LAC 46:XLIX.701. Program

A. An applicant must serve full-time (40 hours per week) as an administrator-in-training for a minimum of six months, which shall include a minimum of 1040 training hours. The program may be completed or begun before or after taking examinations so long as it is carried out strictly according to Chapter 7. During this time the AIT must work under close, direct, personal, on-site supervision of a full-time preceptor who shall be administrator of record or licensed nursing home administrator serving as assistant administrator in the facility in which the AIT undertakes training. 1. Any part-time or full-time employment while undertaking an AIT program shall have prior approval of the board. 2. No person shall undertake an AIT program while serving as director of nursing or head of any other department within a nursing home. B. Facility. The AIT receives all training in the nursing home designated in his initial report unless the board grants prior approval for a change. The facility must be certified and participating in Medicare and/or Medicaid and have no current deficiency that is a threat to the health and safety of residents at the time the AIT begins training. C. Schedule. The AIT rotates through each department of the nursing home spending on a continuous basis the entire period of time required in each department. He must serve at least once on all shifts in departments where shifts are used and at least two weekends. The major portion of training must be during the normal work week (7 a.m. to 5 p.m.) of key personnel of the home. D. Rotation. The preceptor assigns these rotation intervals in the sequence he desires and may assign the AIT for a longer period in any or all departments. Department | Weeks | Hours Administration | 9 | 360 Nursing | 5 | 200 Dietary | 4 | 160 Resident Activity | 2 | 80 Social Work | 2 | 80 Medical Records | 2 | 80 Environmental Management | 2 | 80 Total Hours Required (minimum) | 1040 NOTE: A week is defined as seven days, Sunday through the following Saturday. E. Interruptions. If, for any reason (i.e., illness, resignation of preceptor, etc.), the AIT must interrupt training, the AIT and/or the preceptor notifies the board office immediately.