No person shall knowingly do any of the following:

1. (A) Operate a nursing home unless it is under the supervision of an administrator whose principal occupation is nursing home administration or hospital administration and who is a licensed nursing home administrator;
2. (B) Practice or offer to practice nursing home administration unless the person is a licensed nursing home administrator;

3. (C) Use any of the following unless the person is a licensed nursing home administrator:

   1. (1) The title "licensed nursing home administrator," "nursing home administrator," "licensed assistant nursing home administrator," or "assistant nursing home administrator";
   2. (2) The acronym "LNHA," "L.N.H.A.," "NHA," "N.H.A.," "LANHA," "L.A.N.H.A.," "ANHA," or "A.N.H.A." after the person's name;
   3. (3) Any other words, letters, signs, cards, or devices that tend to indicate or imply that the person is a licensed nursing home administrator.

4. (D) Use any of the following unless the person is a licensed health services executive:

   1. (1) The title "licensed health services executive" or "health services executive";
   2. (2) The acronym "LHSE," "L.H.S.E.," "HSE," or "H.S.E." after the person's name;
   3. (3) Any other words, letters, signs, cards, or devices that tend to indicate or imply that the person is a licensed health services executive.

5. (E) Sell, fraudulently furnish, fraudulently obtain, or aid or abet another person in selling, fraudulently furnishing, or fraudulently obtaining either of the following:

   1. (1) A nursing home administrator license;
   2. (2) A health services executive license.
6. (F) Otherwise violate any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under section 4751.04 of the Revised Code.

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