HB 1666 -- Nursing Home Administrators

Sponsor:  Behnen

This bill changes the laws regarding licensure of nursing home
administrators.  The bill:

(1)  Requires licensing fees be paid to the Department of Health
and Senior Services;

(2)  Prohibits an applicant for licensure who has failed three
times the examination administered by the Missouri Board of
Nursing Home Administrators from being licensed unless he or she
has successfully completed the board-prescribed course of
instruction and passed the examination;

(3)  Allows a temporary emergency license to be issued to an
applicant whose licensing examination results have not been
received by the board;

(4)  Authorizes the board to issue probationary licenses;

(5)  Allows the board to file a complaint with the Administrative
Hearing Commission for violation of any provisions of
Chapter 198, RSMo, or rules promulgated by the board;

(6)  Requires that certain members of the board be citizens of
the United States and reside in Missouri for at least one year
prior to their appointment; and

(7)  Authorizes the board to establish an inactive license for a
licensee who requests it.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:44 am