§ 54-1603 — FACILITY SUPERVISION BY LICENSED ADMINISTRATOR REQUIRED — EXCEPTION FOR ADMINISTRATOR DESIGNEE — PRACTICE BY UNLICENSED PERSON PROHIBITED

(1) No nursing home or residential care facility shall be operated in Idaho unless it is under the supervision of:
(a) An administrator who holds licensure that is current and valid;
(b) A person who is an authorized administrator designee; or
(c) A person who holds a provisional permit issued to a residential care facility administrator pursuant to this chapter.
(2) No person shall practice or offer to practice long-term care administration in this state or use any title, sign, card, or device to indicate that the person is a long-term care administrator unless such person:
(a) Is duly licensed;
(b) Has a current provisional permit; or
(c) Is an administrator designee.
(3) In the event of a vacancy in a nursing home administrator position, a nursing home may operate under a responsible person authorized by a signed agreement to act as an administrator designee. The administrator designee shall be qualified by documented experience to assume delegated duties and shall not act for more than eight (8) continuous weeks unless an exception is granted by the board.
(4) Any individual acting as an administrator designee shall enter into a written agreement with an Idaho-licensed administrator. Such agreement shall be submitted to the board.

Legislative History

[54-1603, added 2025, ch. 98, sec. 3, p. 532.]