Louisiana
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
Louisiana Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Mark Hebert
Louisiana State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Admin.
5647 Superior Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Phone: 225/295-8580
Fax: 225/295-8574
Email: mhebert@labenfa.com
Web: http://www.labenfa.com/
Louisiana Nursing Home Education Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree from accredited program; or Associate’s degree in nursing with 2 years experience Dir. Nursing; or 60 hours of college with at least C averate and three years experience in the field
Louisiana Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
6 months
Louisiana Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes
Louisiana Nursing Home State Exam Required?
Yes
Louisiana Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
15 hours annually
Louisiana Number Licensed Administrators:
695
Louisiana Number of NHA Licenses Issued Annually, Approximately:
31
Louisiana Number of Licensed Nursing Home Facilities:
305
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
Louisiana Assisted Living: Contact
Office of Aging and Adult Services
628 North 4th Street
P.O. Box 2031
Baton rouge, LA 70821
Phone: 1.866.758.5035
Fax: 225.219.0202
Email: MedWeb@dhh.la.gov
Louisiana Assisted Living:
Licensing Bureau
P.O. Box 3078
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3078
504-922-0015
Louisiana Assisted Living: Code:
Adult Residential Care Facility La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 2151 et seq., La. Admin Code tit. 48, § 8901 et seq.
Louisiana Assisted Living: Reimbursement:
Bureau of Health Services Financing,
P.O. Box 91030
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9030
504-342-3891
Louisiana Assisted Living: Administrator Overview
Be 21 with either a bachelor's degree and two years of experience or have 6 years of related experience if no degree.
College Coursework
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Institute of Gerontology / Department of Gerontology
700 University Avenue
Monroe, LA 71209
Tel: (318) 342-1465 Fax: (318) 342-1431
Web: http://www.ulm.edu/gero/gero2.html
Program: CERTIFICATE, MASTER'S
The University of Louisiana at Monroe offers a choice of a two-year Master of Arts in Gerontology (MAG) degree (beginning Fall, 1995) with a concentration in Program Administration or Community-Based Long-Term Care Administration or a one year 18 semester hours Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Gerontological Studies.