PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the procedure for requesting an emergency license and extension and the conditions which must be met.

1. (1) Application for a temporary emergency license shall be made to the executive secretary of the board. The application shall demonstrate that the applicant meets the requirements for a temporary emergency license as set forth in section 344.030.5., RSMo and shall include the following:

   1. (A) The notarized signature of the appropriate authority at the facility where the emergency exists and of the person for whom the license is requested;
   2. (B) The name of the licensed administrator who has died, been removed or vacated the position and the effective date of the death, removal or vacancy;
   3. (C) A statement as to whether the facility is newly licensed. Newly licensed shall mean licensed, either initially or because of a change of operator, within ninety (90) days prior to the request for an emergency license. If the facility has been newly licensed, the application shall also include a sworn statement from the operator setting forth the reasons why the departure of the previous administrator was not anticipated by the operator at the time the facility was licensed;
   4. (D) A complete initial application and a fee for the person for whom the emergency license is requested;
   5. (E) A complete copy of the most recent statement of deficiencies from the Missouri Division of Aging for the facility where the emergency exists; and
   6. (F) Applications for a temporary emergency license shall be filed with the board immediately upon notification of, or realization by, the person making the application, but in no event more than ten (10) working days from the effective date referred to in subsection (1)(B).
2. (2) After receipt and review of the required information, the board may issue a temporary emergency license for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. The person to whom it is issued is fully responsible for the facility as if initially licensed as a nursing home administrator and shall confirm his/her understanding of this fact in a statement upon receipt of the temporary emergency license.
3. (3) A temporary emergency license shall not be granted by the board to an individual to act as an administrator in a newly licensed facility unless clear and convincing evidence is presented which, in the board’s best judgement, demonstrates that the departure of the previous administrator was not anticipated by the operator at the time the facility was newly licensed. All individuals or entities intending either to build or become the operator of a facility must be familiar with the laws pertaining to licensure of nursing home administrators and long-term care facilities and take necessary steps to insure continued compliance with the statutory and regulatory provisions before becoming an operator.

4. (4) A temporary emergency license may be issued only to a person—

   1. (A) Twenty-one (21) years of age or over, who is a high school graduate or equivalent and is of good moral character;
   2. (B) Who had been preceded in the position by a fully licensed nursing home administrator; and
   3. (C) Who previously has not been denied a nursing home administrator’s license or has not had a nursing home administrator’s license suspended or revoked.
5. (5) Request for extension of a temporary emergency license shall be made in writing and submitted to the executive secretary no later than twenty-one (21) days in advance of the temporary emergency license date of expiration. Upon recommendation of the officers of the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators, temporary emergency license extensions may be issued for up to ninety (90) days. The extension may only be considered upon a showing that the person seeking the renewal of a temporary emergency license meets the qualifications for licensure and has filed an application for a regular license, accompanied by the application fee and the examination has not yet been given. No temporary emergency license may be renewed more than one (1) time.

AUTHORITY: sections 344.030.4, RSMo Supp. 1989 and 344.070, RSMo Supp. 1993.* Original rule filed May 13, 1980, Administrators effective Aug. 11, 1980. Amended: Filed Dec. 10, 1984, effective April 11, 1985. Amended: Filed Oct. 1, 1987, effective Jan. 14, 1988. *Original authority: 344.030.4, RSMo 1969, amended 1979, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 344.070, RSMo 1969, amended 1979, 1993. Administrators