Section 144A.24 Duties of the Board
144A.24 DUTIES OF THE BOARD.
The board of examiners shall:
(a) develop and enforce standards for nursing home administrator licensing, which standards shall be designed to assure that nursing home administrators will be individuals of good character who, by training or experience, are suitably qualified to serve as nursing home administrators;
(b) develop appropriate techniques, including examinations and investigations, for determining whether applicants and licensees meet the board's standards;
(c) issue licenses and permits to those individuals who are found to meet the board's standards;
(d) establish and implement procedures designed to assure that individuals licensed as nursing home administrators will comply with the board's standards;
(e) receive and investigate complaints and take appropriate action consistent with chapter 214, to revoke or suspend the license or permit of a nursing home administrator or acting administrator who fails to comply with sections 144A.18 to 144A.27 or the board's standards;
(f) conduct a continuing study and investigation of nursing homes, and the administrators of nursing homes within the state, with a view to the improvement of the standards imposed for the licensing of administrators and improvement of the procedures and methods used for enforcement of the board's standards; and
(g) approve or conduct courses of instruction or training designed to prepare individuals for licensing in accordance with the board's standards. Courses designed to meet license renewal requirements shall be designed solely to improve professional skills and shall not include classroom attendance requirements exceeding 50 hours per year. The board may approve courses conducted within or without this state.
History:
1976 c 173 s 24; 1980 c 509 s 45; 1999 c 102 s 4