Wyo. Code R. 079-0001-1
Effective Date: 12/19/2019 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 079.0001.1.12192019
Section 1. Authority. These rules and regulations are promulgated by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing Home Administrators (Board) pursuant to its authority under the Act and pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. 16-3-101, et seq.
Section 2. Statement of Purpose. These rules and regulations are adopted to implement the authority of the Board to:
(a) Regulate the qualifications and standards of performance of persons licensed as Nursing Home Administrators in Wyoming;
(b) Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examinations and investigations, for determining whether an individual meets such standards;
(c) Issue licenses to qualified individuals who have met required standards and suspend or revoke licenses previously issued by the Board in any case where the licensee is determined to have failed to conform to the requirements of standards;
(d) Establish and carry out procedures designed to insure that licensees comply with the requirements of such standards;
(e) Receive, investigate and take appropriate action with respect to any charge or complaint filed with the Board to the effect that any licensee has failed to comply with the requirements of standards, the Act or Board rules and regulations; and
(f) Conduct investigations, hearings and proceedings concerning alleged violations and to administer appropriate disciplinary action against licensees for proven violations.
Section 3. Severability. If any provision of these regulations or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of these regulations which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of these regulations are declared to be severable.
(a) 'Act' means W.S. 33-22-101 et seq., relating to Nursing Home Administrators.
(b) 'Health service executive (HSE)' means an individual who has the leadership competencies required to be a nursing home administrator, assisted living community administrator, or home and community based service provider, and has been certified as a qualified health services executive by the NAB.
(c) 'NAB' means the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards.
(d) 'Board' means the Wyoming Board of Nursing Home Administrators.
(e) 'Nursing Home Administrator' shall mean a person who operates, manages, supervises, or is in charge of a health facility; a licensee; an administrator; a respondent.
(f) 'Passing Score' means a scaled score as determined by the testing service for the national exam.
(g) 'Preceptor' means a Wyoming licensed nursing home administrator who has completed the NAB Preceptor Online Module Course and who has been approved by the Board.
(h) 'Provisional License' means a license that has been granted by the Board to an applicant who is otherwise qualified, but not yet passed the national exam and/or completed an AIT program.
(i) 'Resident' means individual residing in and receiving care in a health facility.
(a) The Board shall meet at least once annually to transact its business. The first meeting of each year shall be designated as the annual meeting for the purpose of electing officers, establishing dates of board meetings for the coming year and Board reorganization and planning. The Board may meet at other times as deemed necessary to transact its business.
(b) Notice of Board meetings shall be given to any person who requests notice. The notice shall specify the time and place of the meeting and the business to be transacted.
(c) All meetings shall be open to the public. The Board may conduct executive sessions in accordance with W.S. 16-4-105.
(d) A written record shall be kept of all meetings and shall be retained as the permanent record of the transactions of the Board.
(e) For the purposes of conducting business during a Board meeting, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the voting members.