(a)An administrator in training seeking
licensure as a health facility administrator shall do the following:
(1)File an administrator in training application with the board
and be approved by the board before starting an internship
program.
(2)Observe and become familiar with the responsibilities and
duties of the preceptor or approved training center and
administrator in training.
(3)Be assigned responsibilities in each health facility department,
with experience on every shift, including weekends.
(4)Serve as an administrator in training for at least twenty (20)
hours per week and not more than ten (10) hours per day.
(5)Complete the internship program in not less than three (3)
months and not more than twelve (12) months for a minimum
total of hours as follows:
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(a) An administrator in training seeking
licensure as a health facility administrator shall do the following:
(1) File an administrator in training application with the board
and be approved by the board before starting an internship
program.
(2) Observe and become familiar with the responsibilities and
duties of the preceptor or approved training center and
administrator in training.
(3) Be assigned responsibilities in each health facility department,
with experience on every shift, including weekends.
(4) Serve as an administrator in training for at least twenty (20)
hours per week and not more than ten (10) hours per day.
(5) Complete the internship program in not less than three (3)
months and not more than twelve (12) months for a minimum
total of hours as follows:
(A) An administrator in training who:
(i) holds an associate degree, bachelor's degree, master's
degree, or doctoral degree; and
(ii) has at least two (2) years of long term care experience;
shall complete a total of six hundred eighty (680) hours of
training, of which two hundred (200) hours may be fulfilled by
successfully completing a two hundred (200) hour state
approved, specialized course in long term care management.
(B) An administrator in training who:
(i) holds an associate degree, bachelor's degree, master's
degree, or doctoral degree; and
(ii) does not have long term care experience;
shall complete a total of eight hundred eighty (880) hours of
training, of which two hundred (200) hours may be fulfilled by
successfully completing a two hundred (200) hour state
approved, specialized course in long term care management.
(C) An administrator in training who holds a high school
diploma or general educational development (GED) diploma
shall complete a total of one thousand forty (1,040) hours of
training, of which two hundred (200) hours may be fulfilled by
successfully completing a two hundred (200) hour state
approved, specialized course in long term care management.
(6) Seek and accept instruction and assistance from the preceptor
or approved training center.
(7) Notify the board on a form prescribed by the board of any
change of status or discontinuance of the administrator in training
program.
(8) Upon completion of the program, provide to the board an
affidavit stating the administrator in training has fulfilled the
requirements of the program.
(b) An administrator in training may not:
(1) have been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the
administrator in training's ability to practice competently in
accordance with IC 25-1-1.1; and
(2) hold a position in the health facility during the hours of the
administrator in training program.
(c) The board may waive up to thirty percent (30%) of the total
required training hours for an administrator in training described in
subsection (a)(5)(C) if:
(1) the administrator in training has served in a long term care
facility department manager position, based upon criteria
approved by the board; and
(2) the administrator in training's experience described in
subdivision (1) is verifiable to the board's satisfaction.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), an administrator in training
may serve up to twenty percent (20%) of the internship in a setting
other than the preceptor's facility.
(e) An administrator in training in an approved training center may,
at the discretion of the approved training center, exceed the twenty
percent (20%) limit described in subsection (d).
(f) The board may take appropriate action for failure of an
administrator in training to comply with this section.
(g) The administrator in training internship program must
adequately prepare administrators in training to meet the facility
administration duties and policies described in IC 25-19-2.