California ARF Administrator Examination All Answers Correct
1. In ARF rooms approved for non-ambulatory residents, who can use these rooms?
Answer: Both non-ambulatory and ambulatory residents.
2. What must ARF licensees reveal in each or all advertisements, publications, or announcements made
with the intent to attract residents?
Answer: License number.
3. How often must disaster drills be conducted in ARF homes?
Answer: At least once every 6 months.
4. What must licensees do when they change the conditions or limitations described on their license,
such as location or capacity?
Answer: File a new licensing application.
5. How long does a licensee have to report a special incident to Community Care Licensing by fax or
telephone?
Answer: By the next working day during CCL's normal business hours.
6. What is the timeline for reporting a change of the CEO or Licensee's mailing address?
Answer: 10 working days.
, 7. Who can change the label on a prescribed medication?
Answer: Nobody but the dispensing pharmacist.
8. How long must centrally stored medication records be maintained?
Answer: 1 year.
9. What is the education requirement for an administrator of an 8-bed ARF?
Answer: High school diploma or GED.
10. How many hours per week must an administrator be available to work in each care home they
administer?
Answer: The number of hours necessary to manage and administer the facility in compliance with
applicable law and regulation.
11. What are the coverage requirements when an administrator is absent from the facility?
Answer: Coverage by a designated substitute who is capable of running the home and who meets the
qualifications listed in section 80065.
12. How long does an administrator have to pass a written exam administered by ACS after completing
the initial certification program?
Answer: 60 days.
13. What is the processing fee for an ARF administrator certification?
1. In ARF rooms approved for non-ambulatory residents, who can use these rooms?
Answer: Both non-ambulatory and ambulatory residents.
2. What must ARF licensees reveal in each or all advertisements, publications, or announcements made
with the intent to attract residents?
Answer: License number.
3. How often must disaster drills be conducted in ARF homes?
Answer: At least once every 6 months.
4. What must licensees do when they change the conditions or limitations described on their license,
such as location or capacity?
Answer: File a new licensing application.
5. How long does a licensee have to report a special incident to Community Care Licensing by fax or
telephone?
Answer: By the next working day during CCL's normal business hours.
6. What is the timeline for reporting a change of the CEO or Licensee's mailing address?
Answer: 10 working days.
, 7. Who can change the label on a prescribed medication?
Answer: Nobody but the dispensing pharmacist.
8. How long must centrally stored medication records be maintained?
Answer: 1 year.
9. What is the education requirement for an administrator of an 8-bed ARF?
Answer: High school diploma or GED.
10. How many hours per week must an administrator be available to work in each care home they
administer?
Answer: The number of hours necessary to manage and administer the facility in compliance with
applicable law and regulation.
11. What are the coverage requirements when an administrator is absent from the facility?
Answer: Coverage by a designated substitute who is capable of running the home and who meets the
qualifications listed in section 80065.
12. How long does an administrator have to pass a written exam administered by ACS after completing
the initial certification program?
Answer: 60 days.
13. What is the processing fee for an ARF administrator certification?
