Section 17-6204. NATIONAL EXAMINATION

 

6204.1To qualify for a license by examination, an applicant shall receive a passing score on the licensing examination sponsored by the National Association of Boards of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NABENHA) (the national examination).

 

6204.2An applicant shall not be eligible to take the national examination until all requirements for a license other than the requirements of § 6205 are met.

 

6204.3An applicant shall arrange for his or her examination results, which have been certified or validated by NABENHA, to be sent directly to the Board.

 

6204.4The passing score on the national examination shall be one hundred thirteen (113).

 

6204.5An applicant who has passed the national examination more than five (5) years prior to the application date, but who does not qualify for a license by reciprocity, shall not be required to retake the examination if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant has been continuously licensed and practicing as a nursing home administrator in the United States since the date the applicant passed the examination.

 

6204.5An applicant under this section who fails the national examination on three (3) consecutive attempts shall not be permitted to take another national examination for one (1) year following the third failure. Thereafter, the applicant shall not be permitted to take the national examination for one (1) year after each failure.

 

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Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3774, 3780 (May 20, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 2747, 2752 (May 4, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 10625 (November 19, 2004).