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	53	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	55	+	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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33		-	SENATE BILL ~~NO.~~ 1668 By: Howard
	57	+	SENATE BILL 1668 By: Howard
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39	65		An Act relating to long-term care; amending 63 O.S.
40	66		2021, Section 330.53 , which relates to qualifications
41	67		for license or certification of long-term care
42	68		administrators; broadening types of administrators
43	69		exempt from certain requirement ; providing that
44	70		certain experience shall substitute for certain
45	71		degree; requiring Oklahoma State Board of Examiners
46	72		for Long-Term Care Administrators to grant assistant
47	73		administrator certification to applicants who meet
48	74		certain criteria; providing for full licensure of
49	75		certified assistant administrators; requiring Board
50	76		to grant provisional licensure to applicants who meet
51	77		certain criteria; granting provisional licensee
52	78		certain rights; providing for licensure by
53	79		endorsement; providing for revocation of provisiona l
54	80		license; requiring Board to approve certain
55	81		organizations or agencies for certain training
56	82		program under certain condition; requiring Board to
57	83		ensure availability of at least two training
58	84		programs; authorizing Board to provide training; and
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65	91		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
66	92		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Secti on 330.53, is
67	93		amended to read as follows:
68	94		Section 330.53. A. The Oklahoma State Board of E xaminers for
69	95		Long-Term Care Administrators shall have authori ty to issue licenses
70		-	or certifications to qualified p ersons as long-term care
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	147	+	or certifications to qualified p ersons as long-term care
98	148		administrators, and shall establish qualification criteria for each
99	149		type of long-term care administrator.
100	150		B. No license or certification shall be issued to a person as a
101	151		long-term care administrator unless:
102	152		1. The person shall ha ve submitted evidence satisfactory to the
103	153		Board that the person is:
104	154		a. not less than twenty -one (21) years of age, and
105	155		b. of reputable and res ponsible character; and
106	156		2. The person shall have submitted e vidence satisfactory to the
107	157		Board of the person’s ability to supervise the defined facility type
108	158		in which he or she is licensed or certified to serve as a long -term
109	159		care administrator.
110	160		C. 1. All persons currently licensed or certified or lawfully
111	161		serving as an administrator in their defined facility type shall be
112	162		permitted to continue to serve in their cu rrent capacity under their
113	163		current terms of authorization. The Board may promulgate rules
114	164		pursuant to Section 330.57 of this title to address future
115	165		certification and licensure requirements for all long -term care
116	166		administrator types without effect on the licensure or certification
117	167		status of those currently certified or licensed. The Board shall
118	168		not include a requirement for a four-year degree in any futu re
119	169		licensing or certification requirements for assist ed living
120	170		administrators, residential care or administrators, adult day care
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	222	+	administrators, or certified assistant administrators . Until such
149	223		rules are promulgated, current licensure and certification processes
150	224		and standards shall remain in place.
151	225		2. For licensure or certification of nursing facility
152	226		administrators, ten (10) years of experience a s a certified
153	227		assistant administrator of a nursing facility shall substitute for
154	228		requirement of completion of a four -year degree.
155	229		D. The Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care
156	230		Administrators shall , on or before July 1, 2017, promulgate rules
157	231		permitting eligible applicants to sit for the state standards
158	232		examination at a testing facility using procedure s approved by the
159	233		National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Board,
160	234		including but not lim ited to the use of electronic or online methods
161	235		for examination.
162	236		E. 1. The Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care
163	237		Administrators shall grant assistant administrator cert ification to
164	238		any applicant for who:
165	239		a. has obtained a high school diploma or General
166	240		Educational Development (GED) credential , and
167	241		b. has passed the state standards examination.
168	242		2. The Board shall grant full licensure as a long -term care
169	243		administrator to any applicant currently certified as an assistant
170	244		administrator who:
171		-	a. has completed the required cours ework offered by the
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200	298		b. has completed a training program approved by the
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202	300		c. meets all other qualifications for licensure of long -
203	301		term care administrators.
204	302		F. 1. The Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care
205	303		Administrators shall grant a provisional license to any applicant
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207	305		a. is licensed as a long -term care administrato r in
208	306		another state,
209	307		b. has passed a nationally recognized examination for
210	308		long-term care administrato rs, and
211	309		c. has been recently hired or offered a position as a
212	310		long-term care administrator at a facility licensed by
213	311		the State Department of Health.
214	312		2. A provisional licensee shall have all the same rights as a
215	313		long-term care administrator licensed by the Board.
216	314		3. Upon issuance of a provisional license, t he Board shall
217	315		determine if the provisional licensee meets the criteria for
218	316		licensure by endorsement as provided by rules of the Board. If the
219	317		provisional licensee meets the qualification criteria for full
220	318		licensure, the Board shall grant a full long-term care facility
221	319		administrator license to the provisional licensee not later than six
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251	373		If the Board determines the provisional licensee does not meet
252	374		qualification criteria for full licensure, the Board shall revoke
253	375		the provisional license.
254	376		G. The Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long -Term Care
255	377		Administrators shall approve organizations or agencies to provide
256	378		the training program requ ired by the Board. Each such organization
257	379		or agency shall meet such requirements as may be prescribed by rules
258	380		of the Board. The Board shall ensure that at all times at least two
259	381		organizations or agencies offer the training program. In addition
260	382		to such approved organizations or agencies, the Board may offer the
261	383		training program.
262	384		H. The Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long -Term Care
263	385		Administrators shall promulg ate rules to implement the provisions of
264	386		this section.
265	387		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
266		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES~~
267		-	~~February 14,~~ 2022 ~~- DO PASS~~
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