§ 25-19-1-21 — Postsecondary educational institution accredited program preceptor; qualifications; duties; expiration; application

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), to
qualify as a postsecondary educational institution accredited program
preceptor, an applicant must demonstrate that the program has faculty
members who are currently licensed as health facility administrators
under this article to instruct student interns in a health facility in
accordance with this chapter.
(b) A postsecondary educational institution accredited program
faculty member who does not provide instruction in a health facility is
not required to be a licensed health facility administrator.
(c) To serve as a preceptor, a currently licensed health facility
administrator who is part of a postsecondary educational institution
accredited program's faculty described in subsection (a):
(1) must have attended, within the five (5) years prior to
becoming a faculty member, a board approved educational
preceptor program and provide the university accredited program
with a certificate of completion; and
(2) may not have any disciplinary action taken by the board
against the health facility administrator in the last two (2) years.
(d) Each approved postsecondary educational institution accredited
program preceptor shall do the following:
(1) Act as a teacher rather than an employer and provide a student
intern with educational opportunities.
(2) Inform the board if the student intern presents any problems
that may affect the facility's service and operation or the student
internship program.
(3) Notify the board on a form prescribed by the board of any
change in status or discontinuance of the student internship
program.
(4) Upon a student's 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 student internship programs for a
period of five (5) years, and, upon request by the board, allow the
board to review the records.
(e) A preceptor's approval as a preceptor expires when the student
intern 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 19 of this chapter.
(f) The applicant for approval as a preceptor shall file a new
application for each student intern applicant for whom the preceptor
applicant desires to serve as a preceptor.
(g) The board reserves the right to take appropriate action for failure
of a preceptor to comply with the duties enumerated above.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.17-2024, SEC.16.