Arizona
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
Arizona Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Lupe Lerma
Arizona Board of Examiners for Nursing Care
Institution Admin & Assisted Living Facility Mgrs.
1400 W. Washington, Suite B-8
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-364-2273
Fax: 602-542-8316
Arizona Nursing Home Education Requirements:
Master's degree in health care administration, or four-year degree in health care administration with significant previous long term care management experience.
Arizona Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
1,000 hours during bachelor's degree
Arizona Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes
Arizona Nursing Home State Exam Required?
Yes
Arizona Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
50 hours biennially
Arizona Total Number Nursing Home Administrators:
548
Arizona Number of NHA Licenses Issued Annually, Approximately:
72
Arizona Number of Licensed Nursing Home Facilities:
165
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
Arizona Assisted Living: Contact
Fran Goetzinger, Director
Arizona Board of Examiners for Nursing Care
Institution Admin & Assisted Living Facility Mgrs.
1400 W. Washington, Suite 230
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-542-3095
Fax: 602-542-3093
Arizona Assisted Living: Arizona Department of Health Services, Division of Emergency Medical Services and Health Care Facilities, 4th Floor, Suite 400, 100 W. Clarendon, Phoenix, Arizona 85013
602-255-1177
Arizona Assisted Living: Code: Supportive Residential Living Centers, Ch. 329, H.B. 2133 (5-1-96), amending Arizona Rev. Stat § 36-1301 et seq: § 36-2939; Ariz. comp. Admin R. & Regs. R9-10-1501 et seq.
Arizona Assisted Living: Reimbursement: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, 801 E. Jefferson, Phoenix, Arizona 85034
601-234-3655
Arizona Assisted Living: Administrator Overview
Must be 21, speak English, be certified as an Assisted Living Administrator by the State28-70 hours of in-class instruction, depending on level of care provided; not AIT program. Nursing Home Continuing Education Required: 12 biennially.
College Coursework
Arizona State University
School of Health Administration and Policy
College of Business Administration
Tempe, AZ 85287-4506
Tel: (602) 965-7778, Fax: (602) 965-6654
Contact:
Frank G. Williams, Ph.D.
Professor of Health Administration Policy
Email: frank.g.williams@asu.edu
Program: MASTER'S
Arizona State University's School of Health Administration and Policy offers a Master of Health Services Administration degree program. The two-year curriculum requires a sequence which includes a 27-hour business component, a 24-hour health services administration component, and a 6-hour elective component.
The Masters in Health Services Administration includes an elective in chronic care management (HSA 591 Chronic Care Management). Core courses in the masters program include cases and lectures on long-term care providers.