Michigan
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
Michigan Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Rae Ramsdell
NHA Licensing Bureau of Health Services
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-0918
Fax: 517-241-2895
Michigan Nursing Home Education Requirements:
BA or higher degree; or a current Michigan RN license; or completion of an approved educational program.
Michigan Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
No
Michigan Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes
Michigan Nursing Home State Exam Required?
Yes
Michigan Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
36 hours biennially
Michigan Number Licensed Administrators:
1450
Michigan Number of NHA Licenses Issued Annually, Approximately:
246
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
Michigan Assisted Living: Contact
John Peterson, Dept. Public Health, Tel. 517-373-8562 Fax 517-373-4092
Michigan Assisted Living: Adult Foster Care Licensing, P.O. Box 30037, Lansing, Michigan 48909
517-373-8580
Michigan Assisted Living: Code: Homes for the Aged. Mich. comp. Law § 333.21006(3); 333.21301 et seq. Mich. Admin. Code r. 325:1801 et seq.
Michigan Assisted Living: Reimbursement: Dept. of Social Services, P.O. Box 30037, Lansing, Michigan 48909.
Michigan Assisted Living: Administrator Overview
One year of experience and pass state specified training program.
College Coursework
Concordia University
4090 Geddes Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Tel: 1-888-734-4ADP Fax: (313) 995-7533
Email: sprikj@cuaa.edu
Web: www.cuaa.edu
Contact Administrator:
Jeanette F. Sprik, Ph.D.
Dean, Adult and Continuing Education
Program: BACHELOR'S
Concordia Univeristy's Health Care Administration major offers the working adult an opportunity to earn their B.A. degree in an accelerated format. The student meets one evening a week for 4 hours over a period of three trimesters (16 months) and is considered a full time student. Concordia University was founded in 1963 and is sponsored by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.
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Ferris State University
Health Management Department
College of Allied Health Sciences
200 Ferris Drive VFS 402
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Tel: 231-591-2313 FAX: 231-591-2325
Email: haneline@ferris.edu
Web: www.ferris.edu
Contact faculty:
Ellen J. Haneline, M.Ed., Department Head
Program: BACHELOR'S
Ferris State University's College of Allied Health Sciences offers a bachelor's degree in Health Care Systems Administration. The curriculum provides instruction in the subjects required by the State of Michigan nursing home administrator licensure board. Courses are offered on the Big Rapids campus as well as in 4 off-campus sites in the state.
LTCA teaching faculty
Richard Lyon, M.S., Assistant Professor
Marcia Perry, M.S., Instructor
Judith Monson, M.S., Associate Professor
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Madonna University
Department of Gerontology
School of Social Sciences
36600 Schoolcraft Road
Livonia, MI 48150-1173
Tel: 734-432-5532 Fax: 734-432-5393
Tel: 800-852-4951
Email: herman-a@smtp.munet.edu
Web: ww.munet.edu
Contact faculty:
Dr. Anita Herman
Chair, Department of Gerontology
Program: CERTIFICATE, ASSOCIATE, BACHELOR'S
Madonna University offers three nursing home administration programs: a Certificate, Associate, and Bachelor's degree in Gerontology with Long-Term Care Administration as a specialty area. Courses may be taken for academic credit, continuing education or as the Michigan state and national exam education requirement.
Students may choose among three of involvement:
Level I Certificate of Achievement (30 hours)
Level II Associate of Science Degree (30 hours)
Level III Bachelor of Science Degree (120 hours)
In addition, persons taking GER 485 and 487 488, quality themselves to sit for the Michigan state exam and the national examination for licensure as a nursing home administrator.
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Oakland Community College
Southfield Campus
22322 Rutland Dr.
Southfield, MI 48075
Tel: (248) 233-2971 Fax: (248) 233-2891
Contact faculty:
Theresa Wangler, R.N., B.S.N., M.Ed.
Program Director, Health Care Administration Program
Program: CERTIFICATE, ASSOCIATE
Both a one-year certificate option and a two-year Associate Degree option are available. Both entitle a person to become licensed in the state of Michigan, after successfully passing the Nursing Home Administrator's examination.
For further information about OCC Registration and Policies, contact:
Oakland Community College
Office of the Registrar
Bee Administrative Center
2480 Opdyke Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-2266
(248) 341-2000
For further information about the Health Care Administration Program, contact:
Health Technologies Department
Southfield Campus
22322 Rutland Drive
Southfield, MI 48075-2669
(248) 233-2916