N.Y. Public Health Law § 2896-d: Examination of applicants

§ 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.