IC 25-19-1-10: License by reciprocity; requirements

Sec. 10. (a) The board shall issue a health facility administrator's license to any person who applies for a health facility administrator license, if the applicant:

(1) does not have a criminal history that disqualifies the applicant from obtaining a health facility administrator license in Indiana in accordance with IC 25-1-1.1;

(2) has practiced in another state for at least one (1) year as a:

(A) licensed health facility administrator and currently holds an active license in good standing as a health facility administrator in another state;

(B) chief executive officer of a hospital; or

(C) chief operations officer of a hospital; and

(3) has successfully completed the:

(A) national examination; and

(B) Indiana jurisprudence examination, as approved by the board.

(b) The board shall issue a residential care administrator license to any person who applies for a residential care administrator license, if the applicant:

(1) does not have a criminal history that disqualifies the applicant from obtaining a residential care administrator license in Indiana in accordance with IC 25-1-1.1; and

(2) has practiced in another state for at least one (1) year as a:

(A) licensed health facility administrator and currently holds an active license in good standing as a health facility administrator in another state;

(B) licensed, certified, or registered residential care administrator and currently holds an active license, certification, or registration that is in good standing as a residential care administrator in another state;

(C) chief executive officer of a hospital; or

(D) chief operations officer of a hospital.

(c) The board shall issue a health facility administrator license or a residential care administrator license to an individual who:

(1) holds an approved National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards Health Services Executive license in good standing; and

(2) does not have a criminal history that disqualifies the applicant from obtaining a health facility administrator license or a residential care administrator license in Indiana in accordance with IC 25-1-1.1.