§ 2896-B — Rules and regulations; powers and duties

§ 2896-b. Rules and regulations; powers and duties. 1. The board, by a\nmajority vote, shall adopt and amend rules and regulations, to be\ncertified by the commissioner prior to filing with the secretary of\nstate, to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this article,\nincluding but not limited to (a) standards for courses of study for\nnursing home administrators and for other instruction and training and\nfor experience and general character of nursing home administrators, and\n(b) standards and procedures for examination, for the issuance,\nrevocation and suspension of licenses and registrations of nursing home\nadministrators and for the investigation of written charges and\ncomplaints filed with the board relating thereto.\n 2. The board may assess a civil penalty against a nursing home\nadministrator for violation of or failure to comply with any lawful\nnotice, order or rule or regulation issued or adopted by the board, or\nany provision of this article, not exceeding one thousand dollars for\nevery such violation or failure, which civil penalty may be assessed\nafter a hearing pursuant to section twenty-eight hundred ninety-seven-a\nof this article.\n 3. The board, or the commissioner at the request of the board, shall\nconduct such continuing study and investigation of the quality and\npractice of nursing home administration as may be required for the\nimprovement of the standards imposed and procedures required for the\nlicensing of nursing home administrators, including the desirability of\ninstituting a residency or preceptorship program for nursing home\nadministrators in training.\n 4. The board, or the commissioner at the request of the board, shall\nconduct such study and investigation of higher education in\ninstitutional administration at the baccalaureate and master's degree\nlevels as is necessary to determine if such be required to assure the\ncontinuing maintenance of professional standards of nursing home\nadministration in the state. The board shall seek the advice and counsel\nof the state department of education in the conduct of such studies.\n 5. The commissioner may propose rules and regulations and amendments\nthereto for consideration by the board to effectuate the purposes of\nthis article.\n 6. The board shall also have the authority to take such actions as may\nbe necessary to enable the state to meet the requirements set forth in\nsection one thousand nine hundred eight of the social security act, the\nfederal rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and other pertinent\nfederal authority.\n