Sec. 3.2. (a) An individual who applies to the board for a health facility administrator license must successfully pass a state jurisprudence examination that covers the following topics:

(1) Applicable standards of environmental health and safety.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-19-1-3.2

  • administrator in training: means an individual who:

    Indiana Code 25-19-1-1

  • administrator in training program: means an internship program that:

    Indiana Code 25-19-1-1

  • board: refers to the Indiana state board of health facility administrators. See Indiana Code 25-19-1-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • health facility: means any institution or facility defined as such for licensing under IC 16-28 and classified into care categories by rules adopted under IC 16-28. See Indiana Code 25-19-1-1
  • health facility administrator: means a natural person who administers, manages, supervises, or is in general administrative charge of a licensed health facility whether such individual has an ownership interest in the health facility and whether the person's functions and duties are shared with one (1) or more individuals. See Indiana Code 25-19-1-1
  • Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
(2) Local health and safety regulation.

(3) General administration.

(4) Psychology of patient care.

(5) Principles of medical care.

(6) Pharmaceutical services and drug handling.

(7) Personal and social care.

(8) Therapeautic and supportive care and services in long term care.

(9) Departmental organization and management.

(10) Community interrelationships.

     (b) An applicant must submit a completed application and pay any required fee before the applicant may take the examination described in subsection (a).

     (c) An applicant who takes the examination and does not achieve a passing score may not take the examination described in subsection (a) more than three (3) additional times.

     (d) If an applicant takes the examination the maximum number of times allowed under subsection (c) and fails to achieve a passing score, the board may request that the applicant appear before the board. The board may require the applicant to provide the board with evidence of the following:

(1) The applicant completed not more than one hundred (100) hours of continuing education hours, as approved by the board.

(2) A new application for an administrator in training program.

(3) The applicant has applied for an administrator in training program.

(4) The applicant meets all other requirements for a health facility administrator license at the time the applicant reapplies for a license.

As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.25.