Florida
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
Florida Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Edith Rogers
Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-07
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3257
Phone: 850/245-4355
Fax: 850/922-8876
Email: edith_rogers@doh.state.fl.us
Website: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nurshome/index.html
Florida Nursing Home Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree
Florida Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
1,000 hours during degree training
Florida Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes
Florida Nursing Home State Exam Required?
Yes
Florida Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
40 hours biennially
Florida Total Number Nursing Home Administrators:
1433
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
Florida Assisted Living:
Contact
Shaddrick A. Haston, Esq
.Manager, Assisted Living Unit
Tel. 850-412-4304
Fax 850-922-1984
Florida Assisted Living:
Agency for Health Care Administration
Bureau of Long Term Care Services
2727 Mahan Drive
Mail Stop #30
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Florida Assisted Living:
Code: Assisted Living Facilities, Fla. Stat. Ch. 400 Part 3; Fla. Admin. Code Ch. 58A-5 et seq.
Florida Assisted Living:
Reimbursement: Agency for Health Care Admin
Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services
2727 Mahan Drive,
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(888) 419-3456
Florida Assisted Living: Administrator Overview
Be 21 and complete a core training program including 26 contact hours within 3 months of employment. 12 hours of continuing education every two years. Extended Congregate Care Facility administrators must have 2 years of experience in social work, management, recreation or counseling and do 6 hours of continuing education each year.
College Coursework
Florida A&M University
Division of Health Care Management
School of Allied Health Sciences
334 Palmer Ave
Lewis-Beck Building Suite 306
Tallahassee, Florida 32307
Tel: 850.599.3818
Wedsite: http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?alliedHealth&DegreePrograms
Program: BACHELOR'S, MASTER’s
Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management with a concentration in Long-Term Care Administration. The core curriculum has been approved by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations and the State Board of Nursing Home Administrators. Upon completion of the degree/concentration students qualify to sit for the licensure examination.
Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA): The Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA) degree program is designed to meet the educational needs of both traditional and nontraditional students. Since classes are offered primarily during the evening hours, 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Monday – Friday, this program is ideal for those individuals who wish to maintain their full-time employment while pursuing a graduate degree in health administration. A minimum of 55 credit hours is distributed among the core, capstone and residency requirement.
University of North Florida
Brooks College of Health
Health Administration Program
1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, Florida, 32224
Phone: 904 620-2840
Fax: (904) 620-1035
http://www.unfhealthadmin.org/
Contact faculty
JoAnn Nolin, J.D., Director
Health Administration Programs
Program
The University of North Florida's Department of Health Science has one undergraduate and two graduate programs that offer curriculum in Long-Term Care Administration. Graduates from these programs who have successfully completed a state mandated internship as part of their program of study are eligible to sit for the Florida Long-Term Care Administrator's Examination
Bachelors in Health Administration(BHA)
The primary goal of the health administration undergraduate program is to provide students with the entry skills needed by health administrators and management professionals. Students interested in long term care management may select course work and an internship that will allow them to qualify to take the Florida Nursing Home Administrator’s licensing examination.
Master of Science in Health and Geriatric Management Specialization (MSH-GMS)
The Geriatric Management Program at the University of North Florida is designed to meet the needs of individuals interested in working with organizations that serve older adults. The program prepares graduates for entry-level management and administrative positions and enhances knowledge and skills of individuals already employed in the aging services field. The program consists of a minimum of 39 semester hours of course work that addresses biological, social, political, and management issues critical to the effective delivery of services to the elderly population.
Master of Health Administration
The program (54 hour minimum) is designed for those individuals who want to work in the field of management and administration within a health care delivery setting.