Board of Examiners for Nursing Facility Administrators

Name Board of Examiners for Nursing Facility Administrators
Contact Person Mr. Joseph Townsend - Executive Director
Mailing Address 5647 Superior Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70816-6049
Phone Number 225-295-8571
Fax Number 225-295-8574
Board Email nfainfo@labenfa.com
Website www.labenfa.com
Legal Authority RS 37:2501-2511
Year Created 1969
Organizational Placement Placed within the Department of Health and Hospitals
Purpose/Function To develop, impose, and enforce Federal and State Standards that must be met by individuals in order to be licensed as a Louisiana Nursing Home Administrator and maintain that license.
Budget Message To annually collect statutorly imposed fees and costs to implement Board functions. The Board does not receive direct appropriations.
Number of Entity Members: Number Authorized: 13
Number Currently Serving: 12
Number of Entity Meetings: Actual number in prior year: 4
Estimated number in current year: 4
The Entity is:
Active   Inactive   Not fully organized   Disbanded   Never fully organized
Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements?
Yes   No
Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds?
Yes   No
Entity Member Per Diem:
  Amount Authorized: $75      per meeting   per meeting day   per day spent on board business   None

Total entity member per diem:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Entity Member Salaries:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement:
  Prior year actual: $330.00
  Current year budgeted: $600.00
Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions:
Classified: 0
Unclassified: 2
Part-time: 0
Entity Fiscal Year End:
4/30         7/31         10/31         Other (identify date)
6/30         9/30         12/31         None
Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs:
    Employees:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs

    Members:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs
Notes 1-26-2022 Note: There has been a change in 2 staffing positions with one retiring and the other relocating to another city. One was replaced on March 1, 2021. The second employee was not replaced.
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