General Organization

PURPOSE: The purpose of this regulation is to comply with section 536.023(3), RSMo, which requires each agency to adopt as a regulation, a description of its operations and methods and procedures where the public may obtain information or make submission or requests. (1) The Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators is a licensing board within the Department of Health and Senior Services. (2) It is the function of the board to— (A) Determine the qualifications of applicants for licensure to practice administration of a long-term care facility, as defined in section 344.010, RSMo, in this state; (B) Issue licenses to those persons who meet the standards of professional competence set forth in the statutes and as determined at the discretion of the board; and (C) Approve continuing education activities and courses of instruction and training required of applicants or licensees. (3) The board is further charged with maintaining high standards of professional competence and ethical conduct among licensed administrators, as defined in 19 CSR 732.020, 19 CSR 73-2.022, and 19 CSR 732.023. (4) The board has authority to discipline licensees either through the Administrative Hearing Commission and/or enter into settlement agreements as specifically set out in Chapter 344, RSMo. (5) The board will meet as necessary to attend to the matters before the board. All meetings will be posted according to section 610.020, RSMo, and information may be obtained by contacting the board at http://www.health.mo.gov/information/board s/bnha or by telephone at (573) 751-3511. (6) The public may obtain information or make submissions or requests by writing the board office. AUTHORITY: section 344.070, RSMo 2016.* This rule was previously filed as 13 CSR 731.010. Original rule filed Sept. 10, 1976, effective Dec. 11, 1976. Rescinded and readopted: Filed May 13, 1980, effective Aug. 11, 1980. Amended: Filed April 14, 1983, effective July 11, 1983. Amended: Filed Oct. 16, 1985, effective Feb. 28, 1986. Amended: Filed Oct. 1, 1987, effective Jan. 13, 1988. Moved and amended: Filed Jan. 31, 2003, effective Aug. 30, 2003. Amended: Filed June 15, 2011, effective Jan. 30, 2012. Amended: Filed Nov. 23, 2021, effective June 30, 2022. *Original authority: 344.070, RSMo 1969, amended 1979, 1993, 1995, 2007.