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 with 36 hours in Long Term Care Administration.
Minnesota Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
400 hours in academic setting
Minnesota Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes
Minnesota Nursing Home State Exam Required?
No
Minnesota Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
20 hours annually
Minnesota Number Licensed Administrators:
825
Minnesota Number of NHA Licenses Issued Annually, Approximately:
46
Minnesota Number of Licensed Nursing Home Facilities:
390
Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator
Minnesota Assisted Living: Contact
Telephone: 651-201-4101
Email: health.fpc-licensing@state.mn.us
Minnesota Assisted Living:
Department of Health
P.O. Box 64975, St. Paul
MN 55164-0975, 651-201-5000
888-345-0823
Minnesota Assisted Living: Code: Elderly Housing with Services. Minn. Stat § 144D.01 et seq.
Minnesota Assisted Living: Reimbursement:
Dept. of Human Services
PO Box 64976, St. Paul
MN 55164-0976
(651) 431-2000
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) 299-4000
Email: admissions@cord.edu
Web: http://www.cord.edu/Academics/Healthcare/index.php
Program: Bachelor's degree
Long-Term Care program ensures students to acquire the necessary background in administration, economic theory , finance and practical experience essential for their future careers. Students work toward licensure by completing requirements for a bachelor's degree, completing a required internship, and passing state and national examinations.
Minnesota State University, Mankato
113 Armstrong Hall
Minnesota State University
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507-389-5188
Email: donald.ebel@mnsu.edu
Web: http://sbs.mnsu.edu/gerontology/nursinghomelicensure.html
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.
University of Minnesota at Crookston
University of Minnesota, Crookston
209 Selvig Hall
2600 University Avenue
Crookston, MN 56716
Tel: (800) 862-6466
Program Long-Term Care Administration—The health management program has been approved by the Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators and meets Minnesota's requirements for long-term care administration. Health management program graduates are eligible to take the Minnesota licensure examination to become a licensed nursing home administrator.
University of Minnesota
Center for Long-term Care Administration Education
Department of Health Care Management
School of Public Health
321 19th Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN. 55455
Tel: (612) 626-7349
Fax: (612) 624-8804
Email: grant004@umn.edu
Web: http://www.sph.umn.edu/programs/certificate/ltcadmin/
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 1968 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.