I am concerned about the the regulations being considered by The Department of Health Professions as it relates to the licensure of Assisted Living Administrators. I have served in the Senior Living industry for over 30 years, I have been licensed as a Nursing Home Administrator/Assisted Living Administrator in three states, and I have had operational oversight in over 30 States nation-wide. I believe in licensing, it is very good for the credibility of our industry. I do have concerns though about a national exam, I feel the state exam would be more than adequate. There needs to be a balance in the required amount of administrator in training hours so we do not discourage anyone from entering the industry, either due to time or cost issues. Lastly,we must be careful to assure the proper experience and education backgrounds of administrators to enable them to give quality care to our Residents. Thank you for your time and consideration!  Ben Decker.