Section 339.14020a. Licensure by endorsement.

a. (1) An applicant for a nursing home administrator license by endorsement, in addition to meeting the requirements of the code and these rules, shall submit the required fee and a completed application on a form provided by the department. An applicant who satisfies the requirements of this rule, as applicable, meets the requirements of MCL 333.16186 of the code.

(2)      If an applicant was first registered or licensed as a nursing home administrator in another state for 5 years or more immediately preceding the date of filing an application for a Michigan nursing home administrator license, then the applicant is presumed to meet the educational requirements in R 339.14008(1)(a) or (b) and shall pass the Michigan nursing home licensure examination, pursuant to R 339.14011(2).

(3)      If an applicant was first registered or licensed as a nursing home administrator in another state for less than 5 years immediately preceding the date of filing an application for a Michigan nursing home administrator license, then the applicant shall meet both of the following requirements:

(a)       Meet the educational requirements specified in R 339.14008(1)(a) or (b), as applicable.

(b)           Pass  the  Michigan   nursing  home  licensure  examination,  pursuant  to   R 339.14011(2).

(4)      In addition to meeting the requirements of subrule (1) and either subrule (2) or

(3)    of this rule, as applicable, an applicant shall have his or her license or registration verified by the licensing agency of any state of the United States in which the applicant holds a current license or registration or ever held a license or registration as a nursing home administrator. If applicable, verification shall include the record of any disciplinary action taken or pending against the applicant.

History: 2014 AACS.