Additional Resources for Health Facility Administrators

• Statutes & Rules

  Licensure Law and Administrative Rules governing this profession are found in various parts of the Indiana Code. The Indiana Professional Licensing Agency provides access to the Licensure Law and Administrative Rules, available by clicking on the links below:

  Title 25 Article 19 -  ARTICLE 19. HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS

  • 25-19-1-1 Definitions
  • 25-19-1-2 Board created; members
  • 25-19-1-3 Qualifications for license; examination
  • 25-19-1-3.5 Temporary permit; issuance; conditions
  • 25-19-1-4 Rules for licensure; cancellation, suspension, or revocation of license
  • 25-19-1-5 Classification as comprehensive health facilities and residential health facilities; administrator's license; fee
  • 25-19-1-5.1 Fee; payment
  • 25-19-1-6 Organization and government of board; compensation; expenses; employees
  • 25-19-1-7 Determination of qualifications for license
  • 25-19-1-8 Powers and duties of the board
  • 25-19-1-9 Renewal of license; failure to renew
  • 25-19-1-10 License by reciprocity; requirements
  • 25-19-1-11 Necessity of license; violations
  • 25-19-1-12 Approval and promulgation of rules and regulations

  TITLE 840 INDIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS

  • ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  • ARTICLE 2. STANDARDS OF COMPETENT PRACTICE
• Continuing Education Requirements

  Licensed HFAs must obtain at least forty (40) hours of continuing education during each two (2) year licensing period. Licensed RCAs must obtain at least twenty (20) hours of continuing education during each two (2) year licensing period. If you are not currently or previously licensed in another state, you will not be required to complete the continuing education requirements for the two (2) year licensing period in which your license is issued.

  The health facility administrator shall retain copies of certificates of completion for continuing education courses for a period of three (3) years from the end of the licensing period for which the continuing education applied. The HFA or RCA shall provide the board with copies of the certificates of completion upon the board's request for a compliance audit.

  Acceptable continuing education:

  • Sponsors of programs must be approved by the Indiana State Board of Health Facility Administrators, the NAB or another state's board of health facility administrators with a mandatory continuing education requirement.
  • Continuing education courses offered by accredited colleges are acceptable if the course content pertains to the practice of H.F. administration.
    Accredited college courses related to the practice of H.F. administration are acceptable forms of continuing education. The following conversion will be used for continuing education credit:
    1. One (1) semester hour equals fifteen (15) contact hours.
    2. One (1) quarter hour equals ten (10) contact hours.

  • Sponsors of programs must be approved by the Indiana State Board of Health Facility Administrators, the NAB or another state's board of health facility administrators with a mandatory continuing education requirement.
  • Continuing education courses offered by accredited colleges, only if the course content pertains to the practice of health facility administration.
  • Accredited college courses related to the practice of health facility administration.

  Continuing education credit may not be carried over from one (1) biennial licensure renewal period to another. Continuing education questions may be directed to the Board at (317) 234-3022 or by e-mail at mailto:pla10@pla.in.gov.

• FAQs
  • Question - How do I start the AIT?
    • Answer - The AIT cannot start till after we have received your HFA or RCA application and you are approved to start. You will receive the notification to start the AIT via email.
  • Question - How long is the temporary license good for?
    • Answer - The temporary license is only good for a maximum of 90 days or when the HFA or RCA license is issued, whichever come first. The temporary license cannot be renewed.
  • Question - What happens when I fail the NAB exam or the Law exam?
    • Answer - Your application will be denied. You will be notified via email that you failed the exam and that you will need to mail in the repeat exam application and fee within 90 days.
  • Question - I failed the exam (NAB or Law exam) and have to reapply, do I need to take another criminal background check?
    • Answer - You will need to take a criminal background check for each application or re-exam application that is sent in. After the application is received, you will be notified to take a criminal background check.
  • Question - My Preceptor license has expired, how do I make it active to precept another AIT?
    • Answer - The preceptor license is not renewable. Every time you have a new AIT, you will receive a new preceptor license when you apply. The preceptor license is only issued when you have an AIT to train.
• Specialized Course of Study for HFA and RCA

  If you need to complete a Specialized Course of Study as prescribed by the Board, please contact one of the following approved organizations:

  Hoosier Owners and Providers for the Elderly (HOPE)
  3530 South Keystone Avenue, Suite 301
  Indianapolis, IN  46227
  (317) 472-0677 phone
  (317) 472-0695 fax

  Success Development, Inc.
  Sponsored by: IHCA
  9801 Fall Creek Rd. #417
  Indianapolis, IN 46256
  (317) 596-0707 phone
  (317) 596-1607 fax

• Scope of Practice Rulings

  Licensed practitioners that have a specific question or questions about the scope of practice of their licensed profession may request a "practice ruling" from the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (PLA) and the Indiana State Board of Health Facility Administrators (the Board). The PLA and the Board may provide a formal determination/interpretation based on the practitioner's factual situations/circumstances. Licensed practitioners may submit a "Request for Practice Ruling" through the web-based form provided on the PLA's "Request for Practice Ruling" web page. Additional information and instructions for submitting a "Request for Practice Ruling " are provided on the web page.

  All requests will be reviewed by the PLA's legal team, and PLA's legal team will draft a ruling for the Board's consideration and potential adoption. All rulings adopted by the Board will be posted to the Indiana Register as well as the comprehensive list provided on the the PLA's "Request for Practice Ruling" web page.