subchapter 37f – temporary licenses
section .0100 – temporary license requirements
21 NCAC 37F .0101 PREREQUISITES FOR TEMPORARY LICENSURE
(a) The Chairman of the Board may issue a temporary license
through the Executive Director for an initial period of time from issuance
until the next Board meeting to an individual temporarily filling the position
of a nursing home administrator provided one of the circumstances in Paragraph
(b) of this Rule exists and the prerequisites for temporary license in Paragraph
(c) of this Rule have been met.
(b) The nursing home shall prove to the satisfaction of the
Board that it is not currently being administered by a temporary licensee, and
at least one of the following circumstances exists:
(1) sudden death of the licensed administrator;
(2) unexpected transfer of the licensed
administrator; or
(3) unforeseeable termination of the licensed
administrator.
(c) An individual applying for a temporary license shall:
(1) be at least 18 years of age;
(2) be of good moral character;
(3) be of sound physical and mental health; and
(4) have previously served as a licensed
administrator in another state, served as assistant administrator in a nursing
home for at least two years, served as director of nursing in a nursing home
for at least one year, or be otherwise comparably qualified. If the applicant
is licensed in any other states, the applicant shall provide evidence that he
is currently licensed in good standing in each other state.
(d) The Board may approve an application for one renewal of
up to six additional months of a temporary license if the nursing home submits
evidence satisfactory to the Board that at least one of the circumstances
listed in Paragraph (b) of this Rule occurred at the facility after the initial
approval of the current temporary license.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑278; 90‑279;
90‑285;
Eff. February 1, 1980;
Amended Eff. April 15, 1980;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 1981;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; December 1, 1983;
Transferred and Recodified from 21 NCAC 37A .1001 Eff.
April 1, 1996;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2000; April 1, 1996;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. September 22, 2014.