- (a) An applicant for a nursing home administrator license may meet the experience and training requirements of 12 AAC 46.010 by satisfactorily completing an administrator-in-training (AIT) program that meets the requirements of this section.
(b) An acceptable AIT program must
- (1) be conducted under the guidance and supervision of a preceptor who meets the requirements of 12 AAC 46.051;
- (2) require completion of all the activities and forms provided in the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards' (NAB) National Administrator Residency/AIT Program Manual (2021 Edition), adopted by reference;
- (3) consist of at least 1,000 hours of training and education; and
- (4) be completed within two years of the date that the AIT program proposal is submitted to the department under (c) of this section.
(c) Before beginning an AIT program, an individual shall submit
- (1) a completed form for application for a nursing home administrator license;
- (2) the application fee required in 12 AAC 02.290; and
(3) a complete AIT program proposal, on a form provided by the department, that
- (A) shows the anticipated dates of completion of each AIT activity;
- (B) lists the qualifications of the applicant's preceptor; and
- (C) is signed by both the applicant and the preceptor.
(d) An applicant who has initiated or completed an AIT program without prior approval by the department may submit an application for licensure under this section if
(1) the AIT program
- (A) was completed not more than 12 months before the date the application is submitted to the department; or
- (B) will be completed not more than two years after the date the application is submitted to the department; and
- (2) the application demonstrates how the criteria in this section have been met; the department may require additional information to determine that the applicant meets the criteria of this section.
(Eff. 8/17/97, Register 143; am 4/18/2025, Register 254)