TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS

Agency Decision

Title of Regulation: 18VAC95-30. Rules Governing the Practice of Assisted Living Facility Administrators.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3102 of the Code of Virginia.

Name of Petitioner: Stuart Lovelace.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To eliminate the requirement for a national examination for licensure of assisted living facility administrators and replace it with a state examination.

Agency Decision: Request denied.

Statement of Reasons for Decision: The board voted to deny the petition and affirm its position that the test for Assisted Living/Residential Care given by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards is the necessary measure of competency for assisted living administrator licensure.  Development of a Virginia-only competency exam would be extremely expensive and would result in much higher costs for applicants. The current examination test one's knowledge of the assisted living practice to ensure residents are receiving adequate care. Those who have taken the examination report that it does require some study and preparation but that it is an appropriate test for assisted living. To date, there is a 94% passage rate with 139 persons having passed the exam and become licensed. Six persons failed; two of those have retaken and passed the exam.

Agency Contact: Lisa R. Hahn, Executive Director, Board of Long-Term Care Administrators, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4424, FAX (804) 524-4413, or email lisa.hahn@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. R08-16; Filed October 29, 2008, 9:45 a.m.