Nursing Home Administrator Licensing in Nebraska

Associate degree and:(a) If the applicant has at least two years of experience working full-time in a nursing home,or previous work experience in health care administration, he or she may complete either theMentoring Program or the Administrator-in-Training program;(b) Applicants who do not have at least two full years of experience working in a nursing home must complete the Administrator-in-Training program;B.

• Bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree (in any subject) and completion of Mentoring Program and completion of Core Educational Requirements coursework.
• Core Educational Requirements means a minimum of three coursework hours in each of the following areas (to determine whether specific courses satisfy these requirements, contact DHHS):.
• Patient Care & Services;.
• Social Services;.
• Financial Management;.
• Administration;.
• Rules, Regulations, & Standards Relating to the Operation of a Health Care Facility;C.
• Bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree in health care or health care administration and:(a) If the applicant has a bachelor's or advanced degree in health care/health care administrationand two year's of previous work experience in health care administration, he or she is not required to complete either the Mentoring Program or Administrator-in-Training program;(b) If the applicant has a bachelor's or advanced degree in health care/health care administrationand does not have previous work experience in health care administration, he or she mustcomplete the Mentoring Program;D.
• Nursing degree:(a) If the applicant has a nursing degree and a full two years of previous work experience in health care administration, he or she is not required to complete either the Mentoring Program or the Administrator-in-Training program;(b) If the applicant has a nursing degree and does not have previous work experience in healthcare administration, he or she must have completed coursework related to the core educationalrequirements (see above) and complete the Mentoring Program;3.
• Be at least 19 years of age;4.
• If any disciplinary action was taken against the applicant's license/registration by another state,applicant must submit a letter of explanation of the disciplinary action.

License Type: Stand-alone license.

Provisional License- A license for a person otherwise not qualified for licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator who is selected to serve as the Administrator in order to maintain daily operations.

Mentoring/Administrator in Training (AIT)- A person who is training to become a Nursing Home Administrator and is supervised in a Nebraska nursing home by a Certified Preceptor.

This requires completion of at least 640 hours of training and experience, which must be completed in not less than 4 calendar months, and must be at least 20 hours per week.

He or she must have three years of experience as a Nursing Home Administrator and have practiced within the last two years.

Have passed both the NHA exam and CORE exam through the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) for Nursing Home Administrators;2.

Meet one of the following education & experience requirements:A.