21 NCAC 37F .0101. PREREQUISITES FOR TEMPORARY LICENSURE

(a)  The Chairman of the Board may issue a temporary license through the Executive Director for an initial period of time from issuance until the next Board meeting to an individual temporarily filling the position of a nursing home administrator provided one of the circumstances in Paragraph (b) of this Rule exists and the prerequisites for temporary license in Paragraph (c) of this Rule have been met.

(b)  The nursing home shall prove to the satisfaction of the Board that it is not currently being administered by a temporary licensee, and at least one of the following circumstances exists:

(1)           sudden death of the licensed administrator;

(2)           unexpected transfer of the licensed administrator; or

(3)           unforeseeable termination of the licensed administrator.

(c)  An individual applying for a temporary license shall:

(1)           be at least 18 years of age;

(2)           be of good moral character;

(3)           be of sound physical and mental health; and

(4)           have previously served as a licensed administrator in another state, served as assistant administrator in a nursing home for at least two years, served as director of nursing in a nursing home for at least one year, or be otherwise comparably qualified.  If the applicant is licensed in any other states, the applicant shall provide evidence that he is currently licensed in good standing in each other state.

(d)  The Board may approve an application for one renewal of up to six additional months of a temporary license if the nursing home submits evidence satisfactory to the Board that at least one of the circumstances listed in Paragraph (b) of this Rule occurred at the facility after the initial approval of the current temporary license.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90‑278; 90‑279; 90‑285;

Eff. February 1, 1980;

Amended Eff. April 15, 1980;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 1981;

Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; December 1, 1983;

Transferred and Recodified from 21 NCAC 37A .1001 Eff. April 1, 1996;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2000; April 1, 1996;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 22, 2014.