Colorado
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
Colorado Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Ms. Karen Brumley
Colorado Board of Nursing Home Administrators
1560 Broadway Suite 1310
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-894-7760
Fax: 303-894-7764
Colorado Nursing Home Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in one of the following: business administration, public health administration, health administration, health care organizations and systems, BS in nursing or Master's in Long-Term Care Management.
Colorado Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
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:
542
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: Department of Health, Health Facilities Division, 4300 Cherry Creek Dr. South, Denver, Colorado 80222-1530
303-692-2846
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 Services, 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
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.eduContact 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.
Emphasis in on the continuum of care [i.e., " you'll be directly involved with the long-term care system no matter where you are in health administration"].
Faculty include:
Heidi Boerstler, Dr.P.H., J.D. (medical care organization)
Bruce Neumann, Ph.D., Professor of Accounting (health care financial management)
Richard Foster, Ph.D., Program Director (health economics)
Robert Schlenker, Ph.D. adjunct faculty Director of Center for Health Services Research (primarily research on long-term care).