(a)To qualify as a preceptor, an applicant
must:
(1)be currently licensed as a health facility administrator under
this article;
(2)be in good standing and not the subject of a disciplinary action
by the board;
(3)file an application with the board and be approved before
serving as the preceptor;
(4)complete a board approved educational program;
(5)provide to the board, with the administrator in training
application, a certificate of completion for a program described in
subdivision (4);
(6)have the training, knowledge, professional activity, and a
facility or organizational setting at the individual's disposal to
teach prospective health facility administrators or residential care
facility administrators; and
(7)meet one (1) of the following:
(A)Have active work experience as a h
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(a) To qualify as a preceptor, an applicant
must:
(1) be currently licensed as a health facility administrator under
this article;
(2) be in good standing and not the subject of a disciplinary action
by the board;
(3) file an application with the board and be approved before
serving as the preceptor;
(4) complete a board approved educational program;
(5) provide to the board, with the administrator in training
application, a certificate of completion for a program described in
subdivision (4);
(6) have the training, knowledge, professional activity, and a
facility or organizational setting at the individual's disposal to
teach prospective health facility administrators or residential care
facility administrators; and
(7) meet one (1) of the following:
(A) Have active work experience as a health facility
administrator for at least two (2) years prior to the date of
serving as a preceptor.
(B) Be currently employed as a chief executive officer of a
continuing care retirement community.
(C) Be currently employed as a regional manager for a health
facility.
(D) Be employed by an administrator in training school.
(b) An individual who submits an application to be a preceptor shall
file a new application for each administrator in training applicant for
whom the preceptor applicant intends to serve as a preceptor.
(c) An individual who meets the requirements of this section and is
approved as a preceptor by the board shall do the following:
(1) Act as a teacher rather than an employer and provide the
administrator in training with educational opportunities.
(2) Inform the board if an administrator in training presents a
problem that may affect the facility's service and operation or the
administrator in training program.
(3) Notify the board on a form prescribed by the board of a
change of status or discontinuance of the administrator in training
program.
(4) Upon completion of the program, submit to the board an
affidavit, as prescribed by the board, stating that the requirements
described in section 17 of this chapter have been met.
(5) Maintain the records of an administrator in training program
for a period of five (5) years and, upon request by the board, allow
the board to review the records.
(6) Except for a preceptor in an approved training center or as
necessary to accommodate a special situation or emergency,
spend a majority of the required work hours during normal
daytime business hours in the facility where training occurs.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), a preceptor who serves as
an administrator of a licensed comprehensive care facility may not
supervise more than two (2) administrators in training at any given
time.
(e) A preceptor may supervise more than two (2) administrators in
training at a given time:
(1) if the administrator in training is enrolled in:
(A) an approved training center; or
(B) a postsecondary educational institution accredited program;
or
(2) at the discretion of the board.
(f) A preceptor may precept more than two (2) administrators in
training but not more than four (4) administrators in training if:
(1) the preceptor's sole duty is that of a preceptor; and
(2) the preceptor spends at least eight (8) hours per week with
each administrator in training.
A preceptor shall affirm to the professional licensing agency
compliance with this subsection.
(g) A preceptor's approval as a preceptor expires when the
administrator in training applicant that the preceptor is supervising
completes the course of instruction and training prescribed by the
board or fails to complete the requirements described in section 18 of
this chapter.
(h) The board reserves the right to take appropriate action for failure
of a preceptor to comply with this section.