Sec. 8. The board shall do the following:

(1) Adopt rules establishing:

(A) standards for the competent practice of a health facility administrator; and

(B) separate education, experience, and training requirements for licensure in each of the following classifications described in section 5 of this chapter:

(i) Comprehensive health facility administrator.

(ii) Residential health facility administrator.

(2) Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examination and investigations, for determining whether an individual meets the standards.

(3) Issue licenses to individuals determined, after application of the appropriate criteria, to meet the standards, and for cause, after due notice and hearing, impose sanctions under IC 25-1-9, including placing the licensee on probation and revoking or suspending licenses previously issued by the board in any case where the individual holding the license is determined substantially to have failed to conform to the requirements of the standards.

(4) Establish and carry out the procedures designed to ensure that individuals licensed as health facility administrators will, during any period that they serve as such, comply with the requirements of the standards.

(5) Subject to IC 25-1-7, receive, investigate, and take appropriate action under IC 25-1-9 with respect to, and including probation, suspension, or the revocation of a license if necessary after due notice and hearing and for cause, any charge or complaint filed with the board to the effect that any individual licensed as a health facility administrator has failed to comply with the requirements of the standards.

(6) Conduct a continuing study and investigation of health facilities and administrators of health facilities in the state to improve the standards imposed for the licensing of the administrators and of procedures and methods for the enforcement of the standards with respect to licensed health facility administrators.

(7) Conduct, or cause to be conducted, one (1) or more courses of instruction and training sufficient to meet the requirements of this chapter, and shall make provisions for the courses and their accessibility to residents of this state unless it finds and approves a sufficient number of courses conducted by others within this state. The board may approve courses conducted in or outside this state sufficient to meet the education and training requirements of this chapter.

(8) Take other actions, not inconsistent with law, including establishing and approving requirements for continuing professional education for licensure renewal, making provisions for accepting and disbursing funds for educational purposes, as may be necessary to enable the state to meet the requirements set forth in Section 1908 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396g), the federal regulations adopted under that law, and other pertinent federal authority, and designing any other action to improve the professional competence of licensees.

Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.8; Acts 1975, P.L.270, SEC.2. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.25; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.140; P.L.149-1987, SEC.43; P.L.152-1988, SEC.12; P.L.54-2007, SEC.2.