ALF CORE TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Comprehensive emergency management plans are reviewed by - Answer-the county
emergency management agency
Assisted Living facilities are licensed by - Answer-the Agency for Health Care
Administration (AHCA)
Allegations of abuse, neglect and exploitation are investigated by - Answer-
representatives of the Department of Children and Families
Assisted Living facilities should be operated as - Answer-residential environments with
supportive services
"Agency" as used in chapter 429, F.S. means - Answer-the Agency for Health Care
Administration
To be eligible to receive a limited nursing services license - Answer-a facility must not
have been subject to administrative sanctions affecting the health, safety or welfare of
residents in the past 24 months
Providing "personal services" includes providing direct physical assistance with or
supervision of - Answer-the self-administration of medication (NOT medication
administration)
The Department of Health is responsible for - Answer-sanitation inspections
Representatives from the local health departments are responsible for - Answer-
inspections related to food hygiene
Facilities with extended congregate care licenses - Answer-may provide any service
under the scope of the nurse's license
Assisted living facilities with a standard license may - Answer-employ nurses to
administer medications to residents
Any entity that provides housing, meals and one or more personal services to more than
2 persons who are not relatives for a period exceeding 24 hours must have an assisted
living license unless - Answer-licensed as an Adult Family Care Home
When a representative of the Department of Children and Families or the Agency for
Health Care or the Long Term Care Ombudsman comes to your ALF - Answer-you may
ask to see identification
, Assisted living services should be provided - Answer-in a manner that promotes the
dignity and individuality of residents
Operating an unlicensed assisted living facility is - Answer-a third-degree felony
Facilities seeking to obtain an extended congregate care license - Answer-must develop
policies and procedures and residency criteria specifically for extended congregate care
Perimeter or egress control devices and equipment must - Answer-comply with all life
safety requirements
Residents sleeping rooms designed for double occupancy must have a minimum
square footage of ___ usable floor space per occupant - Answer-60 square feet
Temperatures must be maintained at ___ when residents are normally awake - Answer-
at least 72 degrees
There must be at least one bathroom with at least one toilet and sink for every -
Answer-6 persons
Resident bathrooms must have - Answer-a working door
In order to license a room as a resident sleeping room - Answer-the room must be at
least 80 square feet
Legacy facilities that are fully sprinklered must conduct - Answer-6 fire drills per year
The shower or tub ratio to residents is - Answer-1 to 8
An assisted living facility that receives its certificate of occupancy on or after July 1,
2016 must comply with - Answer-NFPA 101 and NFPA 101A current editions
Assisted living facilities must provide - Answer-areas separate from bedrooms for
activities
When calculating the minimum square footage requirement for living and dining space -
Answer-live-in staff and family members must be included in the ratio
Fire evacuation capability determination must be completed - Answer-within 6 months of
becoming licensed as an ALF
If a facility has a limited nursing services license - Answer-a resident who requires
intravenous therapy administered in the facility may be admitted if this is agreeable to
the ALF
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