STATE – Board Rules/Regulations – Flashcards
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Nursing Home Administrator
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any individual charged with the general administration of a nursing home whether they have ownership interest and whether or not duties are shared with others
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General Administration of a Nursing Home
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duties of the administrative performance and day to day decisions involving planning, organization, directing and/or controlling of a nursing home
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Nursing Home
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a place, either govt or pricate, profit or nonprofit, which provides group living arrangements for 4 or more person who are unrelated and being provided food, shelter and personal care. Must employ at least one RN or LPN
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Board
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Mississippi State Board of Nursing Home Administrators
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Person
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an individual or natural person, that does not include a firm, corporation, association, partnership, institution, public body, joint stock association or other group of individuals
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How many people are on the board?
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7 people in addition to the State Health Officer
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The board members will include the following;
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one educator in the field of healthcare, one RN, one MD/physician, three licensed and practicing nrsg home administrators who hae at least 5 years of exp and a hospital administrator.
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The members of the board will be granted how many years terms?
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3 members will serve for two years, 2 members will serve for three years, and the other 2 members will serve for 4 years
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One the members of the board who are __________ may have a direct financial interest in any home.
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nursing home administrators
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Nominees for the the board positions shall be submitted at least how many days before the expiration of the term.
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30 days
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Eligibility requirements for a nursing home adm license includes what 7 things?
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(1) 21 years of age (2)crim background check within past 6mo (3)good health (4)educational requrements (5)AIT program (6)passed NAB and state exam (7) met reqt by fed law
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What educational requirements are needed to be eligible for a nrsg adm license?
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at least one of these is needed (1) 64 hrs college and 2 years nrsg home exp (2)Ass degree w/2 yrs nrsg home exp (3) bach degree (4) bach degree in hca or related field
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What does reciprocity mean?
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one state accepting another states license
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What is needed for the state of MS to grant reciprocity?
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applicant has basic qualifications in rules/regs under fed law, met all requirements of fed law and the standards in the other state are at least substantial equivalent to those in MS - must also have prev passed the NAB and other state exam
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Fees
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shall not be more than the price of exam and $500 for issuance of license fee for initial license can be prorated from the date of issuance until renewal time
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For how long is a nrsg home adm license issued before it has to be renewed?
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2 years
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Late renewels?
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the board can renew in the middle of the year so long as the fee is paid plus adm costs for late payment
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What three things are punishable as a misdemeanor:
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performing adm duties w/o a license after 7/1/1970, providing false info on application/renewel, employing and unlicensed individual to perform nrsg home adm duties
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The administrator should be employed how many hours?
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full time - at least 32 hours a week with majority of time spent on the premises
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The term "Act" refers to:
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Nursing Home Adminstrative Act of 1970
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AIT
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Administrator in Training: individual registered with the board who is pursuing license
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Preceptor
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a fulltime practicing nrsg home admin certified to serve
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NAB
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National Association of Boards and Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators
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NAB Exam
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required exam for license - adm by computer
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Endorsement
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means reciprocity - recognizing another state's license
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"Direct Mangement Responsibility Over One or More Nursing Homes"
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means an individual has supervisory control over one or more nrsg home adm of one or more facilities and has authority to substitute his/her judgment for that of the administrator of record in the day to day operation of the facility.
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How of often does the board of nrsg home adm meet?
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at least once every calendar year (but there can be special meetings)
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What are the general powers of the nrsg home adm board?
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laws pertaining to license/registration and rules/regs regarding license/registration
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How often is the Chair and Vice Chair elected for the board?
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annual (serves from July 1 to June 30th of the following year); neither can hold position for longer than two years
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Who else should be employed by the Board even though they are not a member?
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an Executive Director
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Applications for license that remain incomplete with be considered "abandoned" after how long?
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one year
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When seeking reciprocity, the individual must take the MS state exam within how many days of approval by the state?
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within 60 days
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A temporary license can only be used for how long?
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3 months in one calendar year
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Under a state of emergency, an individual can come from another state to be an ED for how long?
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max of 60 days but must have current/valid license from another state, complete just page 1 of the app and provide pic ID to board
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Once an individual is granted acceptance into the AIT program, if he/she does not begin the program within ____ days it will be considered abandoned and the applicant will have to start over.
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90 days
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An AIT must be employed in the facility_____.
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full time for 6 months while in the program
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Hours of AIT?
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40 hours a week between the times of 7am - 7pm and must include at least 8 hrs spend directly with preceptor
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Full time frame/duration of AIT program (months and hours)
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1040 hours - 6 months
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What should be done if by no fault of the AIT candidate that the preceptor cannot perform their duties?
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AIT should contact the board imemdiately and will be given 4 weeks to secure another preceptor
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Reports during the AIT program.
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Within 10 days of start a program outline must be submitted to the board, monthly reports are due no later than the 15th of the following month (internship terminated if not rec'd by the 30th)
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How long do you have to meet AIT requirements after beginning the program before it is terminated?
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18 months
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Preceptor qualifications:
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must hold a license and have 3 years exp as an adm or asst adm immediately proir to being a preceptor, completed training by board and be certified
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You cannot be a preceptor if:
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there is a disciplinary action within the past 3 years of applying, has resigned due to disciplinary action or while under investigation
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Preceptor certification is for a period of what time?
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2 years
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When is the preceptor to submit reports on AIT?
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3 months and at 6 months
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How many AIT's can a preceptor have at one time?
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no more than 2
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How far must the preceptor work from the AIT training facility?
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within 100 miles
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An applicant that has been disqualified may petition the board______.
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within 30 days of notification of disqualification
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Reexamination of the NAB test after unsuccessful attempt.
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can retake 90 days after fail; if fail three times then you have to wait a full calendar year before reapplying
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Reexamination of the State test after unsuccessful attempt.
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can retake 30 days after fail; if fail three times then you have to wait a full calendar year before reapplying.
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Study domains for NAB exam?
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resident care/quality of life, hr, finance, environment and leadership/management
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Passing Point for the NAB
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113
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Passing point for the state test?
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75%
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Re-registration for an expired license of 3 years?
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provide proof that continuining education was met
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RE-registration for an expired license of over 3 years but no more than 5 years?
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comply with rules of licensure, internship under preceptor for 12 weeks and pass the state test
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Re-registration for an expired license for over 5 years?
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process starts completely over
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CEU sponsors are required to submit to the board:
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alpha listing of nrsg home adm that attended along with photocopy of sign in sheets
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CEU programs must be submitted to the board for approval in what advance timeframe?
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30 days prior to the registration date for applicants
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Individual requests for CEUs must be submitted:
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30 days prior to program being held and a max of 10 CEUs will be accepted
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If an education class is taken at an institute of higher learning, how many CEU hours will be recognized?
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20 hours CEUs for a 3 hours semester course but there is a limit to one of these per licensure period
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# of CEU hours required?
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40 total for each two year period
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How many CEU credit hours are allowed for self study and distance learning courses?
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10 per 2 year period
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For new administrators licensed within a biennial period, this requirement shall be prorated at?
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1.5 hours per month
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Notices of change on an applications for license must be submitted_____?
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in writing to the board within 7 days of change
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Duplicate license will be issued for what monetary fee?
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$50
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Can an ED oversee two facilities?
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yes as long as approved by the board for temporary timeframe
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Can an ED oversee two faciliites w/o board approval?
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yes, but only if the two provider numbers are under the same bldg structure and share mgt staff
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Requirements for an ED to oversee two facilities not under the same structure?
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two facilities are within 50 miles of each other, time has to be shared per week (16 hours per bldg)
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If there is a vacancy in the ED, the board shall be allowed how many days to submit a plan to correct deficiency?
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10 days
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How long can a ED serve as a temporary ED over a second period?
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all permits expire in 90 days and in no case shall temp arrangements exceed 60 months
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Can anonymous complaints be submitted to the board against an administrator?
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NO
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If a complaint is made against an ED they will have how many days to respond?
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20 days
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A complaint is presumed to being recevied no later than ____ after date of mailing.
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3 calendar days
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Once the board rec's a complaint, sends it the accused party and the accused party replies, the person who made the complaint has how many days to counter-reply?
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10 days in writing to the board.
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Who is responsible for determining if complaints are warranted and perform an investigation?
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Complaint Committee
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Specific board sanctions include:
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revocation of license, suspension of license, refusal to issue a license, denial of application, written reprimand, probation period of license
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If a complaint is dismissed the board shall do what?
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send a certified letter within 30 days
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Restoration/reinstatement of license?
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submit evidence that the person as met all requirements by board, there could be a formal hearing, license become active from the date verdict was reversed or acquitted.
