New Hampshire Revised Statutes 151-A:7 – Licenses
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I. An applicant for a license as a nursing home administrator who has:
(a) Successfully complied with the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151-A:5 and the standards provided for therein; and
(b) Passed the examination provided for in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151-A:6 shall be issued a license on a form provided for that purpose by the board, certifying that such applicant has met the requirements of the laws and rules entitling the applicant to serve, act, practice and otherwise hold such applicant out as a duly licensed nursing home administrator.
II. Under emergency conditions the secretary of the board in the secretary’s discretion subject to the confirmation of the board may issue a non-renewable temporary emergency permit to a person of good character and suitability to act in the capacity of an administrator under the supervision of a licensed administrator pending action by the board until the next examination or not to exceed 6 months.
II-a. If the board is satisfied that a candidate for licensure under the reciprocity provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151-A:9 meets all the requirements and needs only sit for the state examination, the board may, if an urgent need is demonstrated, provide the candidate with a temporary permit to work as an administrator in a nursing home within the state of New Hampshire. This temporary permit shall only be valid for a period of 6 months and shall not be renewable or reissued to the same candidate.
III. If the board finds that programs of training and instruction conducted within the state are not sufficient in number or content to enable nursing home administrators to meet requirements established pursuant to this chapter, the board may request the department of health and human services to institute and conduct or arrange with others to conduct one or more such programs, and shall make provision for their accessibility to residents of this state. The department of health and human services may approve programs conducted within and without this state as sufficient to meet education and training requirements established pursuant to this chapter. For purposes of this paragraph, the department of health and human services shall have the authority to receive and disburse state funds allocated for this purpose and federal funds received pursuant to section 1908(e)(1) of the Social Security Act.
(a) Successfully complied with the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151-A:5 and the standards provided for therein; and
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 151-A:7
- Board: means the board of examiners of nursing home administrators of the state of New Hampshire. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 151-A:1
- Nursing home: means any institution or facility, whether proprietary or non-proprietary, defined as a nursing home for licensing purposes pursuant to RSA 151, or the equivalent facility or facilities as defined by the secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 151-A:1
- Nursing home administrator: means any individual who is charged with the general administration of a nursing home whether or not such individual has an ownership interest in such home and whether or not such individual's functions and duties are shared with one or more other individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 151-A:1
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Secretary: means the secretary of the board of examiners of nursing home administrators of the state of New Hampshire. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 151-A:1
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(b) Passed the examination provided for in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151-A:6 shall be issued a license on a form provided for that purpose by the board, certifying that such applicant has met the requirements of the laws and rules entitling the applicant to serve, act, practice and otherwise hold such applicant out as a duly licensed nursing home administrator.
II. Under emergency conditions the secretary of the board in the secretary’s discretion subject to the confirmation of the board may issue a non-renewable temporary emergency permit to a person of good character and suitability to act in the capacity of an administrator under the supervision of a licensed administrator pending action by the board until the next examination or not to exceed 6 months.
II-a. If the board is satisfied that a candidate for licensure under the reciprocity provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151-A:9 meets all the requirements and needs only sit for the state examination, the board may, if an urgent need is demonstrated, provide the candidate with a temporary permit to work as an administrator in a nursing home within the state of New Hampshire. This temporary permit shall only be valid for a period of 6 months and shall not be renewable or reissued to the same candidate.
III. If the board finds that programs of training and instruction conducted within the state are not sufficient in number or content to enable nursing home administrators to meet requirements established pursuant to this chapter, the board may request the department of health and human services to institute and conduct or arrange with others to conduct one or more such programs, and shall make provision for their accessibility to residents of this state. The department of health and human services may approve programs conducted within and without this state as sufficient to meet education and training requirements established pursuant to this chapter. For purposes of this paragraph, the department of health and human services shall have the authority to receive and disburse state funds allocated for this purpose and federal funds received pursuant to section 1908(e)(1) of the Social Security Act.