TABLE 1. Nursing Home Administrators Licensure Requirements Summarya.
| Licensure Requirements | AIT Training | Examination | CE Hours Required | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Minimum Age | Education | ||||||
| Degree | Min/Max Hours | Period | Board-Approved Preceptor | National | State | |||
| Alabama | 19 | AA | 200/2000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 24/Annually | |
| Alaska | 19 | BA | Yes | No | 0/0 | |||
| Arizona | BA | 1000 | No | Yes | Yes | 50/Biennially | ||
| Arkansas | 21 | AA | Yes | Yes | 20/Annually | |||
| California NHA | 18 | BA | 1000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 40/Biennially | |
| Colorado | 21 | AA | 500/1000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0 | |
| Connecticut | 0 | Yes | 0 | |||||
| Delaware | 18 | Other | 100 | Yes | Yes | No | 48/Biennially | |
| District of Columbia | 18 | BA | 1000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 40/Biennially | |
| Florida | 18 | BA | 1000/2000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 40/Biennially | |
| Georgia | ||||||||
| Hawaii | 21 | BA | 30 | 2080/0 | Yes | Yes | No | 0/Biennially |
| Idaho NHA | 21 | BA | 384/384 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 20/Annually | |
| Illinois | 0 | 1/1 | /1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | /0 | |
| Indiana | Other | 280 | 728/1040 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 40/Biennially | |
| Iowa | BA | 12 | 720 | No | Yes | No | 40/Biennially | |
| Kansas | 18 | BA | 480 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 50/Biennially | |
| Kentucky | 21 | BA | 1080 | No | Yes | No | 30/Biennially | |
| Louisiana | 21 | BA | 1040 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 15/Annually | |
| Maine | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Maryland | 21 | BA | 100/100 | 2080/2080 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 40/Biennially |
| Massachusetts | 18 | BA | 520/1040 | Yes | Yes | No | 40/Biennially | |
| Michigan | 18 | Other | 0/0 | 0/0 | Yes | Yes | 36/Biennially | |
| Minnesota | 21 | BA | 0/36 | 0/400 | No | Yes | No | 20/Annually |
| Mississippi | 21 | Other | 0/0 | 1040 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 40/Biennially |
| Missouri | 21 | Other | 500/2000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 40/Biennially | |
| Montana | 18 | Other | Yes | Yes | 25/Annually | |||
| Nebraska | 19 | AA | 640 | Yes | Yes | No | 50/Biennially | |
| Nevada | 21 | BA | 1000 | Yes | Yes | No | 30/Biennially | |
| New Hampshire | 21 | BA | 15 | No | Yes | Yes | 40/Biennially | |
| New Jersey | 18 | BA | 100/100 | 1750/1750 | Yes | Yes | No | 60/0 |
| New Mexico | BA | No | Yes | Yes | 24/Annually | |||
| New York | 21 | BA | 15 | 445/2080 | Yes | Yes | No | 48/Biennially |
| North Carolina | 18 | Other | 0/0 | 480/2000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 30/Biennially |
| North Dakota | 18 | BA | 0 | 480 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 20/Annually |
| Ohio | 18 | BA | 1500/1500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 20/Annually | |
| Oklahoma | 21 | BA | 560/560 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 24/Annually | |
| Oregon | BA | 960 | No | Yes | Yes | 20/Annually | ||
| Pennsylvania | 21 | Other | 800/1000 | No | Yes | Yes | 48/Biennially | |
| Rhode Island | 18 | BA | 15 | 350 | Yes | No | 40/Biennially | |
| South Carolina | 21 | BA | 0/0 | 0/0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 20/Annually |
| South Dakota | 18 | BA | 240 | Yes | Yes | 40/Biennially | ||
| Tennessee | 18 | AA | 400 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18/Annually | |
| Texas | BA | 15 | 1000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 40/Biennially | |
| Utah | 0 | 1000 | No | Yes | No | 40/Biennially | ||
| Vermont | 18 | BA | 0/0 | 1000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 40/Biennially |
| Virginia | BA | 320/2000 | Yes | Yes | No | 20/Annually | ||
| Washington | BA | 1500 | Yes | Yes | No | 36/Biennially | ||
| West Virginia | 21 | BA | 12 | 2040 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 20/Annually |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Wyoming | BA | No | Yes | No | 25/Annually | |||
Abbreviations: AA, Associate of Arts; BA, Bachelor of Arts; NHA, nursing home administrator.
aFrom National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (https://www.nabweb.org/state-licensure-requirements).