Requirements for initial licensure for residential care/assisted living (RC/AL)

administrators Tier 2 RC/AL administrator requirements (a) In addition to the general requirements found in this Chapter, each applicant for initial licensure as an RC/AL administrator shall meet the requirements in this Section. Applicants must meet all general requirements for licensure. Administrators holding an RC/AL a Tier 2 RC/AL license may serve as an administrator in either an RCF or ALF. (b) Each applicant for initial licensure as an a Tier 2 RC/AL administrator shall provide documentation of one of the following:, or shall cause to be provided, written evidence satisfactory to the Board of receipt of a high school diploma (or GED) or a higher level of education. When the applicant is providing proof of education beyond high school or GED, the same level of "proof" detailed in paragraph 310:679-10-3(b) 10-1-3(b) is required. (1) high school diploma; (2) GED; or (3) a higher level of education. (c) Each Unless an applicant qualifies for a waiver as outlined in 310:679-10-3, the applicant for initial licensure as a RC/AL administrator shall provide, or shall cause to be provided, written evidence satisfactory to the Board of the following: must successfully complete and pass: (1) Department or NAB-approved training; (2) The required internship; and (3) Passing scores on the following required examinations: (A) The Oklahoma RCAL State Standards examination: (B) The NAB RCAL Line of Service examination; and (C) The NAB Core examination. (1) Current training certification, where "current" is defined as being completed within the twenty- four (24) months preceding the month in which the Board will be taking action to license the individual: (A) through training from an institution of higher learning whose program has been approved by the Board, to include presumptively approved NAB approved entry level courses completed within 24 months prior to licensure; or (B) receipt of a nationally recognized assisted living certificate of training and competency for assisted living administrators that has been reviewed and approved by the Board; 26 (C) Sources of certification are required to be reviewed and approved by the Board. Approved training sources shall include an expiration date on their certification which shall be two years after the date of the completion of their training. (D) Applicants for training shall provide or cause to be provided to the approved training entity evidence that they have met at least one of the following pre-requisites to enter training: (i) At least one (1) consecutive year of health care experience, OR (ii) At least thirty (30) college semester hours in a healthcare related field of study, OR (iii) A Bachelor's degree in any field of study. (2) Receipt of a passing score on the Oklahoma State Standards examination for RC/AL administrators within the twenty-four (24) months preceding the month in which the Board will be taking action to license the applicant, and if applicant is not licensed during this 24-month time period, applicant will have to pay all required fees and re-take the examination prior to any future licensing attempts; (3) Receipt of a passing score on the national "NAB" RC/AL examinations (Core and RCAL Line of Service (LOS)) conducted by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) as discussed in paragraph 10-3-2 OAC 310:679-10-12 of this document, and (4) Payment of the required fee(s). (5) Training certification required in (c) (1) above is a prerequisite to being able to take the State Standards examination; a passing score on the State Standards exam is a prerequisite to take the NAB RC/AL Exam. (d) An applicant's training instructor must attest to the readiness of an applicant prior to the student being eligible to take the examination. Instructors must provide the Department with all signed student attestation forms. (d) The Board, in its sole discretion, may waive re-completion of the training requirement if the applicant was previously licensed in Oklahoma as an RC/AL administrator, was in good standing with the Board while applicant was previously licensed in Oklahoma, and has been active in long term care for at least two (2) of the last five (5) years. (e) After the Board's staff has determined that all requirements for initial licensure have been met, an applicant may apply for a "temporary" license. The Executive Director may review and approve or disapprove issuance of a temporary license after an application has been made and additional licensure fees paid. An approved temporary license shall expire at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board when the application for licensure (no longer temporary) must be approved or disapproved by the Board. (e) A waiver for the required training may be granted by the Department if: (1) the applicant has a degree in long-term care administration from a NAB-accredited institution; or (2) the applicant was previously licensed in Oklahoma as a Tier 2 RCAL administrator, was in good standing with the Department while previously licensed in Oklahoma, and has been active in long- term care for at least two (2) of the last five (5) years; or (3) the applicant provides documentation showing adequate experience in the field of institutional administration that is applicable to long-term care administration. (f) A waiver for the required internship may be granted by the Department if the applicant presents documentation of an internship that meets or exceeds NAB recommendations for internship requirements.