Extension of license expiration and continuing education requirements for military personnel and their spouses
Arkansas Code § 20-10-203; Arkansas Code § 20-10-403
(a) The Department of Human Services will extend the expiration date and any continuing education requirements for nursing home administrator (NHA) licensure renewal for a deployed uniformed service member or their spouse as follows:
- (1) An extension of the expiration date of an NHA license for one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of the uniformed service member’s return from deployment; or
- (2) An extension from continuing education requirements for one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of the uniformed service member’s return from deployment.
- (b) The department may require evidence of completion of continuing education before granting a subsequent NHA licensure or authorizing the renewal of an NHA licensure to allow full or partial exemption from continuing education requirements.
(c)
- (1) Uniformed service members, veterans, and their spouses who successfully meet the criteria and standards within this provision shall be placed on the NHA registry and issued a state certificate.
- (2) Information regarding military member licensure can be found on the Department of Human Services – Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance – Office of Long Term Care – Nursing Home Administrator – Occupational Licensing website.