Nursing Home Administrator Licensure
About 3 of every 64 questions on a Florida NHA Laws and Rules practice exam come from this topic.
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What to know
Part II of Chapter 468, F.S., licenses nursing home administrators. No Florida nursing home may operate without an administrator holding a valid, provisional or temporary license, though prayer-only homes are exempt. The Board of Nursing Home Administrators has seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate: three administrators, two health care practitioners and lay members, with at least one member 60 or older; only administrator members may hold a financial interest in a nursing home. The exam is given at least twice a year. Applicants need a bachelor's degree plus an internship or AIT program of 1,000 or 2,000 hours depending on their major and management experience, background screening, and no pending investigation. Endorsement applicants with two years of licensed practice in the last five may get a one-time temporary license tied to one facility until the next laws and rules exam results. A provisional license of up to six months fills a sudden vacancy. Renewal is biennial with up to 40 hours of CE. Practicing unlicensed or knowingly hiring an unlicensed administrator is a second-degree misdemeanor, and grounds for discipline include improper discharges, referral kickbacks and an inadequate quality assurance program.
Where it comes from
- §§ 468.1645, 468.1655, 468.1665, 468.1685, F.S.
- §§ 468.1695, 468.1705, 468.1715, 468.1725, 468.1735, F.S.
- §§ 468.1745, 468.1755, F.S.
Try a practice question
Under s. 468.1645, F.S., which credential lets a person serve as the administrator managing a Florida nursing home?
- AA license from another state awaiting endorsement
- BA provisional license issued under Part II
- CAn assisted living facility administrator certificate
- DAn inactive nursing home administrator license
Show the answer
A provisional license issued under Part II. A nursing home may operate only under the management of an administrator holding a currently valid license, provisional license or temporary license.
§ 468.1645(1), Fla. Stat.
Ready for a full run? The Florida Nursing Home Administrator Laws and Rules Exam Practice Test is 64 questions in 120 minutes, scored at 75%. For the official exam's details, see Florida Nursing Home Administrator License Exam Requirements.