The secretary may issue a nursing home administrator’s license to anyone who holds a current administrator’s license from another jurisdiction upon receipt of an application and complying with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees determined according to RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280, if the standards for licensing in such other jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to those prevailing in this state, and that the applicant is otherwise qualified as determined by the board.

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Terms Used In Washington Code 18.52.130

  • Board: means the state board of nursing home administrators representative of the professions and institutions concerned with the care of the chronically ill and infirm aged patients. See Washington Code 18.52.020
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Nursing home: means any facility or portion thereof licensed under state law as a nursing home. See Washington Code 18.52.020
  • Secretary: means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee. See Washington Code 18.52.020