§ 61-13-8. Licensure of nursing home administrators

The board shall issue a license as a nursing home administrator to each applicant who files an application in the form and manner prescribed by the board, accompanied by the required fee, and who furnishes evidence, including a criminal records check satisfactory to the board that the applicant:

A. has successfully completed a course of study for a baccalaureate degree and has been awarded such degree from an accredited institution in a course of study approved by the board as being adequate preparation for nursing home administrators;

B. demonstrates professional competence by passing an examination in nursing home administration as prepared and published by the professional examination service or such other nationally recognized examination as the board prescribes in its rules;

C. demonstrates knowledge of state rules governing the operation of nursing homes in a manner the board prescribes in its rules; and

D. has successfully completed an internship or administrator-in-training program as prescribed by the board in its rules.