1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; establishing licensure for health services executives;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144A.26.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144A.26, is amended to read:
1.6 	144A.26 RECIPROCITY WITH OTHER STATES AND EQUIVALENCY OF 
1.7 	HEALTH SERVICES EXECUTIVE.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Reciprocity. The Board of Examiners may issue a nursing home 
1.9 	administrator's license, without examination, to any person who holds a current license as 
1.10 	a nursing home administrator from another jurisdiction if the board finds that the standards 
1.11 	for licensure in the other jurisdiction are at least the substantial equivalent of those prevailing 
1.12 	in this state and that the applicant is otherwise qualified.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Health services executive license. The Board of Examiners may issue a health 
1.14 	services executive license to any person who (1) has been validated by the National 
1.15 	Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards as a health services executive, and 
1.16 	(2) has met the education and practice requirements for the minimum qualifications of a 
1.17 	nursing home administrator, assisted living administrator, and home and community-based 
1.18 	service provider. Licensure decisions made by the board under this subdivision are final.