Qualifications for Licensure


In order to become a licensed Nursing Home Administrator in the State of Alabama:

  1. that he/she is at least nineteen (19) years of age;
  2. that he/she is a citizen of the United States of America or he/she has duly declared their intention of becoming a citizen of the United States of America;
  3. that he/she is of good moral character;
  4. that he/she is suitable and fit to be licensed and to practice as a nursing home administrator; and
  5. that he/she has satisfactorily completed a course of study and has been graduated from a high school or secondary school approved and recognized by the educational authorities of the state in which such school is located or a political subdivision thereof, or has submitted a certificate indicating that he/she has obtained high school, GED, or secondary school equivalency, such certificate being duly certified by a state educational authority or a political subdivision thereof; and
  6. Holds an associate degree from an accredited college or university; and Has worked in a supervisory capacity (supervisory capacity means a department head or licensed professional supervising one or more individuals) at a licensed nursing home for a minimum of four years (two years of work experience equals one year of college); and Has fulfilled the requirements of an approved 2,000-hour nursing home administrator-in-training program prescribed by the Board; or
  7. Holds a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; and Has fulfilled the requirements of an approved 1,000-hour nursing home administrator-in-training program prescribed by the board; or
  8. Holds a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and majored in health care administration; and Has fulfilled the requirements of a university affiliated or college-affiliated internship in Nursing Home Administration or of an approved 500-hour nursing home administrator-in-training program prescribed by the Board; or
  9. Holds a masters degree from an accredited college or university and majored in healthcare administration or hospital administration; and Has fulfilled the requirements of a university affiliated or college-affiliated internship in Nursing Home Administration or of an approved 200-hour nursing home administrator-in-training program prescribed by the Board; or
  10. As a minimum has met the applicable requirements defined in 620-X-5-.02 (f) 1-3 of these Rules and Regulations and the Final Rules of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Public Law 100-203, Sections 1819(f)(4) and 1919(f)(4) as published in the Federal Register, as it applies to Qualifications of Nursing Home Administrators.
  11. Has completed a National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators Academic University Approved Program.