(a) The board may issue a provisional health facility administrator license to an individual for a specific licensed health facility or residential care facility if the individual has:
- (1) at least two (2) years of administrative experience in a licensed health facility; and
- (2) not been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the individual's ability to practice competently in accordance with IC 25-1-1.1 .
(b) The board may issue a provisional residential care administrator license to an individual for a specific residential care facility if the individual has:
- (1) at least two (2) years of administrative experience in a residential care facility; and
- (2) not been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the individual's ability to practice competently in accordance with IC 25-1-1.1 .
- (c) Subject to subsection (d), the chair of the board may issue a provisional health facility administrator license or a provisional residential care administrator license to an individual who appears to be qualified.
- (d) If the board determines that an individual described in subsection (c) fails to meet all applicable qualifications for a provisional license described in subsection (a) or (b), the board may withdraw the provisional license.
- (e) Experience that an individual gains while practicing health facility administration with a provisional license issued under this section may count toward the requirements for an administrator in training program, as approved by the board.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.462; P.L.17-2024, SEC.8.