Colorado
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
Colorado Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Maulid Miskell
Colorado State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
1560 Broadway, Suite 1310
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303/894-7761
Fax: 303/894-7764
maulid.miskell@dora.state.co.us
http://www.dora.state.co.us/nursing-home-administrators/index.htm
Colorado Nursing Home Education Requirements:
Minimum Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration or health administration;
OR Associates degree in health care related field with 2 years experience in supervision or administration in a nursing home or hospital;
OR A diploma from a 3 year nursing program, licensed registered nurse and 2 years supervision or administration experience;
OR An associates or bachelor's degree in gerontology provided a minimum of one-half of the course work leading to such a degree is in health care related field and a minimum of 2 years experience in suppervision or administration.
Colorado Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
1,000 - 2,000 hours
Colorado Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes
Colorado Nursing Home State Exam Required?
Yes
Colorado Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
No
Colorado Total Number Nursing Home Administrators:
448
Colorado Number of NHA Licenses Issued Annually, Approximately:
N/A
Colorado Number of Licensed Nursing Home Facilities:
236
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
Colorado Assisted Living:
Contact
JoAnne Lingk, Dept. of Health
Tel. 303-692-2846 Fax 303-782-4883
Colorado Assisted Living:
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
Division of Financial Services
1560 Broadway #950
Denver , CO 80202
(303)894-2336
Fax: (303)894-7886
Colorado Assisted Living:
Code: Alternative Care Facilities, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-27-101; 26-4.5-113 et seq.
Colorado Assisted Living:
Reimbursement: Health and Medical Services
Dept. of Social Service
1575 Sherman St. 10th Fl
Denver, CO 80203-1714
303-866-6092
Colorado Assisted Living:
Administrator Overview
Be 18 years old and complete State certification program or prior experience equivalent to the state certification program.
College Coursework
Regis University
3333 Regis Boulevard
Denver, Colorado 80221-1099
Phone: 1.800.388.2366
Programs: BS in Health Care Administration; MS in Health Care Administration
A Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration is one encompassing way to make a difference, by equipping yourself with the tools necessary to keep your hospital, managed care facility, consulting firm or any other health care facility humming. Both programs are designed to enable the student to continue full-time employment while completing their degree.
University of Colorado at Denver
Health Administration Programs - College of Business
Campus Box 165
P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364
Tel: (303) 556-5845
Web: www.business.cudenver.edu
Contact person:
Errol L. Biggs, Ph.D., Director
Program: Two graduate programs are offered that award an MBA (Major in Health Administration) for 48 credit hours. One program is the on-campus program where classes are held in Denver. The other program is an executive program where students come to Denver for one week twice a year and complete the remainder of courses on line. Also offered is a MS in Health Administration.
University of Phoenix at Colorado Springs
5725 Mark Dabling Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO, 80919-2221
Phone: 800.834.4646
Web: http://www.phoenix.edu/programs/degree-programs/nursing-and-health-care/bachelors/bsha-ltc/v003.html
Program:
Bachelor of Science in Health Administration with a concentration in Long-Term Care
The Bachelor of Science in Health Administration (BSHA) Program is designed to integrate a framework of general education courses with a health care curriculum that provides the graduate with the foundational knowledge needed to enter today’s challenging health industry. The BSHA curriculum focuses on the basic body of knowledge, understanding, and skills identified as relevant to an ever expanding and diverse health care arena.