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Here are the

State Licensure Requirements

for Nursing Home Administrators


This information is constantly being updated. Although Provider Management L.L.C. makes every attempt to
keep this information current, changes may occur without our knowledge. If you have questions,
please contact your state board or Provider Management L.L.C.

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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 per renewal Renewal Date Renewal Term
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  Alabama

  AA and AIT   2000 hrs   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   24/yr   6   original license date   Annually

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

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

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

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

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  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

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

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

Jennifer Filippone
Dept. Of Public Health
NHA Licensure
PO Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06314-0308
Ph: 860.509.8000
Fax: 860.509.7191

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  DC

  BA w/ courses and exp   1 year   Yes   Yes   No (Pending Implementation)   Yes   40/2 yrs   20   06/30 (even years)   Biennially

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

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

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  Florida

  BA and intern or AIT   1000 hrs   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   40/2 yrs   10   09/30 (even years)   Biennially

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

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  Georgia

  MA and intern/BA, AIT and Exp   6 mos   Yes   No   Yes   No   40/2 yrs   Yes   12/31 (odd years)   Biennially

Lee Tracy
GA Board of NHA
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Ph: 478.207.1670
Fax: 478.207.1699

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  Hawaii

  BA with NHA courses & AIT   2080 hrs   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Not Reqd     06/30 (even years)   Biennially

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

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  Idaho

  BA and AIT/HS and exp   1 year   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   20/yr   Yes   applicant birthday   Annually

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

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

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

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

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  Kansas

  BA and 480 hr practicum   480 hrs   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   50/2 yrs   Yes   06/30 every 2 years   Biennially

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

Claude Wagner
Kentucky Board of Licensure for NHA
PO Box 1360
Frankfort, KY 40602
Ph: 502.564.3296 x222
Fax: 502.564.4818

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  Louisiana

  AA or AIT   6 mos   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   15 yr   Yes   06/30   Biennially

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

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  Maine

  BA, courses/BA in LTC   1040 hrs   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   24/yr   Yes   06/30   Annually

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Linda Grief
Board of NHA
301 S. Park
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
Ph: 406.841.2395
Fax: 406.841.2305

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  Nebraska

  AA and courses, and AIT   640 hrs   Yes   No   Yes   Yes   50/2 yrs   25   12/31 (even years)   Biennially

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Beverly Herman
Board of Examiners for NHA
1900 North 11th Street
Bismarck, ND 58501
Ph: 701.222.4867
Fax: 701.223.0977

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  Ohio

  BA, AIT or MA, BA in NHA course   6 to 9 mos   Yes   Yes   Yes   No   20/yr   5   original license date   Annually

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

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

Janet Bartel
Board of Examiners of NHA
800 NE Oregon, Suite 407
Portland, OR 97232
Ph: 503.731.4046
Fax: 503.731.4207

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  Pennsylvania

  120 hr study/exp/training   None   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   48/2 yrs   12   06/30 (even years)   Biennially

Chris Stuckey
State Board of Examiners of NHA
PO Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
Ph: 717.783.7155
Fax: 717.787.7769

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  Rhode Island

  BA w/NHA courses and AIT   350 hrs   Yes   No   Yes   No   40/2 yrs   10   06/30 (even years)   Biennially

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

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  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

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

Joyce Vos
SD Board of Examiners for NHA
PO Box 632
Sioux Falls, SD 57101-0632
Ph: 605.331.5040
Fax: 605.331.2043

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  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

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

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

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  Utah

  BA w/health adm courses   1000 hrs   Yes   No   Yes   Yes   40/2 yrs   Yes   05/31 (odd years)   Biennially

Lee Avery
Division of Occ. & Prof. Licensing
PO Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741
Ph: 801.530.6767
Fax: 801.530.6511

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  Vermont

  AA and/or exp   1000 hrs   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   40/2 yrs   Yes   04/01 (even years)   Biennially

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

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

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  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

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

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

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

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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