1. 1. Substantially equivalent educational requirement.

   1. a. Hold a minimum of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, or
   2. b. Hold ACHCA certification;

2. 2. Substantially equivalent examination requirement.

   1. a. Hold a valid and current license as a nursing care institution administrator:

      1. i. Issued at least two years ago,
      2. ii. Issued by a state or territory, and
      3. iii. Obtained by passing the NAB examination; or
   2. b. Have evidence of qualification by NAB as a Health Services Executive; and
   3. c. Obtain a score of at least 80 percent on the Arizona examination;
3. 3. Never have had a nursing care administrator license suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted by any state or territory; and

4. 4. Application.

   1. a. Submit all applicable information required under R4-33-204,
   2. b. Have submitted directly to the Board a certified copy of the valid and current license issued by a state or territory, and

   3. c. Have submitted directly to the Board by NAB:

      1. i. The examination score referenced under subsection (2)(a), or
      2. ii. Evidence of qualification as a Health Services Executive.

To be eligible for an initial license by reciprocity as a nursing care institution administrator, an individual shall:

Historical Note

Adopted effective October 12, 1976 (Supp. 76-5). Former Section R4-33-16 renumbered as Section R4-33-116 (Supp. 82-1). Section R4-33-203 renumbered from R4-33-116 by emergency action effective June 19, 1991, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 91-2). Emergency expired. Amended as Section R4-33-116 effective August 6, 1991 (Supp. 91-3). Section R4-33-202 renumbered from R4-33-116 by emergency action effective November 29, 1991, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 91-4). Section R4-33-202 renumbered from R4-33-116 by emergency action effective February 28, 1992, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 92-1). Section R4-33-202 renumbered from R4-33-116 by emergency action effective May 28, 1992, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 92-2). Emergency expired. Section R4-33-202 renumbered from R4-33-116 by emergency action effective September 10, 1992, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 92-3). Section R4-33-202 renumbered from R4-33-116 effective November 25, 1992 (Supp. 92-4). Text corrected to include amendments adopted effective August 6, 1991, which were inadvertently omitted (Supp. 95-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 423, effective January 15, 1999 (Supp. 99-1). Former R4-33-202 renumbered to R4-33-205; new R4-33-202 renumbered from R4-33-203 and amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4075, effective December 4, 2006 (Supp. 06-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 516, effective April 5, 2008 (Supp. 08-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 2734, effective November 10, 2018 (Supp. 18-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 3709, effective February 1, 2020 (Supp. 19-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 642 (March 3, 2023), with an immediate effective date of February 13, 2023 (Supp. 23-1).