§ 2896-d. Examination of applicants. 1. Applicants for licensure as nursing home administrators shall be required to pass an examination encompassing the subject matter of the courses of study, instruction, training and experience required by the board and certified by the commissioner.

2. The examination may be administered by the department or by another testing service certified by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision one of this section. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees charged by the authorized testing service for the administration of the examination.

3. The department may require applicants to demonstrate eligibility for licensure in accordance with section two thousand eight hundred ninety-six-c of this title prior to taking the examination.

4. Following such examinations, the board shall review and rate the examination results and shall submit to the department an official report signed by its chairman and secretary stating the ratings of each applicant and naming all applicants who successfully passed the examination.

5. The board may accept in lieu of the requirements in paragraph (e) of subdivision one of section two thousand eight hundred ninety-six-c of this title, a certificate, registration or license issued by another state or political subdivision of the United States on the basis of qualifications and an examination satisfactory to the board. The application fee shall accompany an application for persons.