Section 1416.57 Of Article 4. Training From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.35. >> Article 4.
1416.57
. (a) An individual may, upon compliance with the
requirements of this section, be approved by the program to be a
preceptor who is authorized to provide a training program in which
the preceptor coordinates, supervises, and teaches persons seeking to
meet specified requirements to qualify for the licensing examination
under this chapter. The approval obtained under this section shall
be effective for a period of two years, after which the preceptor is
required to renew his or her preceptor status and attend a preceptor
training course provided by the program.
(b) In order to qualify to be a preceptor, a person shall meet all
of the following conditions:
(1) Be a current active California licensed nursing home
administrator.
(2) Have no pending disciplinary actions.
(3) Have served for at least two years as the designated
administrator of a California licensed nursing home or for at least
four years as the designated assistant administrator of a California
licensed nursing home.
(4) Have gained experience in all administrative functions of a
nursing home.
(c) The applicant seeking approval to be a preceptor shall submit
an application form provided by the program that requires the
applicant's name, address, birth date, the states and dates of
issuance of all professional licenses, including those as a nursing
home administrator, and any other information required by the
program.
(d) At the time of application, for purposes of substantiating
that the conditions specified in subdivision (b) have been met, the
applicant shall provide satisfactory evidence of his or her
education, experience, and knowledge that qualifies him or her to
supervise the training of an AIT Program participant and verification
that the facilities at which the applicant has had direct management
control as an administrator had a continuous operating history, free
from major deficiencies, during the period of the applicant's
administration.
(e) An applicant shall not be approved as a preceptor until the
applicant attends a preceptor's training seminar provided or approved
by the program.
(f) (1) For purposes of this section, "AIT" means
Administrator-in-Training.
(2) The following requirements shall apply to a preceptor approved
pursuant to this section:
(A) The preceptor shall provide a directly supervised training
program that will include a minimum of 20 hours per week and a
maximum of 60 hours per week and be available at least by telephone
at all other times. There shall be regular personal contact between
the preceptor and the AIT during the training program. For purposes
of this subparagraph, "a directly supervised training program" means
supervision by a preceptor of an AIT during the performance of duties
authorized by this section. The preceptor shall be available during
the AIT's performance of those duties.
(B) The preceptor shall be the designated administrator of the
facility where the training is conducted.
(C) The preceptor may not supervise more than two AIT trainees
during the same time period.
(D) The preceptor shall inform the NHAP of any significant
training program changes dealing with his or her specific AIT.
(E) The preceptor shall rate the AIT's training performance and
complete an AIT evaluation report at the end of the AIT's training.
(F) The preceptor shall be evaluated by the program based on the
examination success and failure history of his or her AIT trainees
and the program may revoke or suspend preceptor certificates as
appropriate.