R4-33-202. Requirements for Initial License by Reciprocity

To be eligible for an initial license by reciprocity as a nursing care institution administrator, an individual shall: 1. Substantially equivalent educational requirement. a. Hold a minimum of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, or b. Hold ACHCA certification; 2. Substantially equivalent examination requirement. a. Hold a valid and current license as a nursing care institution administrator: i. Issued at least two years ago, ii. Issued by a state or territory, and iii. Obtained by passing the NAB examination; or b. Have evidence of qualification by NAB as a Health Services Executive; and c. Obtain a score of at least 80 percent on the Arizona examination; 3. Never have had a nursing care administrator license suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted by any state or territory; and 4. Application. a. Submit all applicable information required under R4-33-204, b. Have submitted directly to the Board a certified copy of the valid and current license issued by a state or territory, and c. Have submitted directly to the Board by NAB: i. The examination score referenced under subsection (2)(a), or ii. Evidence of qualification as a Health Services Executive.