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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 18. Professional and Occupational Licensing |
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Agency 95. Board of Long-Term Care Administrators |
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Chapter 30. Regulations Governing the Practice of Assisted Living Facility Administrators |
Section 100. Educational and training requirements for initial licensure
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A. To be qualified for initial licensure as an assisted living facility administrator, an applicant shall hold a high school diploma or general education diploma (GED) and hold one of the following qualifications:
1. Administrator-in-training program.
a. Complete at least 30 semester hours in an accredited college or university in any subject and 640 hours in an ALF AIT as specified in 18VAC95-30-150;
b. Complete an educational program as a licensed practical nurse and hold a current, unrestricted license or multistate licensure privilege and 640 hours in an ALF AIT;
c. Complete an educational program as a registered nurse and hold a current, unrestricted license or multistate licensure privilege and 480 hours in an ALF AIT;
d. Complete at least 30 semester hours in an accredited college or university with courses in the content areas of (i) client/resident care; (ii) human resources management; (iii) financial management; (iv) physical environment; and (v) leadership and governance; and 320 hours in an ALF AIT;
e. Hold a master's or a baccalaureate degree in health care-related field or a comparable field that meets the requirements of subsection B of this section with no internship or practicum and 320 hours in an ALF AIT program; or
f. Hold a master's or baccalaureate degree in an unrelated field and 480 hours in an ALF AIT program; or
2. Certificate program.
Hold a baccalaureate or higher degree in a field unrelated to health care from an accredited college or university and successfully complete a certificate program with a minimum of 21 semester hours study in a health care related field that meets course content requirements of subsection B of this section from an accredited college or university and successfully complete not less than a 320-hour internship or practicum that addresses the domains of practice as specified in 18VAC95-30-160 in a licensed assisted living facility as part of the certificate program under the supervision of a preceptor; or
3. Degree and practical experience.
Hold a baccalaureate or higher degree in a health care-related field that meets the course content requirements of subsection B of this section from an accredited college or university and have completed not less than a 320-hour internship or practicum that addresses the Domains of Practice as specified in 18VAC95-30-160 in a licensed assisted living facility as part of the degree program under the supervision of a preceptor.
B. To meet the educational requirements for a degree in a health care-related field, an applicant must provide a transcript from an accredited college or university that documents successful completion of a minimum of 21 semester hours of coursework concentrated on the administration and management of health care services to include a minimum of six semester hours in the content area set out in subdivision 1 of this subsection, three semester hours in each of the content areas in subdivisions 2 through 5 of this subsection, and three semester hours for an internship or practicum.
1. Resident/client services management;
2. Human resource management;
3. Financial management;
4. Physical environment management;
5. Leadership and governance.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 24, Issue 06, eff. January 2, 2008.