Nursing Home Administrator Licensure
Laws UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
A 2 hour medical errors course must be completed how often? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Every 2 years
An applicant is required to do what as a condition of licensure? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Submit an application to the Department of Health, Complete a 3-hour HIV/AIDS course,
complete a 2-hour medical errors prevention course
Who has the highest authority in the operation of a nursing home? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Federal, state, and local laws
How long does an applicant have to pass both parts of the Nursing Home Administrators Exam
before the would need to submit a new application and new licensing fees? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 24 months
How long can a complaint be filed? - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 years from the incident giving
rise to the complaint, or 4 years from when the incident should have been discovered
Violating any provision of Chapter 468 is what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prohibited
A licensee must inform the Board of Nursing Home Administrators of the exact date of starting
or leaving a position as a nursing home administrator or a change in the identity of a facility with
in how many hours? - CORRECT ANSWER - Within 48 hours
Who must a licensees keep informed of their current mailing address? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The Board of Nursing Home Administrators
, The determination of eligibility of a temporary license is decided by who? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A committee appointed by Board Chairman
A Nursing Home Administrator's license must be renewed how often? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Biennially
How long is a preceptor's certification valid? - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 years
How must is the fee each licensee pays to enforce state laws prohibiting the unauthorized
practice of nursing home administration as part of the initial and renewal licensing fee? -
CORRECT ANSWER - $5
A licensee whose spouse is a member of the Armed Forces of the Untied State is exempt from
renewal requirements if what? - CORRECT ANSWER - If the licensee is absent from the
state beau Ashe of their spouses duties with the Armed Forces
Any licensee may elect at the time of biennial license renewal to place their license on inactive
status by doing what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Marking "Inactive" on renewal form and
paying an inactive fee
An inactive nursing home administrator licenses must be renewed how often? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Biennially or every 2 years
How long may a license stay on the inactive status? - CORRECT ANSWER - Indefinitely
An inactive license can be reactivated upon application to the Agency and demonstration of
completion of how many hours of continuing education? - CORRECT ANSWER - 20 hours
per year
The determination as to whether probable cause exists to investigate a complaint of misconduct
by an administrator must be made by who? - CORRECT ANSWER - A majority vote of a
probable cause panel of the Board
Laws UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
A 2 hour medical errors course must be completed how often? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Every 2 years
An applicant is required to do what as a condition of licensure? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Submit an application to the Department of Health, Complete a 3-hour HIV/AIDS course,
complete a 2-hour medical errors prevention course
Who has the highest authority in the operation of a nursing home? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Federal, state, and local laws
How long does an applicant have to pass both parts of the Nursing Home Administrators Exam
before the would need to submit a new application and new licensing fees? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 24 months
How long can a complaint be filed? - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 years from the incident giving
rise to the complaint, or 4 years from when the incident should have been discovered
Violating any provision of Chapter 468 is what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prohibited
A licensee must inform the Board of Nursing Home Administrators of the exact date of starting
or leaving a position as a nursing home administrator or a change in the identity of a facility with
in how many hours? - CORRECT ANSWER - Within 48 hours
Who must a licensees keep informed of their current mailing address? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The Board of Nursing Home Administrators
, The determination of eligibility of a temporary license is decided by who? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A committee appointed by Board Chairman
A Nursing Home Administrator's license must be renewed how often? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Biennially
How long is a preceptor's certification valid? - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 years
How must is the fee each licensee pays to enforce state laws prohibiting the unauthorized
practice of nursing home administration as part of the initial and renewal licensing fee? -
CORRECT ANSWER - $5
A licensee whose spouse is a member of the Armed Forces of the Untied State is exempt from
renewal requirements if what? - CORRECT ANSWER - If the licensee is absent from the
state beau Ashe of their spouses duties with the Armed Forces
Any licensee may elect at the time of biennial license renewal to place their license on inactive
status by doing what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Marking "Inactive" on renewal form and
paying an inactive fee
An inactive nursing home administrator licenses must be renewed how often? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Biennially or every 2 years
How long may a license stay on the inactive status? - CORRECT ANSWER - Indefinitely
An inactive license can be reactivated upon application to the Agency and demonstration of
completion of how many hours of continuing education? - CORRECT ANSWER - 20 hours
per year
The determination as to whether probable cause exists to investigate a complaint of misconduct
by an administrator must be made by who? - CORRECT ANSWER - A majority vote of a
probable cause panel of the Board
