2026 NJ CALA UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔One Day - ✔✔Registered professional nurses and pharmacists who participate in
certification medication aide training shall attend a Department offered ___________
Train-the-Trainer Medication Aide Workshop prior to providing such training to a
Certified Medication Aides.
✔✔Quarterly - ✔✔Designation of Pharmacist
1.) Training of employees.
2.) Educating residents regarding medications.
3.) Establishing policies and procedures which ensure safe appropriate self-
administration of medications.
4.) Reviewing medication administration records on ____________ basis, and at least
___________, inspecting all common areas of the facility or program where medication
are stored or administered, documenting any problems and proposing solutions to these
problems, and maintaining records of such inspections.
✔✔Storage and Control of Medications - ✔✔1.) The storage area shall be kept locked
when not in use.
2.) The storage area shall be used only for storage of medication and medical supplies.
3.) The key to the storage area shall be kept on the person of the employee on duty
who is responsible for resident supervision.
✔✔30 days - ✔✔Discontinued or expired medications shall be destroyed within
_____________ in the facility, or, if unopened and properly labeled, returned to the
pharmacy for credit, if allowable, and in conformance with N.J.A.C. 13:39 and other
State and Federal laws, codes, and regulations.
✔✔Medication Destruction - ✔✔All ________________________________ in the
facility shall be witnessed and documented by two individuals, each of whom shall either
be the administrator, the registered professional nurse, the licensed practical nurse, or
the provider or consultant pharmacist.
,✔✔Resident Council - ✔✔Residents shall have the opportunity to organize and
participate in a ______________________ that presents the resident's concerns to the
administrator of the facility.
✔✔Social Worker - ✔✔The facility shall arrange for the provision of social work services
to residents who require them, by social workers licensed. Each social worker shall be
licensed or certified by the New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners in
accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:44G and N.J.S.A. 45:15BB.
✔✔Emergency Medical Services - ✔✔Emergency medical services shall be available to
or arranged for residents requiring these services. The facility shall develop a written
plan for arranging for emergency transportation of residents for medical care and
returning them to the assisted living residence.
✔✔One - ✔✔At least _______ employee trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) and the Heimlich maneuver shall be available in the facility at all times. The
facility shall have an automatic external defibrillator (AED) on site. At least _______
employee trained in the use of the AED shall be available in the facility at all times.
✔✔Emergency Plan and Procedures - ✔✔The facility shall develop written emergency
plans, policies, and procedures which shall include plans and procedures to be followed
in case of medical emergencies, power failures, fire, and natural disasters. The
emergency plan shall be filed with the Department and the Department shall be notified
when the plans are changed. Copies of the emergency plans shall also be forwarded to
other agencies in accordance with State and municipal laws. Nothing in these rule shall
supersede or imply non-compliance with the Uniform Fire Act or Uniform Fire Code,
N.J.A.C. 5:70, or NFPA 101.
✔✔Month - ✔✔The facility shall conduct at least one drill of the emergency plans every
_____________.
✔✔4 - ✔✔The 12 drills shall be conducted on a rotating basis, to ensure that
_______drills occur during each working shift on an annual basis.
✔✔Year - ✔✔The facility shall maintain documentation of all drills, including the date,
hour, description of the drill, participating staff, and signature of the person in charge. In
addition to the drills for emergencies due to fire, the facility shall conduct at least one
drill per _________ for emergencies due to a disaster other than fire, such as storm,
flood, other natural disaster, bomb threat, or nuclear accident (a total of 12 drills).
✔✔Annually - ✔✔All staff shall participate in at least one drill ______________, and
select residents may participate in drills.
, ✔✔Annually - ✔✔The facility shall request of the local fire department that at least one
joint fire drill shall be conducted _______________. Upon scheduling a joint fire drill, the
facility shall notify first aid and civil defense agencies of this drill and shall participate in
community-wide disaster drills.
✔✔Manual Pull Alarm - ✔✔The facility shall test at least one _______________ each
month of the year and maintain documentation of test dates, location of each tested,
persons testing the alarms, and its condition.
✔✔Fire Extinguishers - ✔✔These shall be hung conspicuously, kept easily accessible,
shall be visually examined monthly and shall be recorded on a tag which is attached to
it. It shall also be inspected and maintained in accordance with manufacturers' and
applicable NFPA requirements and N.J.A.C. 5:70. Each shall be labeled to show the
date of such inspection and maintenance.
✔✔10 years - ✔✔All resident records shall be maintained for a period of
_______________ after the discharge of a resident from the assisted living residence,
comprehensive personal care home, or assisted living.
✔✔48 hours - ✔✔The register shall be kept up-to-date at all times. Admissions,
discharges and discharge destination, and other changes shall be recorded within
____________.
✔✔Residents' Individual Records - ✔✔1.) The resident's completed admission
application and all records forwarded to the facility;
2.) The resident's name, last name, date of birth, name and address of sponsor or
interested agency, date of admission, date of discharge (and discharge destination) or
death, the name, address and telephone number of physician to be called, and the
name, address and of nearest relative, guardian, responsible person, or interested
agency, together with any other information the resident wishes to have recorded;
3.) A copy of the resident's advanced directive, if applicable; and
4.) A copy of the resident's general service plan and/or health service plan, if applicable.
✔✔Record of Death - ✔✔1.) Promptly notify a family member, guardian, or other
designated person of the death of the resident. Notification shall be made at the time of
the occurrence, and the time between the resident's death and notification shall not
exceed one hour; and
2.) Including in the resident's record written documentation from the physician of the
date and time of death, the name of the person who pronounced the death, disposition
of the body, and a record of notification of the family. The administrator or
administrator's designee shall include in the record of notification of the family
confirmation and written documentation of that notification.
3.) A physician, registered nurse or paramedic may make a determination and
pronouncement of death in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.2(d) and (e).
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔One Day - ✔✔Registered professional nurses and pharmacists who participate in
certification medication aide training shall attend a Department offered ___________
Train-the-Trainer Medication Aide Workshop prior to providing such training to a
Certified Medication Aides.
✔✔Quarterly - ✔✔Designation of Pharmacist
1.) Training of employees.
2.) Educating residents regarding medications.
3.) Establishing policies and procedures which ensure safe appropriate self-
administration of medications.
4.) Reviewing medication administration records on ____________ basis, and at least
___________, inspecting all common areas of the facility or program where medication
are stored or administered, documenting any problems and proposing solutions to these
problems, and maintaining records of such inspections.
✔✔Storage and Control of Medications - ✔✔1.) The storage area shall be kept locked
when not in use.
2.) The storage area shall be used only for storage of medication and medical supplies.
3.) The key to the storage area shall be kept on the person of the employee on duty
who is responsible for resident supervision.
✔✔30 days - ✔✔Discontinued or expired medications shall be destroyed within
_____________ in the facility, or, if unopened and properly labeled, returned to the
pharmacy for credit, if allowable, and in conformance with N.J.A.C. 13:39 and other
State and Federal laws, codes, and regulations.
✔✔Medication Destruction - ✔✔All ________________________________ in the
facility shall be witnessed and documented by two individuals, each of whom shall either
be the administrator, the registered professional nurse, the licensed practical nurse, or
the provider or consultant pharmacist.
,✔✔Resident Council - ✔✔Residents shall have the opportunity to organize and
participate in a ______________________ that presents the resident's concerns to the
administrator of the facility.
✔✔Social Worker - ✔✔The facility shall arrange for the provision of social work services
to residents who require them, by social workers licensed. Each social worker shall be
licensed or certified by the New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners in
accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:44G and N.J.S.A. 45:15BB.
✔✔Emergency Medical Services - ✔✔Emergency medical services shall be available to
or arranged for residents requiring these services. The facility shall develop a written
plan for arranging for emergency transportation of residents for medical care and
returning them to the assisted living residence.
✔✔One - ✔✔At least _______ employee trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) and the Heimlich maneuver shall be available in the facility at all times. The
facility shall have an automatic external defibrillator (AED) on site. At least _______
employee trained in the use of the AED shall be available in the facility at all times.
✔✔Emergency Plan and Procedures - ✔✔The facility shall develop written emergency
plans, policies, and procedures which shall include plans and procedures to be followed
in case of medical emergencies, power failures, fire, and natural disasters. The
emergency plan shall be filed with the Department and the Department shall be notified
when the plans are changed. Copies of the emergency plans shall also be forwarded to
other agencies in accordance with State and municipal laws. Nothing in these rule shall
supersede or imply non-compliance with the Uniform Fire Act or Uniform Fire Code,
N.J.A.C. 5:70, or NFPA 101.
✔✔Month - ✔✔The facility shall conduct at least one drill of the emergency plans every
_____________.
✔✔4 - ✔✔The 12 drills shall be conducted on a rotating basis, to ensure that
_______drills occur during each working shift on an annual basis.
✔✔Year - ✔✔The facility shall maintain documentation of all drills, including the date,
hour, description of the drill, participating staff, and signature of the person in charge. In
addition to the drills for emergencies due to fire, the facility shall conduct at least one
drill per _________ for emergencies due to a disaster other than fire, such as storm,
flood, other natural disaster, bomb threat, or nuclear accident (a total of 12 drills).
✔✔Annually - ✔✔All staff shall participate in at least one drill ______________, and
select residents may participate in drills.
, ✔✔Annually - ✔✔The facility shall request of the local fire department that at least one
joint fire drill shall be conducted _______________. Upon scheduling a joint fire drill, the
facility shall notify first aid and civil defense agencies of this drill and shall participate in
community-wide disaster drills.
✔✔Manual Pull Alarm - ✔✔The facility shall test at least one _______________ each
month of the year and maintain documentation of test dates, location of each tested,
persons testing the alarms, and its condition.
✔✔Fire Extinguishers - ✔✔These shall be hung conspicuously, kept easily accessible,
shall be visually examined monthly and shall be recorded on a tag which is attached to
it. It shall also be inspected and maintained in accordance with manufacturers' and
applicable NFPA requirements and N.J.A.C. 5:70. Each shall be labeled to show the
date of such inspection and maintenance.
✔✔10 years - ✔✔All resident records shall be maintained for a period of
_______________ after the discharge of a resident from the assisted living residence,
comprehensive personal care home, or assisted living.
✔✔48 hours - ✔✔The register shall be kept up-to-date at all times. Admissions,
discharges and discharge destination, and other changes shall be recorded within
____________.
✔✔Residents' Individual Records - ✔✔1.) The resident's completed admission
application and all records forwarded to the facility;
2.) The resident's name, last name, date of birth, name and address of sponsor or
interested agency, date of admission, date of discharge (and discharge destination) or
death, the name, address and telephone number of physician to be called, and the
name, address and of nearest relative, guardian, responsible person, or interested
agency, together with any other information the resident wishes to have recorded;
3.) A copy of the resident's advanced directive, if applicable; and
4.) A copy of the resident's general service plan and/or health service plan, if applicable.
✔✔Record of Death - ✔✔1.) Promptly notify a family member, guardian, or other
designated person of the death of the resident. Notification shall be made at the time of
the occurrence, and the time between the resident's death and notification shall not
exceed one hour; and
2.) Including in the resident's record written documentation from the physician of the
date and time of death, the name of the person who pronounced the death, disposition
of the body, and a record of notification of the family. The administrator or
administrator's designee shall include in the record of notification of the family
confirmation and written documentation of that notification.
3.) A physician, registered nurse or paramedic may make a determination and
pronouncement of death in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.2(d) and (e).
