Chairman Seth Hunt appointed to state board by Gov. Cooper

Burke County Board of Education Chairman Seth Hunt can add another line to his long resume: member of the N.C. State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NCSBENHA).

Gov. Roy Cooper announced Hunt’s appointment for the three-year term on Aug. 5, highlighting Hunt’s resume and his new role in overseeing and improving standards in the state’s nursing home industry.

The responsibility of the board is to determine the qualifications, skill, and fitness of any person to serve as an administrator or administrator preceptor of the 400 nursing homes in North Carolina. The board members also receive, investigate, and take appropriate action with respect to any charge or complaint filed with the NCSBENHA against a licensee.

Hunt says he received a call from an official in Raleigh who suggested he would be a good fit for the position and asked if he would be interested. Hunt obliged and submitted the required documents. Hunt says the process took approximately two months.

“I’m very humbled and honored to have been appointed to this most important state licensing body by Gov. Cooper. I will endeavor to do my part in seeing that we license only those very qualified to provide health care and services through the network of over 420 long-term care and nursing homes throughout our state,” Hunt said.

Hunt has extensive related experience. He retired as a Special Executive to the Facility Director at J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center and is the former superintendent of the N.C. School for the Deaf, former CEO of Broughton Hospital, and former CEO of the N.C. Neuro-Medical Treatment Center in Wilson.

The NCSBENHA meets regularly, 10 times per year unless there is a special called meeting. Hunt’s first meeting as a member of the board is scheduled for Aug. 21.