Minnesota
Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator
Minnesota Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Randy D. Snyder
Minn. Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
2829 University Ave SE Suite 440
Minneapolis, MN 55414-1082
Phone: 612-617-2117
Fax: 612-617-2119
Email: BENHA@state.mn.us
Website: www.benha.state.mn.us
Minnesota Nursing Home Education Requirements:
BA and post secondary education in 8 areas specified in board rules.
Minnesota Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
400 hours in academic setting
Minnesota Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes
Minnesota Nursing Home State Exam Required?
Yes
Minnesota Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
20 hours annually
Minnesota Number Licensed Administrators:
881
Minnesota Number of NHA Licenses Issued Annually, Approximately:
65
Minnesota Number of Licensed Nursing Home Facilities:
440
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
Minnesota Assisted Living: Contact
Mary Cahill, Dept. of Health, Tel. 612-643-2156 Fax 612-643-2593
Minnesota Assisted Living: Environmental Health Div., P.O. Box 5904, Minneapolis, MN 55459-0040.
612-627-5032
Minnesota Assisted Living: Code: Elderly Housing with Services. Minn. Stat § 144D.01 et seq.
Minnesota Assisted Living: Reimbursement: Dept. of Human Services, 444 Lafayette Rd., 6th Fl., St. Paul, MN 55155-3852
612-297-3374
Minnesota Assisted Living: Administrator Overview
Facility itself is licensed, not its administrator.
College Coursework
Concordia College
Long-Term Care Administration Program
901 8th St. South
Moorhead, MN 56562
Tel: (218) 299-3950
Fax: (218) 299-4277
Email: danderso@cord.edu
Web: www.cord.edu/dept/healthcare
Contact Faculty:
Daniel V. Anderson, MBA, LNHA
Director, Long-term Care Administration Program and Assistant Professor
Program: Bachelor's degree
An undergraduate degree focused on long-term care administration is offered. The student receives a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Long-Term Care Administration. The student also receives a certificate for completion of the Long- Term Care Administration Program. Completion of this program satisfies all of the course work requirements for licensure a s Nursing Home Administrator in the Sate of Minnesota, including the practicum. Students may also take selected courses required for licensure completion. The Concordia College Health Care Management Program also offers majors in Healthcare Administration and Healthcare Financial Management.
Health Care Faculty:
Mary Almen, MPH, LNHA
Bruce Anderson, MHA
Daniel Anderson, MBA, LNHA
Helen Frampton, RN, MBA, LNHA
Sue Grove, RN, LNHA
Sam Oberstein, Ph.D., MAIR, MPH, BBA, CLU, CEBS, HIA
Ray Weisgarber, LNHA
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Minnesota State University, Mankato
Gerontology Program
358 Trafton Science Center N
Mankato, MN 56001
Tel: (507) 389-1563 Fax: (507) 389-6769
Email: kathryn.elliott@mnsu.edu
Web: http://www.mankato.mnsu.edu/gero/
Contact faculty person
Attn. Dr. Kathryn Elliott
Director, Gerontology Program
Program: NON-DEGREE, BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S, Graduate Certificate of Study
Minnesota State University, Mankato offers three options. The student may complete the courses required by the State Licensing Board on a non-degree basis. The student may take a bachelor's degree incorporating these LTCA study courses, supplementing them with additional work in gerontology, business, health science and sociology with a major in one of these areas. Alternately, the student may pursue a Master of Science or a Graduate Certificate of Study in Gerontology.
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St Cloud State University
Dept. of Political Science
320 Brown Hall
720 4 th Ave. S.
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498
Tel: 320-255-2162 Fax: 320-654-5422
Program St. Cloud St. University offers courses to meet the board's requirements out of their political science department. The courses may be taken as part of a bachelor's degree program or strictly to meet board requirements. Courses may also be taken at the graduate level. The school has a graduate certificate program in gerontology. Most courses are offered on campus and meet several times a week with some courses periodically available for evening enrollment.
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University of Minnesota at Crookston
University of Minnesota, Crookston
209 Selvig Hall
2600 University Avenue
Crookston, MN 56716
Tel: 218-281-8370 Fax: 218-281-8040
Contact: Program Director Health Management
Program Offers a bachelor's degree in health management through a combination of on-campus and distance learning courses. Students who are already degreed may enroll to complete all or some of the courses to meet the board's requirements for organizational management, medical terminology, nursing facility services, and the law portion of regulatory management.
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University of Minnesota
Center for Long-term Care Administration Education
Department of Health Care Management
Carlson School of Management
321 19th Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN. 55455
Tel: (612) 626-7349 Fax: (612) 624-8804
Email: mccle005@tc.umn.edu
Web: www.carlsonschool.umn.edu
Contact faculty:
David Feinwachs, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Center Coordinator
or
Diane McClellan
Principal Student Personnel Worker
Program: NON-DEGREE, (LICENSURE PREPARATION)
The University of Minnesota Center for Long-Term Care Administration Education offers pre-licensure courses designed to assist persons holding a baccalaureate degree to meet the additional academic course requirements specified by the Minnesota State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. Note: this is a specialized course offering for persons already holding a bachelor's degree, but lacking studies specified by the State Licensing Board. This is not a degree or certificate program.
The University of Minnesota Center for Long-Term Care Administration was developed in 1971 with funds from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. About 30 students are taking the seven courses at any one time. The Center offers all the courses necessary for licensure in Minnesota.
Teaching faculty:
M Leslie Grant, Ph.D., Director
Diane McClellan, Coordinator