Michigan
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
Michigan Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Rae Ramsdell
Michigan Dept of Community Health
Nursing Home Admin. Licensing
Bureau of Health Professions
Post Office Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517/373-6873
Fax: 517/241-3082
Email: rhramsd@michigan.gov
Web: http://www.michigan.gov/healthlicense
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:
1145
Michigan Number of NHA Licenses Issued Annually, Approximately:
59
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
Michigan Assisted Living: Contact
Department of Human ServicesTel. (866) 685-0006
Michigan Assisted Living: Adult Foster Care Licensing, P.O. Box 30605, Lansing, Michigan 48909
(517) 335-6124
Michigan Assisted Living: Code: Homes for the Aged. Mich. comp. Law ยง 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
Ferris State University
Health Management Department
College of Allied Health Sciences
200 Ferris Drive VFS 210
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Tel: 231-591-2270
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.
Madonna University
Department of Gerontology
School of Social Sciences
36600 Schoolcraft Road
Livonia, MI 48150
Tel: 734-432-5532 Fax: 734-432-5393
Tel: 800-852-4951
Email: aherman@madonna.edu
Web: http://www.madonna.edu/index.cfm?objectid=0A83EBD8-1D09-2F5E-28FEA914ED6A68F4
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.
Oakland Community College
Southfield Campus
22322 Rutland Dr.
Southfield, MI 48075
Tel: (248) 233-2971
Fax: (248) 233-2891
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