Definitions

For purposes of 245 CMR the terms listed in 245 CMR 2.02 have the following meanings: Board. The Board of Registration of Nursing Home Administrators established by M.G.L. c. 13, § 73. Board-approved Licensing Examination. The Nursing Home Administrator Examination offered by NAB. NAB. The National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards. Nursing Home. Any "nursing facility", as defined by the Health Care Financing Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and/or any other institution or facility which provides nursing care and has been licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, § 71. Nursing Home Administrator means any person charged with the general administration of a nursing home, licensed as such by the Board in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 112, § 108. Nursing Home Administrator-in-training (AIT). A person registered as such with the Board. Person. An individual and does not mean an association of individuals or a legal entity. Skilled Nursing Facility. A facility that meets the definition in § 1819(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(a)).