Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5210 – Criteria for registration as a nursing home …
(a) The Board may, upon the written request of a nursing home administrator who wishes to act as a preceptor, register an individual as a nursing home administrator-in-training under the following circumstances:
(1) The preceptor has submitted that preceptor’s own request in a form approved by the Board;
(2) The preceptor has been licensed in this State or in any other jurisdiction for at least the 2 years immediately prior to date of the written request;
(3) The written request includes a clear statement by the preceptor agreeing to act as preceptor for the individual for whom that preceptor is seeking registration;
(4) The written request includes a clear statement by the preceptor of the specific functions and responsibilities that the individual for whom the preceptor is seeking registration will perform;
(5) The written request includes a clear statement by both the preceptor and the individual for whom that preceptor is seeking registration indicating that the individual has met the requirements of § § 5208 and 5209(a)(4) through (a)(6) of this title; and
(6) The written request includes, as attachments when necessary, evidence satisfactory to the Board supporting the veracity of the statement required by paragraph (a)(5) of this section.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5210
- Board: shall mean the State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators established in this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5202
- Direct supervision: shall mean oversight on the premises of a nursing home. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5202
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Nursing home: shall mean any licensed residential health facility for aged, infirm, chronically ill or convalescent persons, excluding neighborhood homes and group homes licensed by the Division of Health Care Quality, that provides shelter and food to more than 4 persons who:
- Nursing home administrator: shall mean the individual licensed under this chapter to practice nursing home administration. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5202
- Preceptor: shall mean a state-licensed nursing home administrator who is qualified under this chapter and approved by the Board to exercise direct supervision of a registered nursing home administrator-in-training. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5202
- State: shall mean the State of Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5202
(b) Persons presented to the Board by a preceptor shall provide a notarized statement to the Board that they will:
(1) Only perform those specific functions which have been delineated in the preceptor’s statement;
(2) Only practice under the direct supervision of a preceptor; and
(3) Not represent themselves to the public, residents, or patients as licensed nursing home administrators.
(c) The preceptor shall be responsible and available to provide direction, observation, aid, training, and instruction to the administrator-in-training, including the submission of progress reports. This is an interactive process between the preceptor and the administrator-in-training intended to ensure the extent, quality, and scope of experience of the duties performed as a nursing home administrator.
(d) The Board, in its regulations, shall determine the number of nursing home administrators-in-training that a preceptor may supervise and the requirements of their supervision.