§ 2896-e. Issuance of license. 1. The board shall issue a license to
practice nursing home administration to each candidate who meets the
qualifications specified in section two thousand eight hundred
ninety-six-c of this title or submitted an application and qualified
under subdivision five of section two thousand eight hundred
ninety-six-d of this title and who has paid an initial application fee.

2. Each license issued shall be signed by the chairman and the
secretary of the board and shall bear the seal of the department.

3. Upon receipt of satisfactory evidence that a license has been lost,
mutilated or destroyed, the board may issue a duplicate license upon
such terms and conditions as may be required by the board and certified
by the commissioner, and upon payment of a fee of ten dollars.

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of this article the board may adopt
rules and regulations governing operation of a nursing home during
periods of emergency.