§ 37:2501 — Definitions

Louisiana § 37:2501

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 37: Professions and Occupations

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§2501. Definitions
As used in this Chapter, unless otherwise stated, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings hereinafter set forth:
(1) "Administrator-in-training" means an individual who has applied to the board for
a license as a nursing facility administrator, and who meets the requirements for licensing,
and whose administrator-in-training program is approved by the board, all in accordance with
rules and regulations promulgated by the board.
(2) "Applicant" means an individual who has made application to the board for the
issuance or reinstatement of any license, reciprocity request, or any other designation deemed
necessary to become a nursing home administrator that the board is authorized by law to
issue.
(3) "Board" means the Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators.
(4) "Bureau" means the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information
of the office of state police within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(5) "Criminal history record information" means information collected by state or
federal criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and
notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, bills of information, or any formal criminal
charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, including sentencing, criminal correctional
supervision, and release. "Criminal history record information" does not include intelligence
gathered for investigatory purposes nor does it include any identification information which
does not indicate involvement of the individual in the criminal justice system.
(6) "Executive director" means the director of the Board of Examiners of Nursing
Facility Administrators.
(7) "FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department
of Justice.
(8) "Licensure" means any license, permit, certification, or registration that the board
is authorized to issue.
(9) "Nursing facility administrator" means any individual who is or may be charged
with the general administration of a nursing facility and who has been licensed and registered
by the board in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
(10) "Practice of nursing facility administration" means the decision-making
processes involved in the planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling of
operations of a nursing facility whether or not the administrator has an ownership interest in
said facility. The practice of nursing facility administration shall require sufficient freedom
from other duties to permit adequate attention to the management and administration of the
nursing facility.
(11) "Provider representative" means an individual charged with general
administration of a nursing facility on a temporary basis when a facility is without a licensed
administrator, as approved by the Louisiana Department of Health.
(12) "Temporary nursing facility administrator" means an individual who has not
been granted a regular license as a nursing facility administrator, but is issued a temporary
license for a specified period of time subject to regulations established by the board.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1969, No. 131, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 667, §1, eff. July 24, 1980; Acts 1992, No. 241, §1, eff. June 10, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 546, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2009, No. 434, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.