# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 33 — Board of Long-Term Care Administrators

### Chapter 02 — Licensing of Nursing Home Administrators

#### Regulation .06 Certification of Preceptors.

*COMAR 10.33.02.06*

A. The Board shall issue a certificate of qualification to be a preceptor in the AIT program if the following conditions are met:

  (1) The preceptor holds and has held a license from the Board for 1 year or longer;

  (2) The proposed preceptor has been satisfactorily employed in nursing home administration for a minimum of 3 years as the nursing home administrator of record;

  (3) The proposed preceptor has no disciplinary action pending nor is currently under investigation by the Board;

  (4) Individuals seeking certification as preceptors in the AIT program shall submit evidence of the successful completion of the preceptor training course offered by NAB; and

  (5) The proposed preceptor has either been employed full time as a nursing home administrator of record for a minimum of 2 of the past 3 years immediately before application to precept or meets the following qualifications:

    (a) Works on the same property as the nursing home where the AIT program will be conducted;

    (b) Is able to demonstrate to the Board the proposed preceptor’s active, direct, and material management and daily operations of the nursing home; and

    (c) Has been actively licensed as a nursing home administrator for a minimum of 5 years immediately before application to precept.

B. If the proposed preceptor has not precepted an AIT program within the past 5 years, the proposed preceptor shall recertify as a preceptor by completing the preceptor training course offered by NAB.

C. The Board may disapprove a preceptor for a training program:

  (1) If the preceptor has failed to remain in compliance with this chapter; or

  (2) At any time for good cause.