Section 246-843-091. Length of AIT program.

An applicant must complete a one thousand five hundred hour AIT program. The program length may be reduced based on the following:

(1) A one thousand hour AIT program may be granted for individuals with a minimum of:

(a) Two years' experience as a department manager in a state licensed nursing home or hospital with demonstrated supervisory and budgetary responsibility;

(b) Five years' experience working in a nursing home; or

(c) A four year degree program in health administration or nursing.

(2) A five hundred hour AIT program may be granted for individuals with a minimum of two years' experience in the last five years with demonstrated supervisory and budgetary responsibility in one of the following positions or their equivalent:

(a) Hospital administrator;

(b) Assistant administrator in a state licensed nursing home or hospital;

(c) Director of a hospital based skilled nursing facility;

(d) Director of a subacute or transitional care unit;

(e) Director of the department of nursing in a state licensed nursing home;

(f) Health care consultant to the long-term care industry;

(g) Director of community-based long-term care service;

(h) Director or regional director of rehabilitation services in a skilled nursing facility.

(3) A five hundred hour program may be granted for individuals with a master's degree in health administration or nursing.

(4) At the discretion of the board, veterans who have military experience equal to the civilian classifications and time limits in subsections (2) and (3) of this section are eligible for a reduced AIT as described in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.061, 18.130.050, 18.130.040, 18.130.062, 43.70.041, and chapter 18.52 RCW. WSR 16-17-127, § 246-843-091, filed 8/23/16, effective 9/23/16.]

RCW 18.52.061, 18.130.050, 18.130.040, 18.130.062, 43.70.041, and chapter 18.52 RCW. WSR 16-17-127, § 246-843-091, filed 8/23/16, effective 9/23/16.