12-265-106 12-265-106. Board of examiners of nursing home administrators - creation - subject to termin](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-106.md)
- [C.R.S. § 12-265-107 12-265-107. Powers and duties of the board - rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-107.md)
- [C.R.S. § 12-265-108 12-265-108. Qualifications for admission to examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-108.md)
- [C.R.S. § 12-265-109 12-265-109. Administrator-in-training - rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-109.md)
- [C.R.S. § 12-265-110 12-265-110. Licenses - temporary licenses - renewal - fees - rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-110.md)
- [C.R.S. § 12-265-111 12-265-111. Examinations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-111.md)
- [C.R.S. § 12-265-112 12-265-112. Licensure by endorsement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-112.md)
- [C.R.S. § 12-265-113 12-265-113. Grounds for discipline](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-113.md)
- [C.R.S. § 12-265-114 12-265-114. Withholding or denial of license - hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A265_S12-265-114.md)

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