Kansas
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
Kansas Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Ms. Marla Rhoden
Health Occupations Credentialing
1000 SW Jackson Street Suite 330
Topeka, KS 66612-1365
Phone: 785-296-1281
Fax: 785-296-3075
Kansas Nursing Home Education Requirements:
Baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university.
Kansas Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
480 hours with BA
Kansas Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes
Kansas Nursing Home State Exam Required?
Yes
Kansas Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
60 hours biennially
Kansas Number Licensed Administrators:
784
Kansas Number of NHA Licenses Issued Annually, Approximately:
292
Kansas Number of Licensed Nursing Home Facilities:
345
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
Kansas Assisted Living: Contact
Pat Maben, Dept. Health and Environment, Tel. 913-296-1246 Fax 785-296-1266
Kansas Assisted Living: Dept. of Social and Rehab. Services, 5th Fl., Docking State Office Bldg., 915 Southwest Harrison, Topeka, KS 66612-1570
Kansas Assisted Living: Code: Assisted Living Facilities Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-923 et seq., Kan. Admin. Regs 28-39-240 et seq.
Kansas Assisted Living: Reimbursement: Dept. of Social and Rehabilitative Services, Docking State Office Bldg., 915 Harrison St., Topeka, KS 66612
913-296-3981
Kansas Assisted Living: Administrator Overview
Have a bachelors degree in areas specified by the state government, obtain 60 hours of continuing education each two years.
College Coursework
Fort Hays State University Elderlinks Center of Western Kansas
141 Stroup Hall
Fort Hayes State University
Hays, KS. 67601
Phone: 785-628-5553
Contact Faculty:
Liane Connelly, Ph.D., RN, CNAA
Associate Professor and Coordinator
Elderlinks Center of Western Kansas
Email: lconnell@fhsu.edu
Web: www.fhsu.edu/gerontology
Program:
Long Term Care Administration Practicum The Long Term Care Administration Practicum is a 9 credit hour program offered at the undergraduate and graduate level. Students complete a total of 480 clock hours working directly with licensed nursing home administrators and are supervised by FHSU faculty. On-line discussions and readings enhance the learning environment. After successfully completing the program, students are eligible to sit for the state and national examinations and become licensed as nursing home administrators (must have a bachelor's degree for licensure).
Students may elect to complete a Master of Liberal Studies Degree with emphasis in gerontology or healthcare administration, or a Bachelor of General Studies Degree with concentration in gerontology to supplement the long term care administration practicum. The programs are available to distance learners through internet and video courses.
Faculty:
Carol Patrick, Ph.D., Psychology
Pelgy Vaz, Ph.D., Sociology
Mary Morgan, Ph.D., RN, Biology
Liane Connelly, Ph.D., RN, Nursing
Amy Finch, Ph.D., Communication Disorders
Don Curl, NHA, Foster Grandparent Program
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Kansas City Kansas Community College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Long Term Care Administration Program
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66112
Tel: (913) 334-1100 ext 7352
Contact faculty:
Linda Sullivan, Coordinator/Instructor, Long-Term Care Administration Program
Email: lsulli@toto.net Web: www.kckcc.edu
Program: TWO CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Two certificate programs, complying with state Department of Health and Environment regulations for licensure, are offered for persons who already have a four year degree from an accredited institution and seeks to become a Kansas licensed nursing home administrator.
Teaching faculty:
Mr. Paul Wilson, LNHA
Ms. Denise German, R.N., NHA
Mr. Mike Keeble, Director Financial Affairs, U of K Medical Center
Mr. Eugene Hackler, Atty.
Ms. Ruth Cohen, Gerontology Consultant
Ms. Denise Graves-Walker, MPA, NHA
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Kansas State University
Galichia Center for Aging
203 Fairchild Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-1102
Tel: (785) 532-5945 Fax: (785) 532-5944
Contact faculty:
Lyn Norris-Baker, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Galichia Center for Aging
Program: BACHELOR'S , MASTER'S
Approved by the Kansas Board of Regents in 1985, the emphasis in long-term care administration may be completed by both undergraduates and graduate students. Students completing the Emphasis are eligible to take the examination to become licensed as an Adult Care Home Administrator in Kansas.
Undergraduate study
The program is offered in conjunction with the Secondary Major in Gerontology, and may be combined with any disciplinary (departmental) major available at Kansas State University. The program may be completed in 30 credit hours. Post-Baccalaureate and Graduate Study
Students who already have earned a bachelor's degree may complete the Emphasis in Long-Term Care Administration in conjunction with the Graduate Emphasis in Gerontology, or as a non-degree program. The Graduate Emphasis may be combined with any graduate degree program available at Kansas State University.
Teaching faculty in the long term care emphasis:
Courses supporting the Emphasis In Long-Term Care Administration are taught by faculty in over 20 departments across the university.
GERON 610 Seminar in Long Term Care Administration and GERON 615: Long-Term Care Administration Internship are taught by:
Lyn Norris-Baker, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Center for Aging
Rick J. Scheidt, Ph.D., Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Steve Shields, Adjunct Instructor
CEO, Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community
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Washburn University
School of Applied Studies
Human Services Department BE-203
Topeka, KS 66621
Tel: (785) 231-1010 ext. 1297 Fax: (785) 231-1027
Email: zzdphs@washburn.edu Web: www.washburn.edu/sas/human-services/DPHS
Contact faculty:
TRichard Ellis, PhD.
Coordinator: Gerontology and Adult Care Home Administration
Program: BACHELOR'S / CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
The Human Services Department offers a concentration in Adult Care Home Administration leading to a Baccalaureate of Applied Science degree. A Certificate of Completion consisting of 27 hours in specified coursework is also available for those students who have a bachelor degree. The Kansas Department of health & Environment requires a bachelor degree; successful completion of a 480-hour internship; and passing scores on state and federal examination to quality for Licensure as an Adult Care Home Administrator.
Teaching Faculty:
Tom Gallegos, M.A., MSW, Assistant Professor Gerontology Concentration
Patricia A. Maben, R.N., M.N., N.H.A., Instructor, Gerontology Program
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Wichita State University
Department of Public Health Sciences
College of Health Professions
Ahlberg Hall Room 401
Wichita, KS 67260-0152
Tel: (316) 978-3060
Contact faculty:
Janet M Wetta, M.P.H., Educational Program Coordinator
Email: wetta@chp.twsu.edu
Web: www.wichita.edu
Program: Bachelor's / Master of Public Health
Wichita State University offers long term care courses as part of electives available for these degrees. The courses and practicum are designed to meet State of Kansas requirements for licensure.
Faculty persons associated with long term care:
Janet M. Wetta, M.P.H.
James H. Swan, Ph.D
Ruth B. (Toni) Pickard, Ph.D.
Michael Long, Ph.D.
Mary Lescoe-Long, Ph.D.
Steve Gladart, Ed.D.