ACHCA MI

State of MI Nursing Home Administrators General Rules

The NHA rules REQUIRE as follows:

Complete one of the following options:

A:   A course of instruction from an educational institution accredited by the Council of Higher Education and Accreditation (CHEA) that is at least 9 semester credits or 144 clock hours of instruction and includes all the following subjects:

1. Administrative management of a nursing home;
2. Human resources management in a nursing home;
3. Financial management of a nursing home;
4. State and federal laws and regulations regarding the nursing home industry,
5. Operation of a nursing home, emergency preparedness, including Medicare and Medicaid provider compliance with the requirements of the Life Safety Code,
and the protection of patients’ health, safety, and welfare in a nursing home;
6. Gerontology or the aging process; and
7. Identification of elder abuse and neglect.

OR

B:   Provide a Certification of Employment form submitted directly to this office by the director of the Michigan-licensed hospital where you have been employed as a chief executive or administrative officer for not less than 5 of the 7 years immediately preceding the date of this application. Complete this before taking the Review Course for best results on the exam.

For further information please contact Susan Hurst at hursts@wowway.com.