On August 1, 2013, the Delaware Board of Nursing Home Administrators published proposed changes to its regulations in the Delaware
Register of Regulations, Volume 17, Issue 2. This notice further indicated that written comments would be accepted by the Board for thirty days, a public hearing would be held, and written comments would be accepted for fifteen days thereafter.
After due notice in the Register of Regulations and two Delaware newspapers, a public hearing was held on September 10, 2013 at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Delaware Board of Nursing Home Administrators to receive verbal comments regarding the Board 's proposed amendments to its regulations.
SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE AND INFORMATION SUBMITTED
3. Pursuant to 24 Del.C. §5206(1), the Board has statutory authority to promulgate rules and regulations clarifying specific statutory sections of its statute.
1.1 Words and terms defined in Title 24, Chapter 52 of the Delaware Code are applicable to these regulations.
"Direct Supervision "means oversight on the premises of a nursing home by a preceptor.
"Preceptor" means an individual who currently has an active Delaware Nursing Home Administrator license and is employed in a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or Assisted Living Facility (AL) and is approved by the Board to have oversight of an AIT candidate according to the rules of the AIT Program.
"Sponsoring Facility" means the nursing home facility at which candidates expect to conduct the majority of their AIT program, often their employer.