OAC 310:679-15-4
Conditions of employment for individuals 'certified' by the Board as having met
Cite as Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-15-4
the minimum qualifications required for them to serve as an Certified Assistant Administrator
Administrator Scope of Practice
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(a) A Certified Assistant Administrator (CAA) Under the supervision, under the supervision and
direction and license of the of a licensed Administrator-of-Record, it shall be the Administrator-of-
Record may have the responsibility of the CAA to plan, organize, direct, and control those day-to-day
functions of a facility delegated to him and to maintain the facility's compliance with applicable laws,
rules, and regulations during the absence of the licensed administrator.
(b) A CAA shall practice only under the direct supervision and license of a licensed Administrator-of-
Record who is in charge of two-or-more licensed nursing facilities within a 50-mile radius wherein the
total number of occupied beds does not exceed 120, and whose license is active and otherwise
unrestricted. A CAA shall not continue to serve at a facility in the CAA capacity if the Administrator-
of-Record is the Administrator-of-Record at a single nursing facility, the administrator's license is
suspended, or revoked, or if the Administrator- of-Record resigns his employment or his employment is
otherwise terminated, until such time as another licensed administrator is designated and begins serving
as the Administrator-of-Record of two-or- more facilities. These facilities shall be owned/managed by
the same owner/corporation.
(c) An individual serving as a CAA shall be employed by the facility full-time in that capacity,
regularly-scheduled for 40 hours per calendar week; shall not concurrently serve as the CAA of more
than one (1) nursing facility; and shall spend at least eighty (80%) percent of his working time on-site
at the facility, equitably distributing his on-site time throughout each calendar week, with emphasis
placed on weekdays, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
A CAA:
(1) May serve at only one (1) nursing facility at a time;
(2) Must spend at least 80% of working time on-site at the facility;
(3) Must equitably distribute on-site time throughout each calendar week at the facility;
(4) Place emphasis on weekdays, Monday through Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for on-
site hours.
PART 3. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUED
ELIGIBILITY