(a) An applicant must meet one of the following groups
of requirements to obtain a license as a nursing facility administrator
(NFA).
(1) An applicant has a baccalaureate degree in any
subject from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized
by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and has:
(A) a minimum of 12 semester credit hours in long-term
care administration, or its equivalent, that includes courses in the
four domains of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator
Boards (NAB);
(B) completed a 1,000-hour internship that meets the
requirements in §555.13 of this subchapter (relating to Internship
Requirements); and
(C) passed the state and NAB examinations described
in §555.18 of this subchapter (relating to Examinations and Requirements
to Take the Examinations).
(2) An applicant has a baccalaureate degree in health
administration, health services administration, health care administration,
or nursing that includes coursework encompassing the four domains
of the NAB and has:
(A) three years of management experience;
(B) completed a 500-hour internship that meets the
requirements in §555.13 of this subchapter; and
(C) passed the state and NAB examinations described
in §555.18 of this subchapter.
(3) An applicant has a baccalaureate degree with coursework
in the four domains of NAB and one year of experience as assistant
administrator of record or administrator of record in another state
and has:
(A) completed a 500-hour internship that meets the
requirements in §555.13 of this subchapter; and
(B) passed the state and NAB examinations described
in §555.18 of this subchapter.
(4) An applicant has a master's degree in health administration,
health services administration, health care administration, or nursing
that includes coursework encompassing the four domains of the NAB
and has:
(A) one year of management experience;
(B) completed a 500-hour internship that meets the
requirements in §555.13 of this subchapter; and
(C) passed the state and NAB examinations described
in §555.18 of this subchapter.
(5) An applicant has a health services executive qualification
and has:
(A) not had a license revoked in any state; and
(B) passed the state examination described in §555.18
of this subchapter.
(6) An applicant has a license issued by a state other
than Texas and meets the requirements for licensure in paragraphs
(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection.
(b) HHSC accepts foreign university degrees and coursework
that is counted as transfer credit by accredited universities recognized
by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions
officers.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §555.12 adopted to be effective November 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 7791; amended to be effective December 6, 2023, 48 TexReg 7078; amended to be effective September 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 7339 |