7 AAC 75.230 - Administrator
(a) An assisted living home shall have on
staff an administrator who is at least 21 years of age and meets the
requirements of
7 AAC 75.215,
7 AAC 75.220, and this section.
(b) If the administrator does not manage the
daily operation of the home, the administrator, or the governing body of a
larger organization responsible for the home, shall appoint a resident manager
who meets the requirements for an administrator under this chapter.
(c) In addition to the other requirements of
this chapter, an individual may not serve as an administrator of an assisted
living home unless the individual meets the training and experience
requirements of this subsection. The department will accept a baccalaureate or
higher degree in gerontology, health administration, or another health-related
field in place of all or part of the required experience, if the degree work
serves, to the department's satisfaction, as an equivalent to the required
experience. Training and experience requirements are as follows:
(1) for a home licensed to serve 1 - 10
residents, the individual must fulfill at least one of the following
requirements:
(A) the individual must complete
an approved management or administrator training course and have at least one
year of documented experience, relevant to the population of residents to be
served, as a care provider, if the administrator will be providing direct care
in the home;
(B) the individual
must
(i) complete a certified nurse aide
training program that the Board of Nursing has approved under
12 AAC 44.830, or that is
equivalent in content to the requirements of
12 AAC 44.835(c);
and
(ii) have at least one year of
documented experience, relevant to the population of residents to be served, as
a care provider;
(C) the
individual must have at least two years of documented experience, relevant to
the population of residents to be served, as a care provider, with documented
skills or training relevant to the population of residents to be
served;
(D) the individual must
have sufficient documented experience in an out-of-home care facility, and
sufficient training, education, or other similar experience to fulfill the
duties of an administrator of the type and size of home where the individual is
to be employed and to meet the needs of the population of residents to be
served; an administrator under this subparagraph is subject to department
approval on a case-by-case basis; for purposes of this subparagraph, an
out-of-home care facility includes a foster care home, a board and care home,
and a nursing home;
(2)
for a home licensed to serve 11 or more residents, or if operating multiple
homes with a total capacity of 11 or more residents, the administrator must
fulfill at least one of the following requirements:
(A) the individual must complete an approved
management or administrator training course and have at least two years of
documented experience, relevant to the population of residents to be served, as
a care provider, if the administrator will be providing direct care in the
home;
(B) the individual must
(i) complete a certified nurse aide training
program that the Board of Nursing has approved under
12 AAC 44.830, or that is
equivalent in content to the requirements of
12 AAC 44.835(c);
and
(ii) have at least two years of
documented experience, relevant to the population of residents to be served, as
a care provider;
(C) the
individual must have at least five years of documented experience, relevant to
the population of residents to be served, as an administrator or staff
supervisor of a home serving 10 or fewer residents;
(D) the individual must submit proof that the
individual is a licensed practical nurse or a registered nurse with documented
experience relevant to the population of residents to be served.
Notes
Authority:AS 47.33.100
AS 47.33.410
AS 47.33.920
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