The HSE is the highest licensing credential awarded for senior living leaders and designed to facilitate cross-jurisdictional licensure mobility and multiple lines of service. The HSE qualification will be awarded to long-term care professionals who have demonstrated through a combination of education, experience, and examination the entry-level competencies to meet licensure requirements in all three lines of service (NHA, RC/AL, and HCBS).
Minnesota is the second state to establish an HSE license in 2019; Nevada inaugurated its HSE licensure in 2018 and Ohio recognizes the HSE licensure as a separate single license serving skilled care, assisted living, and home and community-based services. In Minnesota, the HSE license meets two separate licenses to practice as a nursing home administrator and assisted living director. For a list of all states that recognize HSE Credential, please click here and download the PDF. States that adopt the NAB HSE qualification will recognize candidates as meeting their state specific licensure requirements. Please note: some states offer a HSE license, such as Minnesota and other states the HSE qualification meet the licensure requirements of an NHA.
One single campus with one Nursing Home and one Assisted Living under a single HSE license.
One single campus with a nursing home and assisted Living facility on same campus, and an additional assisted living with different HFIDs on the same campus, or on a different campus with a different HFID, an additional shared license is required.
If more than one Nursing Home on a different campus, a shared license is required.
If more than one Assisted Living on a different campus, a shared license is required.
HSE:An LHSE allows a single individual professional license issued by the board to operate a campus of SNF with an assisted living facility using the definition as found in 144G.08. An LHSE may be shared with other licensed communities, but a shared license for a separate campus must be applied for and issued by the BELTSS.
NHA: An LNHA is required for each SNF/Title 18/19 facility licensed by MDH. An LNHA may be shared with two skilled communities, but a shared license is required for the second site. A LNHA may only oversee an unrelated AL, if they hold a LALD license. The LNHA is required for the SNF portion of your operations and one LNHA is required to be the Administrator of Record. A graduate from a NAB or Minnesota approved NHA program and licensed LNHA is validated as meeting the education and experience entry to practice minimums but must apply for a separate assisted living director license.
ALD:A LALD is required for each Assisted Living licensed by MDH. A LALD is required for the MN AL services and a Director of Record must be identified as the lead person for a Licensed Minnesota Assisted Living Facility. A LALD is required to be identified as that lead person for the AL. A LALD is only for the Assisted Living line of service. A single LALD may be used for an Assisted Living Facility Campus as defined in 144G.08. A LALD may be shared. One License for each facility is required.
