Requirements for Licensure

(1) Qualifications. An applicant for licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator must be at least 18 years of age, of good moral character, and suitable and fit to be licensed and practice as a nursing home administrator. In addition, an applicant must obtain a passing score on the Board-approved Licensure Examination and meet one of the following criteria: (a) Completion of a Board-approved AIT program of at least three months duration and a Master's Degree, or higher degree, from a graduate school of health care administration or business or management, accredited by a Board-approved accrediting agency. The degree must be in one of the following fields: 1. Gerontology; 2. Health Care Management; 3. Health Care Administration; 4. Health Services Administration; 5. Public Health, with a concentration in administration; or 6. Human Services Administration. (b) Completion of a Board-approved AIT program of at least six months duration and a Bachelor's Degree from an undergraduate school accredited by a Board-approved accrediting agency. (2) The Board may issue a license to an applicant who meets the criteria in 245 CMR 3.03(1) and has submitted to the Board: (a) A completed, signed application form as specified by the Board for this purpose and must be accompanied by: 1. Documentation of successful completion of a course of study and award of a degree meeting the requirements of 245 CMR 3.03(1); 2. Additional documentation as the Board may require demonstrating the individual is of good moral character, and suitable and fit to be licensed to practice as a nursing home administrator. (b) Payment of the licensure fees in the amount set by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B, unless waived in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 1B