Amended Rules

The following rule will be voted on Thursday, October 8 @ 10:00am.

135-X-5-.07 (1) – Deadline to Pay License Fee - An applicant who has successfully passed the Section B exam has 30 days from the date of passing the exam to pay the initial licensing fee. Failure to do so will forfeit all previously paid fees and the applicant will be required to submit a new application and will be responsible for all applicable fees.
 

The following is a list of rules changes that will be effective May 22, 2009.

135-X-3-.01 Meetings of the Board.

(1) The Board shall hold not less than four meetings each year. The Board
shall meet quarterly as posted on the Board of Examiners' website or as notified in the Alabama Administrative Monthly.

135-X-5-.02 Pre-Examination Requirement and Conditions Precedent.

3. The person must be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government.

(a) All applicants must submit a business license for any facility in which
he/she is employed.

135-X-5-.03 Application for Examination.

(5) An application for examination will expire 90 days from the date approved. After the expiration date, the applicant will be required to resubmit a new application and will be responsible for all applicable fees.

135-X-7-.01 Licenses.

(1) A provisional Category I Assisted Living Administrator license shall be issued to Board approved applicants who pass Section A of the Category I examination. This provisional license qualifies the licensee to temporarily administer an assisted living facility, as defined in Rule No. 135-X-2-.01 (e) of these Rules and Regulations, until the provisional license expires and becomes void nine (9) months from the date issued by the Board, or the provisional license becomes void upon the denial of an initial application. A provisional Category I licensee who completes the required classroom training as set forth in Rule No. 135-X-5-.01 (2)(a) of these Rules and Regulations and passes Section B of the Category I examination, shall be issued a Category I Assisted Living Administrator license. This license shall qualify the licensee to administer an assisted living facility and must be renewed annually.

(a) Any person currently employed at an assisted living facility is authorized to apply for license renewal only if said facility that employs the licensee is licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health. All applicants seeking a renewal license must submit the business license of the facility in which he/she is employed.


(6) Failure to secure an annual renewal of a license based on a failure to meet
the continuing education requirements shall result in the expiration of the license. An expired license may not be "reactivated". All persons holding an expired license shall be required to submit a new application and follow all procedures for licensure of a new applicant. In addition, any applicant whose license has previously expired is subject to the payment of a reapplication fee.

135-X-13-.01 Fees
(12) A reapplication fee ($150.00)

(13) A replacement license fee ($25.00)