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jects shall be related to nursing home and health administration
and attendant matters, and the scope, content, and format of the
examinations, which in any one examination shall be the same for
all candidates. Every examination shall include examination of the
applicant to demonstrate his proficiency in the rules and regulations
of health and safety.

(b)    Examinations shall be held at least four times each year,
at times and places the Board designates.

(c)    The Board shall set no limit on the number of times an
applicant may take the examination for licensing as nursing home
administrator.

761. Licenses.

(a)    An applicant for a license as a nursing home administrator
who has (1) successfully complied with the requirements of Section
759 of this subtitle and the standards provided for therein; and (2)
passed the examination provided for in Section 760 of this subtitle,
shall be issued a license on a form provided for that purpose by
the Board, certifying that the applicant has met the requirements
of the laws, rules, and regulations entitling him to serve, act, prac-
tice, and otherwise hold himself out as a licensed nursing home
administrator.

(b)    The Board shall issue a temporary license to any individual
applying therefor who has served as a nursing home administrator
during all of the calendar year of 1969, and who meets the standards
of the Board and of this subtitle relating to good character, suit-
ability, age, and citizenship. The temporary license shall terminate
two years after issuance or at midnight, June 30, 1972, whichever
is earlier, and shall then be cancelled and of no legal force or effect
thereafter; but if, prior to the expiration of the temporary license,
the temporary nursing home administrator passes a qualifying ex-
amination and meets other requirements of the Board, a nursing
home administrator license shall be issued to him. A temporary
license or extension thereof may not be issued to any person after
June 30, 1972. If time for compliance under Section 1908 of the
Social Security Act is extended by amendment to Federal law beyond
June 30, 1972, the date June 30, 1972, relating to termination of
licenses and issuance of licenses in the case of temporary nursing
home administrators, shall be extended by the Board to conform
with such amendment. THE BOARD SHALL SUBMIT A WRIT-
TEN REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY JANUARY
15, 1971. THE REPORT SHALL CONTAIN THE CRITERIA FOR
PERMANENT LICENSURE AND A LIST OF THOSE HOLDING
TEMPORARY LICENSES WHO MAY NOT QUALIFY WITH
THE REASONS THEREFORE.

(c)    There shall be provided by the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene of the State during all of the period for which a
temporary license remains in effect under the provisions of sub-
section (b) of this section a program of training and instruction
designed to enable all temporary nursing home administrators to
attain the qualifications necessary for licensing as a nursing home
administrator. During that period and thereafter, the Board shall
study, develop, and recommend programs of training and instruction
for those desiring to pursue a career in nursing home administration.