GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1983 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 737

HOUSE BILL 1344

 

AN ACT TO AMEND QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE FOR NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 90-278(1) is rewritten to read:

"(1)      A license as a nursing home administrator shall be issued to any person upon the Board's determination that:

a.         He is at least 18 years of age, of good moral character and of sound physical and mental health; and

b.         He has successfully completed the equivalent of two years of college level study (60 semester hours or 96 quarter hours) from an accredited community college, college or university prior to application for licensure; or has completed a combination of education and experience, acceptable under rules promulgated by the Board, prior to application for licensure. Under this provision, two years of supervisory experience in a nursing home shall be equated to one year of college study; and

c.         He has satisfactorily completed a course prescribed by the Board, which course contains instruction on the services provided by nursing homes, laws governing nursing homes, protection of patient interests and nursing home administration; and

d.         He has successfully completed his training period as an administrator-in-training as prescribed by the Board; and

e.         He has passed examinations administered by the Board and designed to test for competence in the subject matters referred to in paragraph c of this subdivision."

Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification and applies to licenses applied for on or after this date.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 13th day of July, 1983.