Date of Adoption: November 1, 2002.

     Purpose: Amendatory section revises the continuing education reporting cycle for Nursing Home Administrators (NHA) to maintain an active license status. Amendatory section requires NHA with an expired license status for five years or more to pass the national exam to reactivate the expired license or provide proof of practice in the past five years. Amendatory section requires NHA with an inactive license status for five years or more to pass the national exam to reactivate the inactive license or provide proof of practice in the past five years.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-843-150, 246-843-180, and 246-843-330.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.52.061.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-11-106 on May 20, 2002.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
     Effective Date of Rule: Ninety days after filing [February 17, 2003].

November 1, 2002

James K. Bennett, Chair

Board of Nursing Home Administrators

OTS-4338.7

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 00-01-074, filed 12/13/99, effective 1/13/00)

WAC 246-843-150   Continuing education requirements for renewal of active license.   (1) Licensed nursing home administrators must demonstrate completion of ((fifty-four)) thirty-six hours of continuing education every ((three)) two years as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 7.

     (2) Licensees practicing solely out of Washington state are exempt from WAC 246-843-130(1) and must meet all other requirements.

     (3) A preceptor for an administrator-in-training program may be granted continuing education credit of one hour per month of the AIT program. Credit as a preceptor is limited to ((twenty-four)) sixteen hours of continuing education in any ((three)) two-year period.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.52 and 34.05 RCW. 00-01-074, § 246-843-150, filed 12/13/99, effective 1/13/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-843-150, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100. 91-24-050 (Order 217B), § 246-843-150, filed 11/27/91, effective 12/28/91; 91-06-060 (Order 141B), recodified as § 246-843-150, filed 3/1/91, effective 4/1/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100(14) and 18.52.110(2). 84-07-051 (Order PL 461), § 308-54-150, filed 3/21/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.110. 80-04-069 (Order 338), § 308-54-150, filed 3/26/80; Order PL 260, § 308-54-150, filed 12/10/76; Order PL 107, § 308-54-150, filed 3/3/71.]

     (2) ((If)) To return to active status when the license has expired for over three years but less than five years, the practitioner must((:

     (a) Reapply for licensing under current requirements;

     (b) Meet the requirements of chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2)) meet the requirements of WAC 246-12-040 (2)(c).

     (3) To return to active status when the license has been expired for five years or more:

     (a) If the practitioner has been in active practice as a licensed nursing home administrator in another jurisdiction during that time, the practitioner must:

     (i) Meet the requirements of WAC 246-12-040 (2)(c); and

     (ii) Provide proof of active practice; or

     (b) If the practitioner has not been in active practice as a licensed nursing home administrator in another jurisdiction during that time, the practitioner must:

     (i) Meet the requirements of WAC 246-12-040 (2)(c); and

     (ii) Successfully complete the current licensing examination.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-843-180, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.061. 93-13-004 (Order 371B), § 246-843-180, filed 6/3/93, effective 7/4/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100. 91-24-022 (Order 216B), § 246-843-180, filed 11/25/91, effective 12/26/91; 91-06-060 (Order 141B), recodified as § 246-843-180, filed 3/1/91, effective 4/1/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100(14). 86-01-086 (Order PL 576), § 308-54-180, filed 12/18/85. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100. 80-08-066 (Order 348), § 308-54-180, filed 7/1/80; Order PL 260, § 308-54-180, filed 12/10/76; Order PL 107, § 308-54-180, filed 3/3/71.]

     (2) To return to active status from inactive status if the license has been on inactive status for less than five years, the practitioner must meet the requirements of WAC 246-12-110.

     (3) To return to active status from inactive status if the license has been on inactive status for five years or more:

     (a) If the practitioner has been in active practice as a licensed nursing home administrator in another jurisdiction during that time, the practitioner must:

     (i) Meet the requirements of WAC 246-12-110; and

     (ii) Provide proof of active practice; or

     (b) If the practitioner has not been in active practice as a licensed nursing home administrator in another jurisdiction during that time, the practitioner must:

     (i) Meet the requirements of WAC 246-12-110; and

     (ii) Successfully complete the current licensing examination.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-843-330, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100. 91-24-050 (Order 217B), § 246-843-330, filed 11/27/91, effective 12/28/91; 91-06-059 (Order 149B), § 246-843-330, filed 3/1/91, effective 4/1/91.]

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