House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.

Amends GS 90-278(1)b. pertaining to licensure qualifications forserving as nursing home administrators. Deletes provision thatincreased the educational requirement for licensure under subdivision b. fromtwo years of college level studyor a combination of education and experience toa baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university or an associate's degree in nursing with a minimum of 5 years experience as a director of nursing for five of the previous six years prior to licensure application. Reinstates the previousprovisionsetting the licensurestandards to require that aperson seeking to qualify as a nursing home administratorhas successfully completed the equivalent of two years of college level study (60 semester hours or 96 quarterly hours) from an accredited community college, college, or university prior to application forlicensure; or,has completed a combination of education and experience, acceptable under rules generated by the Board, before application for licensure. Provides that two years of supervisory experience in a nursing home be equivalent to one year of college study.

Amends GS 90-285.1 to make a clarifying change that removes alcohol from the list of controlled substances whose use may serve as a basis for the revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue a license, and lists dependency or addiction to alcohol as a separate factor from dependency or addiction to a controlled substance.