South Carolina § 40-35-40 - Issuance of license; qualifications and requirements.

§ 40-35-40. Issuance of license; qualifications and requirements.

(A) The board shall issue a nursing home administrator license to a person who submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the person:

(1) is at least twenty-one years of age;

(2) has not been convicted of any criminal act that is relevant to the practice of nursing home administration, including financial misconduct or physical violence;

(3) is of reputable and responsible character and is of sound physical and mental health sufficient to perform the duties of a nursing home administrator;

(4)(a) has a baccalaureate degree or higher in health care administration or related health care degree from an accredited college or university and one year of practical experience in nursing home administration or related health care administration;

(b) has a baccalaureate degree other than in health care administration from an accredited college or university and two years of practical experience in nursing home administration or related health care administration;

(c) has a health-related associates degree from an accredited college or university and three years of practical experience in nursing home administration or related health care administration; or

(d) has a combination of education and experience as established by the board in regulation;

(5) has successfully completed the nursing home administrators' examination administered by the board; and

(6) has paid the applicable fees.

(B) The board shall issue a community residential care facility administrator license to a person who submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the person:

(1) is at least twenty-one years of age;

(2) has not been convicted of any criminal act that is relevant to the practice of community residential care facility administration, including financial misconduct or physical violence;

(3) is of reputable and responsible character and is of sound physical and mental health sufficient to perform the duties of a community residential care facility administrator;

(4)(a) has a nonhealth-related associates degree or is a licensed practical nurse with at least one year of on-site work experience of at least three hundred eighty-four hours with supervisory and direct resident care responsibilities under the supervision of a licensed community residential care facility administrator;

(b) has a health-related associates degree with at least nine months of on-site work experience of at least two hundred eighty-eight hours with supervisory and direct resident care responsibilities under the supervision of a licensed CRCFA;

(c) has a baccalaureate degree or higher with at least six months of on-site work experience of at least one hundred ninety-two hours with supervisory and direct resident care responsibilities under the supervision of a licensed CRCFA;

(d) has a combination of education and experience as established by the board in regulation; or

(e) provided, however, a person initially licensed as a community residential care facility administrator before July 1, 2000, must have at least a high school diploma or the equivalent and at least two years of on-site work experience with supervisory and direct resident care responsibilities under the supervision of a licensed community residential care facility administrator;

(5) has successfully completed the community residential care facility administrators' examination administered by the board and has paid the established fees.

(C) The board may establish qualifications in regulation for the issuance of a combined nursing home administrator and community residential care facility administrator license.

(D) An applicant for a nursing home administrator license or a community residential care facility administrator license shall undergo a state fingerprint review to be conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division to determine state criminal history and a federal fingerprint review to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine other criminal history. In addition to the fingerprint fee, the results of the reviews must be furnished to the board by the applicant before initial licensure.

(E) An applicant for a nursing home administrator license or a community residential care facility administrator license shall provide a current credit report before initial licensure.

(F) An application must be submitted on forms prescribed by the department and developed in consultation with the board.

HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 293, SECTION 1; 2014 Act No. 271 (H.4550), SECTION 2, eff June 9, 2014.

Editor's Note

Prior Laws:1962 Code SECTION 56-1703; 1970 (56) 2085; 1980 Act No. 390, SECTION 2; 1987 Act No. 172, SECTION 2; 1990 Act No. 605, SECTION 1; 1997 Act No. 66, SECTION 1; 1976 Code SECTION 40-35-30.

Effect of Amendment

2014 Act No. 271, SECTION 2, in subsection (A)(4)(a) substituted "or higher in health care administration or related health care degree" for "in nursing home administration or related health care administration"; added subsection (A)(4)(c); redesignated former subsection (A)(4)(c) as (A)(4)(d); and rewrote subsection (B).