Examination Resources
Examinations
All candidates making application for licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator in Maryland are required to pass both the Maryland State's Standards Examination and the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards(NAB) Examination. The Maryland exam is a 100-question, pencil and paper test, and the NAB is a 150-question, computer-based exam. To quality for the examinations, candidates must have completed a minimum of 8 months of the Administrator-In-Training program, or its equivalent, and the 100-hour course, if required.
The Maryland State's Standards Examination covers sections of the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) that apply to nursing facilities. The breakdown of questions on the examination is as follows:
10.07.02 - 55 questions
10.07.09 - 20 questions
10.09.10 - 10 questions
10.09.24 - 5 questions
10.15.03 - 10 questions
When an applicant for the AIT program appears before the Credentials Committee for the initial interview, a binder of all regulations and a CD-ROM will be provided which contains all of the regulations covered on the examination. Out-of-State licensees will be provided the binder and CD after the Board reviews and approves their application for endorsement.
The State's Standards examination is given six times per year - the third Thursday in February, April, June, August, October, and December. It is the examination candidate's responsibility to notify the Board when interested in sitting for the State's Standards examination, in writing, at least one month in advance of the scheduled examination. All exam fees are due two weeks in advance of the scheduled examination. The current fee is $125 each time the exam is taken.
Effective January 1, 2003, registration for the national examination must be completed on-line. A candidate will require:
An internet-capable PC with attached printer
An internet connection (DSL or modem)
Internet Explorer (4.0 or better)
An e-mail account
A valid Visa or MasterCard
Candidates for licensure can learn more about the NAB exam and can register for the exam by going to the NAB website (www.nabweb.org) and clicking on the "Examinations" link.
A candidate must also submit a processing and file retention fee of $100 to the Board, made payable to the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, which must be a personal check or money order.
Dr. James E. Allen, Long Term Care Education
Telephone: (919) 815-0387
Web: www.ltcedu.com
Email: jamesallen@unc.edu
Barbara Hughes Leasure
Carroll Lutheran Village
(410) 848-0090
Email: bleasure@clvillage.org
St. Joseph's College of Maine
(800) 752-4723
Web: www.sjcme.edu