PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the requirements for registration with the board for training agencies and single offering providers offering courses of study and training intended to qualify applicants for initial licensing or renewal of license as a nursing home administrator.

1. (1) All organizations described in 13 CSR 73-2.010(6) which offer any course of study or program of instruction and training to prepare applicants for licensure as nursing home administrators or for the renewal of license as nursing home administrators shall register with the board.

   1. (A) These entities shall complete the application for registration as a training agency and submit it to the board along with the supporting documentation required by the form.
   2. (B) This registration, if granted by the board, shall be established for up to twelve

2. (12) months and notice of this registration and time periods will be made available to licensees by the executive secretary of the board. The registration of any agency may be terminated at any time at the discretion of the board. The agency’s board approval number must be printed in all program promotional materials that are approved for nursing home administrators.

   1. (C) The program shall follow the longterm care core of knowledge areas as described in 13 CSR 73-2.031(2). All approved training agencies must submit to the board office in advance, the following information regarding each program they wish to approve for nursing home administrator clock hours:

      1. 1. Date, time and location of presenta-

tion broken down into specific time periods, topic titles and speakers;

1. 2. A program outline including the pur-

pose and content objectives;

1. 3. Statements regarding presenter quali-

fications in his/her particular subject matter area; and

1. 4. Number of clock hours requested,

deleting time allotted for breaks and lunch.

1. (D) If the training agency wishes to approve a program but is not the sponsoring agency and provider, the agency must submit the application for approval of a single offering as described in section (2) of this rule. No 13 CSR 73-2

fee will be charged for this process as referenced in subsection (2)(B).

1. (E) Thirty (30) days prior to the date the training agency status will expire, the agency must make reapplication if the agency wishes to continue as an approved provider beyond the designated period. The training agency’s ability to comply with the board’s rules and policies for offering continuing education programs to licensed nursing home administrators will be carefully reviewed during the reapplication process.

1. (2) Organizations or persons who do not qualify under 13 CSR 73-2.010(6) but who wish to sponsor education seminars shall submit three (3) copies of the application for approval of a single offering a minimum of forty-five (45) days in advance of the presentation.

   1. (A) The sponsoring agency and its role must be clearly identified in the application. For first time single offering providers, the organization’s mission statement/goals must be included.
   2. (B) There shall be a separate, nonrefundable fee of ten dollars ($10) per requested clock hour for each single offering application filed with the board. The education and training unit of any state agency, or a section of a department, will be exempt from these application fees.
   3. (C) The program shall follow the longterm care core of knowledge areas as described in 13 CSR 73-2.031(2).
   4. (D) Applications approved by the board must reflect the board approval number in the program’s promotional materials.
2. (3) The education and training unit of the Missouri Division of Aging, in order to provide topical education which may be of an immediate nature, shall be exempt from the forty-five (45)-day advance notice stipulation.

3. (4) The training agency and single offering provider must—

   1. (A) Record attendance accurately at each presentation, with the use of sign-in/out sheets as needed, reflecting the number of clock hours of actual attendance of each nursing home administrator;
   2. (B) Submit, within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the approved program, to the board office a composite evaluation and a roster signed by each nursing home administrator attendee including license number and number of clock hours issued to each licensee; and
   3. (C) Provide each nursing home administrator written evidence of his/her attendance which shall include: title of offering, date of offering, number of clock hours actually attended and the board approval number.

AUTHORITY: section 344.070, RSMo Supp. 1993.* Original rule filed May 13, 1980, effective Aug. 11, 1980. Amended: Filed Aug. 12, 1981, effective Nov. 12, 1981. Amended: Filed April 14, 1983, effective July 11, 1983. Amended: Filed Oct. 16, 1985, effective March 14, 1986. Amended: Filed Oct. 1, 1987, effective Jan. 14, 1988. Amended: Filed Dec. 4, 1989, effective March 1, 1990. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Jan. 3, 1992, effective May 14, 1992. *Original authority: 344.070, RSMo 1969, amended 1979, 1993.