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Florida ALF Core Training Test — 100 Practice Questions & Answers (2026)
Section 1: State Law, Rules & Licensing (Questions 1–20)
1. Which Florida agency is responsible for licensing and regulating Assisted Living
Facilities?
A. Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA)
B. Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
C. Department of Children and Families (DCF)
D. Department of Health (DOH)
Answer: B. AHCA is the primary licensing and regulatory agency for ALFs under Chapter 429,
Florida Statutes, and Chapter 59A-36, Florida Administrative Code .
2. What is the minimum number of core training hours required for prospective ALF
administrators before taking the competency exam?
A. 12 hours
B. 20 hours
C. 26 hours
D. 40 hours
Answer: C. Florida Statute 429.52 requires a minimum of 26 hours of core training before
registering for the state competency exam .
3. Within how many days after employment must an ALF administrator complete core
training and the competency test?
A. 30 days
B. 60 days
C. 90 days
D. 180 days
Answer: C. Administrators must complete core training, including the competency test,
within 90 days after the date of employment .
4. What is the minimum passing score for the Florida ALF core competency test?
A. 70%
B. 75%
C. 80%
D. 85%
Answer: B. Rule 59A-36.011 establishes a minimum passing score of 75% .
5. Which Florida Statutes chapter is the primary statutory authority governing assisted
living facilities?
A. Chapter 400
B. Chapter 429
, 2
C. Chapter 408
D. Chapter 394
Answer: B. Chapter 429, Florida Statutes, is the primary statutory authority for ALFs .
6. What is the minimum age requirement for an ALF administrator in Florida?
A. 18 years
B. 19 years
C. 21 years
D. 25 years
Answer: C. Florida Statute 429.52 requires ALF administrators to be at least 21 years of age .
7. A new owner plans to continue operating an ALF under the same license number after a
change of ownership. What action is required?
A. No action if the physical plant is unchanged
B. The previous owner's license automatically transfers after 30 days
C. Only a local business tax receipt needs updating
D. The new owner must apply for a change of ownership and obtain AHCA approval before
assuming control
Answer: D. Licenses do not automatically transfer. A change-of-ownership application and
AHCA approval are required before the new owner may operate .
8. How often must ALF administrators complete continuing education?
A. 6 hours every year
B. 12 hours every 2 years
C. 16 hours every 3 years
D. 20 hours every 5 years
Answer: B. Administrators must complete a minimum of 12 contact hours of continuing
education every 2 years .
9. What is the primary statutory purpose of Florida's Assisted Living Facilities Act?
A. To require all residents to receive skilled nursing services
B. To establish nursing-home-level care in every ALF
C. To promote appropriate services in the least restrictive and most homelike environment
while protecting residents' health, safety, welfare, dignity, and independence
D. To allow ALFs to operate without state licensure
Answer: C. The Act promotes appropriate services in the least restrictive, most homelike
environment .
10. Which Florida Administrative Code chapter contains the specific licensing and
operational standards for ALFs?
A. 59A-4
, 3
B. 58A-5 (now 59A-36)
C. 59A-35
D. 64B-8
Answer: B. Chapter 58A-5 (now renumbered as 59A-36) contains ALF-specific regulations .
11. What is the purpose of the preservice orientation for new ALF employees?
A. To replace all facility-specific training
B. To provide at least 2 hours of orientation before the employee interacts with residents
C. To complete the 26-hour core training requirement
D. To conduct annual continuing education
Answer: B. New employees who have not completed core training must receive at least 2
hours of preservice orientation before interacting with residents .
12. Which two subjects must specifically be included in the ALF preservice orientation?
A. Dietary budgeting and payroll
B. Resident rights and the facility's license type and services offered
C. Advanced pharmacology and wound care
D. Fire safety and evacuation drills only
Answer: B. Preservice orientation must cover resident rights and the facility's license type
and services .
13. A facility administrator receives a notice of intent to impose an administrative fine for
a Class II deficiency. What is the first procedural step?
A. Ignore the notice because Class II deficiencies never carry fines
B. Immediately close the facility
C. Review the notice, gather documentation, and exercise the right to an informal
conference or formal hearing
D. Pay the fine without reviewing the notice
Answer: C. Administrators have the right to an informal conference or formal hearing as
provided by law .
14. Which license category authorizes an ALF to provide limited nursing services?
A. Standard license
B. Limited Nursing Services (LNS) license
C. Extended Congregate Care (ECC) license
D. Limited Mental Health (LMH) license
Answer: B. LNS authorization allows specific nursing services beyond standard ALF scope .
15. Which license category authorizes an ALF to provide extended congregate care
services?
A. Standard license
Florida ALF Core Training Test — 100 Practice Questions & Answers (2026)
Section 1: State Law, Rules & Licensing (Questions 1–20)
1. Which Florida agency is responsible for licensing and regulating Assisted Living
Facilities?
A. Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA)
B. Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
C. Department of Children and Families (DCF)
D. Department of Health (DOH)
Answer: B. AHCA is the primary licensing and regulatory agency for ALFs under Chapter 429,
Florida Statutes, and Chapter 59A-36, Florida Administrative Code .
2. What is the minimum number of core training hours required for prospective ALF
administrators before taking the competency exam?
A. 12 hours
B. 20 hours
C. 26 hours
D. 40 hours
Answer: C. Florida Statute 429.52 requires a minimum of 26 hours of core training before
registering for the state competency exam .
3. Within how many days after employment must an ALF administrator complete core
training and the competency test?
A. 30 days
B. 60 days
C. 90 days
D. 180 days
Answer: C. Administrators must complete core training, including the competency test,
within 90 days after the date of employment .
4. What is the minimum passing score for the Florida ALF core competency test?
A. 70%
B. 75%
C. 80%
D. 85%
Answer: B. Rule 59A-36.011 establishes a minimum passing score of 75% .
5. Which Florida Statutes chapter is the primary statutory authority governing assisted
living facilities?
A. Chapter 400
B. Chapter 429
, 2
C. Chapter 408
D. Chapter 394
Answer: B. Chapter 429, Florida Statutes, is the primary statutory authority for ALFs .
6. What is the minimum age requirement for an ALF administrator in Florida?
A. 18 years
B. 19 years
C. 21 years
D. 25 years
Answer: C. Florida Statute 429.52 requires ALF administrators to be at least 21 years of age .
7. A new owner plans to continue operating an ALF under the same license number after a
change of ownership. What action is required?
A. No action if the physical plant is unchanged
B. The previous owner's license automatically transfers after 30 days
C. Only a local business tax receipt needs updating
D. The new owner must apply for a change of ownership and obtain AHCA approval before
assuming control
Answer: D. Licenses do not automatically transfer. A change-of-ownership application and
AHCA approval are required before the new owner may operate .
8. How often must ALF administrators complete continuing education?
A. 6 hours every year
B. 12 hours every 2 years
C. 16 hours every 3 years
D. 20 hours every 5 years
Answer: B. Administrators must complete a minimum of 12 contact hours of continuing
education every 2 years .
9. What is the primary statutory purpose of Florida's Assisted Living Facilities Act?
A. To require all residents to receive skilled nursing services
B. To establish nursing-home-level care in every ALF
C. To promote appropriate services in the least restrictive and most homelike environment
while protecting residents' health, safety, welfare, dignity, and independence
D. To allow ALFs to operate without state licensure
Answer: C. The Act promotes appropriate services in the least restrictive, most homelike
environment .
10. Which Florida Administrative Code chapter contains the specific licensing and
operational standards for ALFs?
A. 59A-4
, 3
B. 58A-5 (now 59A-36)
C. 59A-35
D. 64B-8
Answer: B. Chapter 58A-5 (now renumbered as 59A-36) contains ALF-specific regulations .
11. What is the purpose of the preservice orientation for new ALF employees?
A. To replace all facility-specific training
B. To provide at least 2 hours of orientation before the employee interacts with residents
C. To complete the 26-hour core training requirement
D. To conduct annual continuing education
Answer: B. New employees who have not completed core training must receive at least 2
hours of preservice orientation before interacting with residents .
12. Which two subjects must specifically be included in the ALF preservice orientation?
A. Dietary budgeting and payroll
B. Resident rights and the facility's license type and services offered
C. Advanced pharmacology and wound care
D. Fire safety and evacuation drills only
Answer: B. Preservice orientation must cover resident rights and the facility's license type
and services .
13. A facility administrator receives a notice of intent to impose an administrative fine for
a Class II deficiency. What is the first procedural step?
A. Ignore the notice because Class II deficiencies never carry fines
B. Immediately close the facility
C. Review the notice, gather documentation, and exercise the right to an informal
conference or formal hearing
D. Pay the fine without reviewing the notice
Answer: C. Administrators have the right to an informal conference or formal hearing as
provided by law .
14. Which license category authorizes an ALF to provide limited nursing services?
A. Standard license
B. Limited Nursing Services (LNS) license
C. Extended Congregate Care (ECC) license
D. Limited Mental Health (LMH) license
Answer: B. LNS authorization allows specific nursing services beyond standard ALF scope .
15. Which license category authorizes an ALF to provide extended congregate care
services?
A. Standard license
