Indiana § 25-19-1-21 - Postsecondary educational institution accredited program preceptor; qualifications; duties; expiration; application

§ 25-19-1-21. Postsecondary educational institution accredited program preceptor; qualifications; duties; expiration; application

Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), to qualify as a postsecondary educational institution accredited program preceptor, an applicant must demonstrate that the program has faculty members who are currently licensed as health facility administrators under this article to instruct student interns in a health facility in accordance with this chapter.

(b) A postsecondary educational institution accredited program faculty member who does not provide instruction in a health facility is not required to be a licensed health facility administrator.

(c) To serve as a preceptor, a currently licensed health facility administrator who is part of a postsecondary educational institution accredited program's faculty described in subsection (a):

(1) must have attended, within the five (5) years prior to becoming a faculty member, a board approved educational preceptor program and provide the university accredited program with a certificate of completion; and

(2) may not have any disciplinary action taken by the board against the health facility administrator in the last two (2) years.

(d) Each approved postsecondary educational institution accredited program preceptor shall do the following:

(1) Act as a teacher rather than an employer and provide a student intern with educational opportunities.

(2) Inform the board if the student intern presents any problems that may affect the facility's service and operation or the student internship program.

(3) Notify the board on a form prescribed by the board of any change in status or discontinuance of the student internship program.

(4) Upon a student's completion of the program, submit to the board an affidavit, as prescribed by the board, stating that the requirements described in section 17 of this chapter have been met.

(5) Maintain the records of student internship programs for a period of five (5) years, and, upon request by the board, allow the board to review the records.

(e) A preceptor's approval as a preceptor expires when the student intern that the preceptor is supervising completes the course of instruction and training prescribed by the board or fails to complete the requirements described in section 19 of this chapter.

(f) The applicant for approval as a preceptor shall file a new application for each student intern applicant for whom the preceptor applicant desires to serve as a preceptor.

(g) The board reserves the right to take appropriate action for failure of a preceptor to comply with the duties enumerated above.

As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.17-2024, SEC.16.