In addition to the completion of the AIT program, the HFA applicant must:

• Pass Indiana’s jurisprudence examination
• Pass the national examination
• Completed application with $100.00 application fee.

Please note: The Board cannot locate a preceptor for you nor do they provide a listing of health facility administrators who are qualified to act as preceptors in the State of Indiana.

Failure to submit the aforementioned information will result in the delay of your application.  All positive response applications are subject to the review of the Board. You may be asked to make a personal appearance at a Board meeting to explain your response.

• Training and Licensure Requirements:
  1. Be a minimum of 21 years old
  2. Have a minimum of a high school diploma/equivalent
  3. Pass a national criminal history background check
  4. Pass Indiana’s jurisprudence exam
  5. Meet one of the following:
     • Be a licensed HFA or a registered, certified, or licensed health care practitioner under IC 16 or IC 25.
     • Have at least one (1) year of management experience:
       • in health care;
       • in housing;
       • in hospitality; or
       • providing similar services to the elderly.
         Verification of Employment form
     • Possess an associate's degree in gerontology or health care.
     • Possess a bachelor's degree or higher degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution.
     • Complete a 100-hour specialized course in residential care facility administration that is approved by the board.
• Completed application with $100.00 application fee.
• You are not required to take and pass the NAB national exam.

Expedited Approval (IC 25-19-1-10)

-       Approved NAB HSE (National Association of Long Term Care Administrators Boards Health Services Executive) license in good standing.

Failure to submit the aforementioned information will result in the delay of your application.  All positive response applications are subject to the review of the Board.

Reinstating an HFA or RCA License

A licensed HFA or RCA that has been expired for a period of 3 years or more must still the required continuing education within the two (2) year period immediately before to the date the reactivation application is filed.  HFAs require forty (40) hour and RCAs require twenty (20) hours.

• Documentation to Upload:
• License verification of 1 current license.
  1. Letter of work history or resume documenting what you have been doing since the Indiana license expired.
  2. License verification of 1 current license.
     • Letter of work history or resume documenting what you have been doing since the Indiana license expired.
     • License verification of 1 current license.
     • Copy of the current hours of continuing education certificates
• Xetter of work history or resume documenting what you have been doing since the Indiana license expired.

CE Sponsor

CE Sponsor - HFA licensees will Renew Online through MyLicense One. The license number and registration code are required to access the renewal and will be sent in the renewal notice roughly 90 days before the expiration.

A licensed HFA may apply to the board to renew his or her license in an inactive status. No continuing education is required to renew inactive. An inactive HFA may not practice health facility administration while in an inactive status. If you hold a license in inactive or active status you may renew online to inactive status. If you are currently in inactive status and wish to renew to an active status, you may email your request to the board at pla10@pla.in.gov.

A licensed HFA who has been inactive for a period of 3 years or less at the date of the reactivation application is filed must show proof of having completed forty (40) hours of continuing education within the two (2) year period immediately before to the date the reactivation application is filed.

A licensed HFA. who has been inactive for a period of 3 years or more at the date of the reactivation application is no longer required to:

• Make a personal appearance before the board (board discretion if they have questions about the application that are unresolved before making a determination on the application, not automatic requirement);
• Provide employment history during inactive period; or
• Do any other additional requirements as deemed by the board.

A licensed HFA. who has been inactive for a period of 3 years or more must still complete forty (40) hours of continuing education within the two (2) year period immediately before to the date the reactivation application is filed.