Section 840IAC1-1-17. Qualifications and duties of preceptors

   (a) The applicant for approval as a preceptor shall file a new application for each AIT applicant for whom the preceptor applicant desires to serve as a preceptor.

  (b) In order to qualify as a preceptor, the applicant:

(1) shall:

(A) be a currently licensed Indiana:

(i) HFA to precept an applicant seeking licensure as an HFA or RCA; or

(ii) RCA to precept an applicant seeking licensure as an RCA;

(B) file an application with the board and be approved prior to serving as the preceptor; and

(C) have attended, within the five (5) years prior to applying to serve as a preceptor, a board approved educational program and forward to the board a certificate of completion;

(2) must:

(A) have active work experience as an HFA or RCA for at least two (2) out of the immediate preceding three (3) years prior to the date of application;

(B) be a current CEO of a continuing care retirement community who holds a current valid HFA license; or

(C) be a current regional manager for a multifacility organization who holds a current valid HFA license or RCA and who affirms to the board that his or her physical presence at the training location is concurrent with at least sixty percent (60%) of the applicant's physical presence at the training location; and

(3) shall not have any disciplinary action taken by the board against his or her HFA or RCA license in the last two (2) years.

  (c) Each approved preceptor shall:

(1) act as a teacher rather than an employer and should provide the AIT with educational opportunities;

(2) inform the board if the AIT presents any problems that may affect the facility's service and operation or the AIT's program;

(3) notify the board on suitable forms of any change of status or discontinuance of the AIT program;

(4) submit to the board at the completion of the program an affidavit, as prescribed by the board, stating that the requirements of the AIT preceptor program as stated in section 15 of this rule have been met;

(5) ensure that the records of AIT programs are maintained for a period of five (5) years, during which time the board may request review of these records; and

(6) spend a majority of the required work hours during normal daytime business hours in the facility where training is to occur, except for approved training centers and as deemed necessary to accommodate special situations or emergencies.

  (d) The board reserves the right to take appropriate action for failure of a preceptor to comply with the duties enumerated above.

  (e) A preceptor may not supervise more than one (1) AIT at any given time, except for when the AIT is enrolled in an approved training center or for a student intern enrolled in a university accredited program, or at the discretion of the board.

  (f) The preceptor approval expires when the AIT applicant completes the course of instruction and training prescribed by the board or fails to complete the requirements of section 16 of this rule. (Indiana State Board of Health Facility Administrators; Rule 18; filed May 18, 1979, 9:02 a.m.: 2 IR 843; filed Dec 31, 1981, 8:55 a.m.: 5 IR 398; filed Sep 12, 1985, 3:25 p.m.: 9 IR 286; filed Sep 29, 1987, 2:08 p.m.: 11 IR 796; readopted filed May 1, 2002, 10:35 a.m.: 25 IR 2859; readopted filed Sep 26, 2008, 10:51 a.m.: 20081015-IR-840080338RFA; filed Jan 27, 2009, 9:50 a.m.: 20090225-IR-840080216FRA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2015, 11:18 a.m.: 20151209-IR-840150244RFA; filed Feb 17, 2016, 10:14 a.m.: 20160316-IR-840150078FRA)