Kentucky
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
Kentucky Nursing Home Licensure: Contact
Carolyn Benedict
Board Administrator
Kentucky Board of Licensure for NHA
PO Box 1360
Frankfort, KY 40602
Phone: 502/564-3296
Fax: 502/696-5230
Email: carolyn.benedict@ky.gov
Web: http://nha.ky.gov
Kentucky Nursing Home Education Requirements:
BA (plus 6 months continuous management experience in health care facility within 3 years of application).
Kentucky Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
None
Kentucky Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes
Kentucky Nursing Home State Exam Required?
No
Kentucky Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
30 hours biennially
Kentucky Number Licensed Administrators:
801
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
Kentucky Assisted Living: Contact
David Crane, Cabinet for Human Resources
Tel. 502-564-2800
Fax 502-564-6546
Kentucky Assisted Living:
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Office of the Secretary
275 E. Main St
Frankfort, KY 40621
502-564-5497
Kentucky Assisted Living: Code:
Assisted Living Residences Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยง KRS Chapter 194A00.7**; 910 KAR 1:240
Kentucky Assisted Living: Reimbursement:
Dept. of Medicaid Services 3rd Fl
275 E. Main St.
Frankfort, KY 40621
800-635-2570
Kentucky Assisted Living: Administrator Overview
Have a high school degree or a nursing home administrator license.
College Coursework
University of Kentucky
College of Public Health
121 Washington Avenue
Lexington, KY 40536-0003
Phone: 859-257-5678
Web: http://www.mc.uky.edu/publichealth/index.htmlNEW ADMISSIONS SUSPENDED (2002); LONG TERM CARE COURSES STILL OFFERED FOR STUDENTS IN OTHER MAJORS AS WELL AS MPH AND MHA.
Contact faculty:
Joyce E. Beaulier, Ph.D.
Joel M. Lee, Professor, Associate Director for Academic Affairs
Kentucky School of Public Health
Program: BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S
The University of Kentucky offersa Bachelors in Health Science in Health Administration program (120 hours) and a Masters in Health Administration (541 hours). A Gerontology Certificate is also offered for graduate students through Sanders-Brown Center on Aging consisting of 15 credit hours, including an independent project, as part of a specific graduate program. The bachelors program includes a required six month long-term care practicum. Upon completion of one of these programs the student is eligible for nursing home administrator licensure exam offered by the State.
Western Kentucky University
Health Care Administration
Department of Public Health
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Tel: (270) 745-5260
Email: william.mkanta@wku.edu
Contact faculty:
Dr. William Mkanta
Program: BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S
Western Kentucky University offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Administration and a Master in Health Care Administration.