Georgia Administrative Code

(a) The term "Board" shall mean the Georgia State Board of Long-Term Care Facility Administrators, which shall consist of nine members. The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, as follows: (1) Three members who are nursing home admi…

The Board shall elect annually from among its members a chair and vice-chair. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board, appoint committees and perform the usual duties of his office. In the absence of the chair, the vice-chair shall preside at meetings and perform all…

The Board shall meet a minimum of four times a year. Additional meetings may be called by the chair.

The Georgia State Board of Long-Term Care Facility Administrators hereby adopts by reference as its permanent rules Chapters 295-3 through 295-13, and any future amendments thereto, Rules and Regulations of the Office of the Division Director, Professional Licensing Boards Divisi…

Refer to fee schedule for appropriate fees payable to the Board. Fees may be reviewed and changed at the discretion of the Board. Any request for refund must be submitted in writing. An indebtedness to the Board caused by a returned check will be dealt with in accordance with Cod…

Any licensee who holds a current license and who is not practicing as an administrator may request the Board to place that license into an "inactive status" upon written application to the Board and payment of a non-refundable inactive status application fee. See fee schedule. Th…

In order to reactivate an inactive license, submit the appropriate application, forms, and fee to the Board. (a) If a license is inactive for twelve (12) months to twenty-four months (24), the applicant must submit certificates of completion for the same amount of continuing educ…

(1) Forty (40) clock hours of continuing education are required biennially to renew a license. (2) The hours shall be in any or all of the following health care subject areas: (a) Resident Centered Care and Quality of Life to include Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Investigation…

(1) Continuing education hours may be obtained by participation in activities sponsored, co-sponsored or approved by any of the below listed sources. The licensee's certificate of attendance must document the number of clock hours of educational content in each activity and indic…

(1) Each licensee shall maintain for three (3) years documentation of the continuing education activities they complete. The Board will not maintain continuing education files for licensees. Do NOT request providers submit your certificates of attendance directly to the Board. It…

(1) Thirty (30) clock hours of continuing education are required biennially to renew a license. (2) Clock hours shall be in any or all of the following health care subject areas: (a) Resident Centered Care and Quality of Life to include Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Investigat…

(a) The term "Administrator" shall mean a person who operates, manages, supervises, or is in charge of a long-term care facility. The Board does not recognize the title of "Assistant Administrator" and anyone performing the duties as an Administrator in a Long-Term Care Facility …

The Board will provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified applicant with a disability in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. The request for an accommodation by an individual with a disability must be made in writing and received in the Board Office by the a…

A person who seeks licensure by examination as a nursing home administrator must show the following: (a) Be at least 21 years of age; (b) Be of reputable and responsible character; (c) Be a citizen of the United States or have a registration card indicating valid residency and wo…

(1) Upon the Board's approval of the completion of an AIT program, an applicant shall be approved to take the national exam. No applicant shall be approved to register and sit for the national exam prior to the Board approval of the AIT program. (2) Following the Board approval o…

A person who seeks licensure by examination as an Assisted Living Community Administrator or Personal Care Home Administrator must show the following: (a) Be at least 21 years of age; (b) Be of reputable and responsible character; (c) Be a citizen of the United States or have a r…

Administrator in Training is an individual completing a Board-approved traineeship in a Georgia nursing home facility which has been approved as an AIT Training Site with a Georgia Nursing Home Administrator active licensee who has been approved as a preceptor.

(1) ALL applicants for initial licensure in Georgia as a Nursing Home Administrator must complete an Administrator in Training program as determined by the Board (excluding applicants by reciprocity). (2) A person who intends to qualify for a Nursing Home Administrators license a…

All preceptors and sites included in AIT training must be licensed by the Board, and adhere to the Georgia Laws and Rules in the training process.

(1) Administrator licenses shall expire on December 31st of each odd-numbered year. (2) Continuing Education (a) Nursing Home Administrators - Forty (40) hours of CE must be obtained within the current two-year active licensure cycle (i.e. between January 1st of every even number…

(1) Each Administrator license will expire and must be renewed by December 31st of odd numbered years. An Administrator license not renewed by December 31st of odd numbered year will be considered a late renewal until January 31st of the following even numbered year by the paymen…

(1) Failure to renew a license within one (1) month of its expiration date shall have the same effect as a surrender or revocation. (2) Reinstatement shall be at the discretion of the Board. (3) In order to be considered for the reinstatement of a surrendered or revoked license, …

The Board shall have the authority to revoke a license of licensee pursuant to O.C.G.A. 43-1-19 and O.C.G.A. 43-25-5. The voluntary surrender of a license or the failure to renew a license in accordance with these rules shall have the same effect as a revocation of said license.

After notice and a hearing in accordance with the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act, as amended, the Board may discipline a nursing home administrator, personal care home administrator, or assisted living community administrator upon evidence that the administrator has: (a) vi…

(1) When the Board finds that any administrator should be disciplined in accordance with these rules and regulations, the Board may take any one or more of the following actions: (a) administer a public or private reprimand which may include a fine, but a private reprimand shall …

(1) Licensure by reciprocity refers to licensure for applicants who hold a current Nursing Home Administrators, Personal Care Home Administrator, or Assisted Living Community Administrator license in other states and are applying for consideration of licensure in Georgia as a Nur…