KRS 216A.070: Duties and powers of board.

(1) The board shall:

(a) Develop, impose, and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in

order to receive a license as a long -term care administrator, which standards

shall be designed to ensure that long -term care administrators will be

individuals who are of good character and are otherwise suitable, and who, by

training or experience in the field of institutional administration, are qualified

to serve as nursing home administrators;

(b) Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examinations and

investigations, for determining whether an individual meets the standards;

(c) Issue licenses to individuals determined, after application of appropriate

techniques, to meet established standards;

(d) Establish and carry out procedures designed to ensure that individuals licensed

as long -term care administrators will, during any period that they serve as

such, comply with the requirements of the standards;

(e) Receive, investigate, and take appropriate action with respect to any charge or

complaint filed with the board to the effect that any individual licensed as a

nursing home administrator has failed to comply with the requirements of the

standards; and

(f) Apply commensurate disciplinary action, following a hearing pursuant to KRS

Chapter 13B, including permanent lic ense revocation, suspension, or

placement of probationary conditions on the licensee, issuance of a fine not to

exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) per violation, or admonishing the

licensee.

(2) The board or any committee or member thereof or any hearing officer designated by

the board, acting in an official capacity, shall have the authority to conduct

administrative hearings in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B concerning all

matters within the jurisdiction of the board.

(3) The board shall also have the authority to promulgate administrative regulations

necessary for the proper performance of its duties, and to take other actions

necessary to enable the state to meet the requirements set forth in Section 1908 of

the Social Security Act, the federal rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,

and other pertinent federal authority or amendment thereto.

(4) The board may, when emergency conditions warrant, as determined by the board,

authorize the issuance of a temporary permit to an individual to practice the art of

long-term care administration if it finds the authorization will not endanger the

health and safety of the occupants of the licensed long -term care facility. A

temporary permit shall be valid for a period determined by the board not to exceed

nine (9) months and shall not be renewed. The fee for a temporary permit shall be

determined by regulations of the board.