§ 25-19-1-8 — Powers and duties of the board

The board shall do the following:
(1) Adopt rules necessary to carry out the requirements of this
chapter for the practice of a health facility administrator and
residential care administrator.
(2) Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including
examination and investigations, for determining whether an
individual meets the standards.
(3) Issue licenses to individuals determined, after application of
the appropriate criteria, to meet the standards, and for cause, after
due notice and hearing, impose sanctions under IC 25-1-9,
including placing the licensee on probation and revoking or
suspending licenses previously issued by the board in any case
where the individual holding the license is determined
substantially to have failed to conform to the requirements of the
standards.
(4) Establish and carry out the procedures designed to ensure that
individuals licensed as health facility administrators and
residential care administrators will, during any period that they
serve as such, comply with the requirements of the standards.
(5) Subject to IC 25-1-7, receive, investigate, and take appropriate
action under IC 25-1-9 with respect to, and including probation,
suspension, or the revocation of a license if necessary after due
notice and hearing and for cause, any charge or complaint filed
with the board to the effect that any individual licensed as a health
facility administrator or a residential care administrator has failed
to comply with the requirements of the standards.
(6) Conduct a continuing study and investigation of health
facilities and administrators of health facilities in the state to
improve the standards imposed for the licensing of the
administrators and of procedures and methods for the
enforcement of the standards with respect to licensed health
facility administrators and residential care administrators.
(7) Conduct, or cause to be conducted, one (1) or more courses of
instruction and training sufficient to meet the requirements of this
chapter, and shall make provisions for the courses and their
accessibility to residents of this state unless it finds and approves
a sufficient number of courses conducted by others within this
state. The board may approve courses conducted in or outside this
state sufficient to meet the education and training requirements of
this chapter.
(8) Take other actions, not inconsistent with law, including
approving continuing professional education for licensure
renewal, making provisions for accepting and disbursing funds for
educational purposes, as may be necessary to enable the state to
meet the requirements set forth in Section 1908 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396g), the federal regulations adopted
under that law, and other pertinent federal authority, and
designing any other action to improve the professional
competence of licensees.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.8; Acts 1975, P.L.270, SEC.2. As
amended by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.25; Acts 1981, P.L.222,
SEC.140; P.L.149-1987, SEC.43; P.L.152-1988, SEC.12; P.L.54-2007,
SEC.2; P.L.149-2023, SEC.32.