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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 20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing Home Administrators |
Section 221. Required content for coursework
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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 three semester hours in each of the content areas in subdivisions 1 through 4 of this section, six semester hours in the content area set out in subdivision 5 of this section, and three semester hours for an internship.
1. Resident care and quality of life: Course content shall address program and service planning, supervision and evaluation to meet the needs of patients, such as (i) nursing, medical and pharmaceutical care; (ii) rehabilitative, social, psycho-social and recreational services; (iii) nutritional services; (iv) safety and rights protections; (v) quality assurance; and (vi) infection control.
2. Human resources: Course content shall focus on personnel leadership in a health care management role and must address organizational behavior and personnel management skills such as (i) staff organization, supervision, communication and evaluation; (ii) staff recruitment, retention, and training; (iii) personnel policy development and implementation; and (iv) employee health and safety.
3. Finance: Course content shall address financial management of health care programs and facilities such as (i) an overview of financial practices and problems in the delivery of health care services; (ii) financial planning, accounting, analysis and auditing; (iii) budgeting; (iv) health care cost issues; and (v) reimbursement systems and structures.
4. Physical environment and atmosphere: Course content shall address facility and equipment management such as (i) maintenance; (ii) housekeeping; (iii) safety; (iv) inspections and compliance with laws and regulations; and (v) emergency preparedness.
5. Leadership and management: Course content shall address the leadership roles in health delivery systems such as (i) government oversight and interaction; (ii) organizational policies and procedures; (iii) principles of ethics and law; (iv) community coordination and cooperation; (v) risk management; and (vi) governance and decision making.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 22, Issue 26, eff. October 4, 2006.