Initial application for licensure, $150.

A prospective applicant may have their education and experience reviewed in order to obtain waivers prior to submitting a full license application for $50. If an application is submitted within one year of the educational review, the $50 fee will be applied tothe fee for application for licensure.

Minnesota state examination, $75; the NAB exam fee is $425 NAB Practice Exams range from $75 to $125.

Although not required for licensure in Minnesota, the comprehensive Residential Care/Assisted Living (RC/AL) Exam can be applied for by qualifed Minnesota candidates. A Minnesota licensure application is not required to take the RC/AL exam, the fee is $400.

The fee for initial licensure varies based on the month the license is issued. Initial license if issued between July 1 and December 31 is$200, and $100if issued between January 1 and June 30.

A fee of $250 is charged for Acting Permit. State Exam fee is $75. If intentions are to become Acting Administrator for the facility where the Acting Permit is held, all requirements of an application for licensure,$150, must be completed prior to the end date of the acting permit.

An acting administrator permit is limited to 6 months and cannot be renewed per Minnesota Rule 6400.6700 unless the individual requests a waiver to the board for unanticipated and special circumstances and the board may issue a second permit to serve a facility as an acting administrator for up to six months from the expiration of the original acting administrator permit when the board finds the second permit to be int he best interests of the public.  In no event, shall the board issue successive permits for a total duration of longer than one year. 

All licensees actively practicing as nursing home administrators shall display their license in a conspicuous place in the facility which the licensee administers, visible to residents and visitors. (Minn Rule:  6400.6720 DISPLAYING LICENSES.)

The Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators requires a license to be posted as the Administrator of Record for each Minnesota facility.  In the event of a name change for an AOR, submit the NAME CHANGE form and the $10 fee to have the certificate updated with your new, legal name.

If you are not a current Administrator of Record or practicing at a non-Minnesota facility, you may wait until the renewal period. 

A duplicate license may be obtained in the event the issued certificate is damaged or lost, or if a licensee becomes AOR of a second facility. The fee is $10. Please submit a written request, including the disposition of the current certificate and the ground for which a duplicate is required, along with a check or money order for the fee to the Board office. 

The fee for review of continuing education seminars, institutes, workshops, or home study courses (includes CEUs submitted by licensees for approval at renewal where approval of content has not previously been obtained):

for less than seven clock hours, $30; and for seven or more clock hours, $50;

The fee to a licensee for verification of licensure status and examination scores to be transferred to another jurisdiction is $30. Individuals with an inactive Minnesota license must submit a written request to the Board office along with a personal or business check or money order for the fee.

The fee for registration as a registered continuing education sponsor is$1,000. Please contact the Board office for the registration form.