33-22-107. Determining qualifications of administrator; examinations; holder of license deemed qualified.
The board shall have sole and exclusive authority to determine the qualifications, skill and fitness of any person to serve as an administrator of a nursing home or similar institution. The board may give examinations and shall determine the subjects of examination for applicants for licensure as nursing home administrators, and the scope, content and format of such examinations which in any examination shall be the same for all candidates; provided, however, that such examinations shall include examination of the applicant to demonstrate his proficiency in the rules and regulations of health and safety. The holder of a license under the provisions of this act shall be deemed qualified to serve as the administrator of a nursing home.