Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 37 > Chapter 31 - Nursing Facility Administrators

• Administrator-in-training: means an individual who has applied to the board for a license as a nursing facility administrator, and who meets the requirements for licensing, and whose administrator-in-training program is approved by the board, all in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2501
• Agency: means any state office, department, board, council, institution, division, officer or other person, or functional group, presently existing or created in the future, that is authorized to exercise, or that does exercise, any functions of state government in the executive branch, but not any political subdivision of the state or officer thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061
• Applicant: means an individual who has made application to the board for the issuance or reinstatement of any license, reciprocity request, or any other designation deemed necessary to become a nursing home administrator that the board is authorized by law to issue. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2501
• Board: means the Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2501
• Board: means a local workforce development board as described in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061
• Bureau: means the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information of the office of state police within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2501
• Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Council: means the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061
• Criminal history record information: means information collected by state or federal criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, bills of information, or any formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, including sentencing, criminal correctional supervision, and release. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2501
• Enrolled bill: The final copy of a bill or joint resolution which has passed both chambers in identical form. It is printed on parchment paper, signed by appropriate officials, and submitted to the President/Governor for signature.
• Executive director: means the director of the Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2501
• FBI: means the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2501
• Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
• Licensure: means any license, permit, certification, or registration that the board is authorized to issue. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2501
• Nursing facility administrator: means any individual who is or may be charged with the general administration of a nursing facility and who has been licensed and registered by the board in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2501
• Practice of nursing facility administration: means the decision-making processes involved in the planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling of operations of a nursing facility whether or not the administrator has an ownership interest in said facility. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2501
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Temporary nursing facility administrator: means an individual who has not been granted a regular license as a nursing facility administrator, but is issued a temporary license for a specified period of time subject to regulations established by the board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2501
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Workforce development: means workforce education and workforce training and services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:2061