NCIA Arizona State Exam with
questions and well verified
answers 2026
Programs and services, including supervisory and personal care services, that are provided to persons
who are incapable of recognizing danger, summoning assistance, expressing need, or making basic care
decisions - ANS ✔✨---Directed Care Services
The individual, agency, partners, owner, group, or corporation, whether appointed, elected, or
otherwise designated, in which the ultimate responsibility and authority for the conduct of the health
care institution are vested - ANS ✔✨---Governing Authority
Services, other than medical, that pertain to general supervision, protective, preventive, and personal
care services, supervisory care services, or directed care services - ANS ✔✨---Health-related
Services
The acquisition, analysis, and delivery of health-related data of individuals to aid in determining the
need for medical services - ANS ✔✨---Health Screening Services
The total number of persons for whom the health care institution is authorized by DHS to provide
services as required if the person is expected to stay in the health care institution for more than 24
hours - ANS ✔✨---Licensed Capacity
,The services that pertain to medical care and that are performed at the direction of a physician on
behalf of patients by physicians, dentists, nurses, and other professional and technical personnel -
ANS ✔✨---Medical Services
Any health care institution that is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes, no part of
the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, or that is
operated by the state or any political subdivision of the state - ANS ✔✨---Nonproprietary
Institution
A health care institution that provides inpatient beds or resident beds and nursing services to persons
who need continuous nursing services but who do not require hospital care or direct daily care from a
physician - ANS ✔✨---Nursing Care Institution
Those services that pertain to the curative, restorative, and preventive aspects of nursing care and that
are performed at the direction of a physician by or under the supervision of a registered nurse licensed
in this state - ANS ✔✨---Nursing Services
Assistance with activities of daily living that can be performed by persons without professional skills or
professional training and includes the coordination or provision of intermittent nursing services and the
administration of medications and treatments by a nurse who is licensed - ANS ✔✨---Personal
Care Services
Services that are provided by a licensed health care institution to persons who are otherwise cared for in
foster homes and in private homes to provide an interval of rest or relief of not more than 30 days to
operators of foster homes or to family members - ANS ✔✨---Respite Care Services
The nature or number of violations revealed by any type of inspection or investigation of a health care
institution does not pose a direct risk to the life, health, or safety of patients or residents -
ANS ✔✨---Substantial Compliance
Directly overseeing and inspecting the act of accomplishing a function or activity - ANS ✔✨---
Supervision
,General supervision, including daily awareness of resident functioning and continuing needs, the ability
to intervene in a crisis, and assistance in self-administering prescribed medications - ANS ✔✨---
Supervisory Care Services
A license that is issued by DHS to operate a class or subclass of a health care institution at a specific
location and that is valid until an initial licensing inspection - ANS ✔✨---Temporary License
Medically necessary periodic health care services that are unplanned or cannot reasonably be
anticipated and that require medical evaluation or treatment before the next business day -
ANS ✔✨---Unscheduled Medical Services
Who is required to have a fingerprint clearance card? - ANS ✔✨---Anyone who provides direct care
services
If a new hire does not already have a fingerprint clearance card, they must apply for one within ____ of
employment. - ANS ✔✨---20 working days
Owners are required to make documented, good faith efforts to contact ____ and verify ____. -
ANS ✔✨---Previous employers to obtain information or recommendations that may be relevant to
a person's fitness to work in a facility; The current status of a person's fingerprint clearance card
If an employee has a 6-month or greater gap in their employment record, they must submit ____. -
ANS ✔✨---An application for a new fingerprint clearance card with a new set of fingerprints
Services that provide direct individual care and that are not provided in a common area, including: 1.
Assistance with ADLs; 2. Assistance with self-administration of medication; 3. Janitorial, maintenance,
housekeeping, or other services provided in a resident's room; 4. Transportation services -
ANS ✔✨---Direct Supportive Services
An application for licensure to operate a nursing facility must be submitted by the governing body at
least ____ but not more than ____ before the anticipated date of operation. - ANS ✔✨---60 days;
120 days
, An application for a substantial compliance survey for initial licensure must be submitted at least ____
before the date on which the survey is requested. - ANS ✔✨---30 days
A change of ownership must be submitted in writing at least ____ before it is to take place. -
ANS ✔✨---30 days
DHS must be notified of any change in a controlling person (governing body) within ____. -
ANS ✔✨---30 days
A facility may begin operating on the ____. - ANS ✔✨---Effective date of the temporary license
Medical records for adult patients must be kept for ____. - ANS ✔✨---6 years after discharge
Medical records for minors must be kept for ____. - ANS ✔✨---3 years after they turn 18 or 6 years
after discharge, whichever is later
A health care institution license issued by DHS must be posted ____. - ANS ✔✨---In a conspicuous
location in the reception area of the facility
True or False: Facilities must post in a conspicuous place a notice that identifies where the inspection
reports are for the facility. - ANS ✔✨---TRUE
True or False: A facility can be denied a license if the applicant or anyone they work with (other
members of governing body, stockholders, etc.) have had their license to operate a facility denied,
revoked, or suspended. - ANS ✔✨---TRUE
If DHS reasonably believes that the life or safety of patients will be immediately affected, they can order
____. - ANS ✔✨---1. The immediate restriction of admissions or readmissions; 2. Selected transfer
of patients out of the facility; 3. Reduction of capacity; 4. Termination of specific services, procedures,
practices, or facilities
questions and well verified
answers 2026
Programs and services, including supervisory and personal care services, that are provided to persons
who are incapable of recognizing danger, summoning assistance, expressing need, or making basic care
decisions - ANS ✔✨---Directed Care Services
The individual, agency, partners, owner, group, or corporation, whether appointed, elected, or
otherwise designated, in which the ultimate responsibility and authority for the conduct of the health
care institution are vested - ANS ✔✨---Governing Authority
Services, other than medical, that pertain to general supervision, protective, preventive, and personal
care services, supervisory care services, or directed care services - ANS ✔✨---Health-related
Services
The acquisition, analysis, and delivery of health-related data of individuals to aid in determining the
need for medical services - ANS ✔✨---Health Screening Services
The total number of persons for whom the health care institution is authorized by DHS to provide
services as required if the person is expected to stay in the health care institution for more than 24
hours - ANS ✔✨---Licensed Capacity
,The services that pertain to medical care and that are performed at the direction of a physician on
behalf of patients by physicians, dentists, nurses, and other professional and technical personnel -
ANS ✔✨---Medical Services
Any health care institution that is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes, no part of
the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, or that is
operated by the state or any political subdivision of the state - ANS ✔✨---Nonproprietary
Institution
A health care institution that provides inpatient beds or resident beds and nursing services to persons
who need continuous nursing services but who do not require hospital care or direct daily care from a
physician - ANS ✔✨---Nursing Care Institution
Those services that pertain to the curative, restorative, and preventive aspects of nursing care and that
are performed at the direction of a physician by or under the supervision of a registered nurse licensed
in this state - ANS ✔✨---Nursing Services
Assistance with activities of daily living that can be performed by persons without professional skills or
professional training and includes the coordination or provision of intermittent nursing services and the
administration of medications and treatments by a nurse who is licensed - ANS ✔✨---Personal
Care Services
Services that are provided by a licensed health care institution to persons who are otherwise cared for in
foster homes and in private homes to provide an interval of rest or relief of not more than 30 days to
operators of foster homes or to family members - ANS ✔✨---Respite Care Services
The nature or number of violations revealed by any type of inspection or investigation of a health care
institution does not pose a direct risk to the life, health, or safety of patients or residents -
ANS ✔✨---Substantial Compliance
Directly overseeing and inspecting the act of accomplishing a function or activity - ANS ✔✨---
Supervision
,General supervision, including daily awareness of resident functioning and continuing needs, the ability
to intervene in a crisis, and assistance in self-administering prescribed medications - ANS ✔✨---
Supervisory Care Services
A license that is issued by DHS to operate a class or subclass of a health care institution at a specific
location and that is valid until an initial licensing inspection - ANS ✔✨---Temporary License
Medically necessary periodic health care services that are unplanned or cannot reasonably be
anticipated and that require medical evaluation or treatment before the next business day -
ANS ✔✨---Unscheduled Medical Services
Who is required to have a fingerprint clearance card? - ANS ✔✨---Anyone who provides direct care
services
If a new hire does not already have a fingerprint clearance card, they must apply for one within ____ of
employment. - ANS ✔✨---20 working days
Owners are required to make documented, good faith efforts to contact ____ and verify ____. -
ANS ✔✨---Previous employers to obtain information or recommendations that may be relevant to
a person's fitness to work in a facility; The current status of a person's fingerprint clearance card
If an employee has a 6-month or greater gap in their employment record, they must submit ____. -
ANS ✔✨---An application for a new fingerprint clearance card with a new set of fingerprints
Services that provide direct individual care and that are not provided in a common area, including: 1.
Assistance with ADLs; 2. Assistance with self-administration of medication; 3. Janitorial, maintenance,
housekeeping, or other services provided in a resident's room; 4. Transportation services -
ANS ✔✨---Direct Supportive Services
An application for licensure to operate a nursing facility must be submitted by the governing body at
least ____ but not more than ____ before the anticipated date of operation. - ANS ✔✨---60 days;
120 days
, An application for a substantial compliance survey for initial licensure must be submitted at least ____
before the date on which the survey is requested. - ANS ✔✨---30 days
A change of ownership must be submitted in writing at least ____ before it is to take place. -
ANS ✔✨---30 days
DHS must be notified of any change in a controlling person (governing body) within ____. -
ANS ✔✨---30 days
A facility may begin operating on the ____. - ANS ✔✨---Effective date of the temporary license
Medical records for adult patients must be kept for ____. - ANS ✔✨---6 years after discharge
Medical records for minors must be kept for ____. - ANS ✔✨---3 years after they turn 18 or 6 years
after discharge, whichever is later
A health care institution license issued by DHS must be posted ____. - ANS ✔✨---In a conspicuous
location in the reception area of the facility
True or False: Facilities must post in a conspicuous place a notice that identifies where the inspection
reports are for the facility. - ANS ✔✨---TRUE
True or False: A facility can be denied a license if the applicant or anyone they work with (other
members of governing body, stockholders, etc.) have had their license to operate a facility denied,
revoked, or suspended. - ANS ✔✨---TRUE
If DHS reasonably believes that the life or safety of patients will be immediately affected, they can order
____. - ANS ✔✨---1. The immediate restriction of admissions or readmissions; 2. Selected transfer
of patients out of the facility; 3. Reduction of capacity; 4. Termination of specific services, procedures,
practices, or facilities
