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Ohio Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2021) |
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4751 State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators |
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Chapter4751-1. General Provisions |
4751-1-05.1. Core of knowledge in nursing home administration
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(A) The core of knowledge in nursing home administration consists of one hundred hours of clock hours of academic directed study in core of knowledge of subject material described in rule 4751-1-06 of the Administrative Code.
(1) The core of knowledge is not a preparatory course for the national or state exams.
(2) The core of knowledge contains vital information which will help prospective licensees become successful nursing home administrators.
(3) The core of knowledge course also provides valuable networking opportunities, which may have a positive impact on licensees' careers.
(B) Administrator-in-training applicants for licensure shall complete the core of knowledge course prior to being allowed to take the examinations.
(1) The core of knowledge requirement may be met before, during, or after the internship.
(2) Hours spent at the core of knowledge do not count toward the internship hours required for licensure.
(C) The board or its designee shall approve providers of the core of knowledge course based on:
(1) Adherence to the domains of practice subject material according to the national association of long-term care administrator boards.
(2) Demonstrated ability to successfully put on a course of similar size and scope.
(3) Resources and benefits offered to the students (program cost, study guides, books, practice exams, meals, etc.).
(4) Collecting feedback from participants and working with the board to modify program as needed based on that feedback.
(D) Course content may not consist of more than twenty per cent distance learning material.
"Distance learning material" means any material presented without the instructor and the attendee being physically located in the same room.