Tennessee Code 63-16-109 – Reciprocity
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-16-109
- Board: means the board of examiners for nursing home administrators. See Tennessee Code 63-16-101
- 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: means any institution or facility defined as such pursuant to Tennessee state law or the rules and regulations for nursing homes promulgated by the department. See Tennessee Code 63-16-101
- Nursing home administrator: means any individual responsible for planning, organizing, directing or controlling the operation of a nursing home or who in fact performs such functions, whether or not such functions are shared by one (1) or more other people. See Tennessee Code 63-16-101
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
The board may approve and authorize issuance of a nursing home administrator license without examination to any person who holds a current license as a nursing home administrator from another jurisdiction, upon payment of a nonrefundable application fee as set annually by the board and upon proper registration and payment of the annual fee provided in this chapter, if the board finds that the applicant’s personal qualifications and education are at least substantially equivalent to the licensure standards in this state.