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NHA Lincensure Requirements by State

NHA Licensure Requirements by State

State Licensure Requirements for Nursing Home Administrators

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Licensure Requirements		AIT Training	Exam		Reciprocity Allowed	Provisional License	CE Hours
State	Required Education	Period	National	State	Yes/No?	Yes/No?	Required	Allow Online	Renewal Date	Renewal Term
Alabama	AA and AIT	2000 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	24/yr	6	Original License Date	Annually
Alabama	Katrina Magdon Alabama Board of Examiners for NHA 4156 Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL 36106 Ph: 334.271.6214 Fax: 334.244.6509
Alaska	BA and 1 yr exp or BA and 6 mo AIT	An AIT program that meets the requirements in 12 AAC 46.041 (a minimum of 6 months in duration) or an AIT program approved by another licensing jurisdiction.	Yes	No	Yes	Yes - valid for six months and is non-renewable	Not Reqd		12/31 (even years)	Biennially
Alaska	P. J. Gingras Dept. Of Community & Econ. Dev. Nursing Home Admin. Section PO Box 110806 Juneau, AK 99811-0806 Ph: 907.465.2695 Fax: 907.465.2974
Arizona	MHCA, BA, course, AIT	20 - 52 weeks	Yes	Yes	Yes	One time only	50/2 yrs	20	07/01 (even years)	Biennially
Arizona	Lupe Lerma State Board of Examiners for Nursing Care Institution Administrators. Assisted Living Facility Managers 1400 W. Washington, Suite B-8 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Ph: 602.364.2273 Fax: 602.542.8316
Arkansas	BS or BA, AA + exp	AIT (length depends on exp)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	20/yr	Yes	06/30	Annually
Arkansas	S. Jean Adams Office of Long Term Care PO Box 8059, Slot S-402 Little Rock, AR 72203-8059 Ph: 501.682.8430 Fax: 501.682.8551
California	MA and exp/or BA + AIT, or 10 yrs related work exp and AIT	1000 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	40/2 yrs	Yes	Original license date	Biennially
California	Georgia Rivers NHA Program Department of Health Services PO Box 997416, MS 3302 Sacramento, CA 94234-7416 Ph: 916.552.8770 Fax: 916.552.8777
Colorado	AIT/BA/AA and 2 yrs exp	2000 hrs *Waiver of 500 hrs for 1 yr exp. Waive 1000 hrs for 2 yrs exp.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not Reqd		06/30	Annually
Colorado	Karen Brumley Board of NHA 1560 Broadway, Suite 1310 Denver, CO 80202 Ph: 303.894.7760 Fax: 303.894.7764
Connecticut	BA, courses, AIT/MA	500-900 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	40/2 yrs	Yes	01/01 (even years)	Biennially
Connecticut	Jennifer Filippone Dept. Of Public Health NHA Licensure PO Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06314-0308 Ph: 860.509.8000 Fax: 860.509.7191
DC	BA w/ courses and exp	1 year	Yes	Yes	No (Pending Implementation)	Yes	40/2 yrs	20	06/30 (even years)	Biennially
DC	Shirley Williams DC Board of NHA 825 N. Capitol St., NE, Room 2224 Washington, DC 20002 Ph: 202.442.4760 Fax: 202.442.9431
Delaware	BA and AIT/AA & RN + exp	3-12 mos	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	48/2 yrs	12	07/31 (odd years)	Biennially
Delaware	Dana Spruill State Board of NHA Cannon Bldg., PO Box 1401 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 203 Dover, DE 19903 Ph: 302.744.4500 Fax: 302.739.2711
Florida	BA and intern or AIT	1000 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	40/2 yrs	10	09/30 (even years)	Biennially
Florida	Vicki Grant Board of Nursing Home Administrators 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C.07 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0777 Ph: 850.245.4355 Fax: 850.413.6982
Georgia	MA and intern/BA, AIT and Exp	6 mos	Yes	No	Yes	No	40/2 yrs	Yes	12/31 (odd years)	Biennially
Georgia	Lee Tracy GA Board of NHA 237 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217-3858 Ph: 478.207.1670 Fax: 478.207.1699
Hawaii	BA with NHA courses & AIT	2080 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not Reqd		06/30 (even years)	Biennially
Hawaii	Kathy Yokouchi Board of Examiners for NHA Professional.Vocational Licensing Div. PO Box 3469 Honolulu, HI 96801 Ph: 808.586.2695 Fax: 808.586.2689
Idaho	BA and AIT/HS and exp	1 year	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	20/yr	Yes	applicant birthday	Annually
Idaho	Marilyn London ID Board of Examiners for NHA Bureau of Occupational Licenses Owyhee Plaza 1109 Main Street, Suite 220 Boise, ID 83702-5642 Ph: 208.334.3233 Fax: 208.334.3945 Janice Weidrick ID Residential Care Facility Administrators Board of Examiners Owyhee Plaza 1109 Main Street, Suite 220 Boise, ID 83702-5642 Ph: 208.334.3233 Fax: 208.334.3945
Illinois	BA and exp/AA and exp/NHA course	None	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	36/2 yrs	12	11/30 (odd years)	Biennially
Illinois	NHA Licensing & Disc. Board IL Dept. Of Prof. Regulation 320 W. Washington St., 3rd Fl. Springfield, IL 62786 Ph: 217.782.6742 Fax: 217.782.7645 Continental Testing: 708.354.9911 x 107 (Lisa)
Indiana	BA and AIT/AA LTC and AIT	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	40/2 yrs	20	08/31 (even years)	Biennially
Indiana	Tonja Thompson Indiana Health Professions Bureau 402 W. Washington St., Room W066 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Ph: 317.234.2051 Fax: 317.233.4236
Iowa	AA in LTC/NHA course	720 hrs	Yes	No	Yes	Yes - Not to exceed six months	40/2 yrs	8	12/31 (odd years)	Biennially
Iowa	Sharon Dozier State Board of Examiners for NHA Office of Professional Licensing Lucas Building, 5th Floor 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0075 Ph: 515.281.4401 Fax: 515.281.3121
Kansas	BA and 480 hr practicum	480 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	50/2 yrs	Yes	06/30 every 2 years	Biennially
Kansas	Marla Rhoden Health Occupations Credentialing 1000 S.W. Jackson, Suite 330 Topeka, KS 66612-1365 Ph: 785.296.1281 Fax: 785.296.3075
Kentucky	BA and 6 mos exp	None	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	30/2 yrs	Yes	original license date	Biennially
Kentucky	Claude Wagner Kentucky Board of Licensure for NHA PO Box 1360 Frankfort, KY 40602 Ph: 502.564.3296 x222 Fax: 502.564.4818
Louisiana	AA or AIT	6 mos	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	15 yr	Yes	06/30	Biennially
Louisiana	Christopher K. Wright Louisiana State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators 5647 Superior Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Ph: 225.295.8571 Fax: 225.295.8574
Maine	BA, courses/BA in LTC	1040 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	24/yr	Yes	06/30	Annually
Maine	Penny Vaillancourt Nursing Home Admin. Lic. Board Dept of Prof. & Fin. Regulation 35 State House Station Augusta, ME 05444 Ph: 207.624.8603 Fax: 207.624.8637
Maryland	BA or MA and AIT or 100 hr course in HCA	1 year	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	40/2 yrs	Yes	original license date	Biennially
Maryland	Howard White State Board of Examiners for NHA 4201 Patterson Ave., Rm 313 Baltimore, MD 21215-2299 Ph: 410.764.4750 Fax: 410.358.9187
Massachusetts	MA in HCA/BA and AIT	520 or 1040 hrs	Yes	No	Yes	No	40/2 yrs	Yes	06/30 (even years)	Annually
Massachusetts	Sally Graham Board of Registration of NHA 239 Causeway Street, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02114 Ph: 617.727.4499 Fax: 617.727.2669
Michigan	BA or MI RN lic/app courses	None	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	36/2 yrs	18	10/31	Biennially based on original license year
Michigan	Rae Ramsdell Nursing Home Admin. Licensing Bureau of Health Services PO Box 30670 Lansing, MI 48909 Ph: 517.335.0918 Fax: 517.241.2895
Minnesota	BA with 9 courses in NHA	200 - 400 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	20/yr	Yes	06/30	Annually
Minnesota	Randy D. Snyder Board of Examiners for NHA 2829 University Ave. SE, Suite 440 Minneapolis, MN 55414-1082 Ph: 612.617.2117 Fax: 612.617.2119
Mississippi	AA or exp in LTC	6 mos	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	40/2 yrs	10	06/30 (odd years)	Biennially
Mississippi	Cathy Walker MS State Board of NHA 644 Lakeland East Drive, Suite C Flowood, MS 39232 Ph: 601.932.1442 Fax: 601.932.1544
Missouri	Educ and exp	300 hrs	Yes	Yes			20/yr	NO	06/30	Annually
Missouri	Diana Love Missouri Board of NHA PO Box 570 505 Hobbs Rd. Jefferson City, MO 65102 Ph: 573.751.3511 Fax: 573.526.4314
Montana	1,200 points of ed, exp	None	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	25/yr	Yes	12/31	Annually
Montana	Linda Grief Board of NHA 301 S. Park PO Box 200513 Helena, MT 59620-0513 Ph: 406.841.2395 Fax: 406.841.2305
Nebraska	AA and courses, and AIT	640 hrs	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	50/2 yrs	25	12/31 (even years)	Biennially
Nebraska	Kris Chiles Board of Examiners for NHA Credentialing Division 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 94986 Lincoln, NE 68509 Ph: 402.471.2117 Fax: 402.471.3577
Nevada	MA, BA or AIT	1000 hrs	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	30/2 yrs	Yes	original license date	Biennially
Nevada	Terry Pedrotti Board of Examiners for Long Term Care Administrators 3157 North Rainbow Blvd., # 313 Las Vegas, NV 89108 Ph: 702.486.5445 Fax: 702.486.5439
New Hampshire	BA & courses and AIT	12 mos	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes - 6 mo	40/2 yrs	Yes	12/31 every 2 years, based on original license date	Biennially
New Hampshire	Penny Taylor NH Board of Examiners for NHA 2 Industrial Park Drive Concord, NH 03301 Ph: 603.271.4728 Fax: 603.271.6702
New Jersey	BA and exp or AIT	Minimum 875 - 1750 hrs in a nursing home with no fewer than 60 beds	Yes	No	Yes		60/3 yrs	Yes	04/30	Triennially
New Jersey	Barbara Goldman NJ Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board PO Box 367 Trenton, NJ 08625-0367 Ph: 609.633.9051 Fax: 609.633.9087 Licensing contact:Fred Samson
New Mexico	BA and NHA courses	None	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	24/yr	Yes	03/31	Annually
New Mexico	Alicia Duran NM Board of NHA PO Box 25101 Santa Fe, NM 87504 Ph: 505.476.4650 Fax: 505.476.7095
New York	BA & course work or exp	1 year	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	48/2 yrs	24	12/31 (odd years)	Biennially
New York	Diane Lenzner Cohen Board of Examiners of NHA NYS Dept. Of Health 161 Delaware Avenue Delmar, NY 12054 Ph: 518.408.1297 Fax: 518.408.1632
North Carolina	Supervisor exp/courses/AIT	12 to 50 wks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	30/2 yrs	10	09/30 every 2 years, based on original license date	Biennially
North Carolina	Jane A. Baker NC State Board of Examiners for NHA 3733 National Drive, Suite 228 Raleigh, NC 27612 Ph: 919.571.4164 Fax: 919.571.4166
North Dakota	BA/AA + exp	480 hrs	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	20/yr	Yes	12/31	Annually
North Dakota	Beverly Herman Board of Examiners for NHA 1900 North 11th Street Bismarck, ND 58501 Ph: 701.222.4867 Fax: 701.223.0977
Ohio	BA, AIT or MA, BA in NHA course	6 to 9 mos	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	20/yr	5	original license date	Annually
Ohio	Douglas R. Andrews Dept. of Health Board of Examiners for NHA 246 N. High Street, 1st Floor Columbus, OH 43266.0118 Ph: 614.466.5114 Fax: 614.466.0271
Oklahoma	BA	560 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	18/yr	Yes	12/31	Annually
Oklahoma	H. E. Hendrix OK State Board of Examiners for NHA Suite 100E, 3033 N. Walnut Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Ph: 405.521.0991 Fax: 405.528.3483
Oregon	BA or BS	960 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	60/2 yrs	Yes	07/01 (odd years)	Biennially
Oregon	Janet Bartel Board of Examiners of NHA 800 NE Oregon, Suite 407 Portland, OR 97232 Ph: 503.731.4046 Fax: 503.731.4207
Pennsylvania	120 hr study/exp/training	None	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	48/2 yrs	12	06/30 (even years)	Biennially
Pennsylvania	Chris Stuckey State Board of Examiners of NHA PO Box 2649 Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649 Ph: 717.783.7155 Fax: 717.787.7769
Rhode Island	BA w/NHA courses and AIT	350 hrs	Yes	No	Yes	No	40/2 yrs	10	06/30 (even years)	Biennially
Rhode Island	Paula Morrissey RI Board of Examiners for NHA Three Capitol Hill, Room 105 Providence, RI 02908-5097 Ph: 401.222.6305 Fax: 401.222.3352
South Carolina	BA in NHA & exp/BA & other exp	6 to 9 mos	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	20/yr inc 5 in Patient Care	10	06/30	Annually
South Carolina	Dana Blanton SC Board of Long Term Health Care Administrators PO Box 11329 Columbia, SC 29211-1329 Ph: 803.896.4544 Fax: 803.896.4555
South Dakota	BA and AIT	240 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	40/2 yrs	Yes	12/31 (even years)	Biennially
South Dakota	Joyce Vos SD Board of Examiners for NHA PO Box 632 Sioux Falls, SD 57101-0632 Ph: 605.331.5040 Fax: 605.331.2043
Tennessee	BA or MA in LTC/BA & AIT, MA/BA + AIT/AA, AIT + exp/CE's, AIT + exp	6 mos	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	18/yr	12	every 2 years, last day of licensees birth month	Biennially
Tennessee	Karen Robinson Board of Examiners for NHA TN Department of Health First Floor, Cordell Hull Bldg. 425 5th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37247-1010 Ph: 615.253.1935 Fax: 615.532.5164
Texas	BA, practicum, NHA course	1000 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	40/2 yrs	6	original license date	Biennially
Texas	Terri Phillips TX Dept of Human Services Credentialing, Mail Code Y.979 PO Box 149030 Austin, TX 78714-9030 Ph: 512.231.5800 Fax: 512.834.4510
Utah	BA w/health adm courses	1000 hrs	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	40/2 yrs	Yes	05/31 (odd years)	Biennially
Utah	Lee Avery Division of Occ. & Prof. Licensing PO Box 146741 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741 Ph: 801.530.6767 Fax: 801.530.6511
Vermont	AA and/or exp	1000 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	40/2 yrs	Yes	04/01 (even years)	Biennially
Vermont	Elizabeth Hansen VT Board of Examiners of NHA Office of Secretary of State Office of Prof. Regulation 81 River Street Montpelier, VT 05609-1106 Ph: 802.828.2819 Fax: 802.828.2484
Virginia	BA in NHA and AIT	2000 hrs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	20/yr	5	03/31	Annually
Virginia	Sandra Reen Dept. Of Health Professions Nursing Home Administrators 6603 West Broad Street, 5th Fl. Richmond, VA 23230 Ph: 804.662.7457 Fax: 804.662.7246
Washington	BA and AIT	500 - 1500 hrs	Yes	No	Yes	May be issued for a period of up to six months	36/2 yrs	Yes	licensees date of birth	Annually
Washington	Kendra Pitzler Department of Health PO Box 47864 Olympia, WA 98504-7864 Ph: 360.236.4723 Fax: 360.236.4738
West Virginia	BA in HCA and exp/AIT	1 year	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	20/yr	Yes	06/30	Annually
West Virginia	Alberta Slack WV NHA Licensing Board 5303 Kensington Drive Cross Lanes, WV 25313 Ph: 304.759.0722 Fax: 304.759.0724
Wisconsin	AA/NHA courses or exp	None	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	24/2 yrs	Yes	06/30 (even years)	Biennially
Wisconsin	Judy Mender Bureau of Business & Design Prof. PO Box 8935 Madison, WI 53708-8935 Ph: 608.266.5439 Fax: 608.261.7083
Wyoming	BA and AIT	6 mos	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	25/yr	Yes	12/31	Annually
Wyoming	Vickie L. Spires WY State Board of NHA 1120 Logan Avenue, Suite 106 Cheyenne, WY 82002 Ph: 307.432.0465 Fax: 307.432.0492

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