Florida ALF Core Exam: Essential Timeframes
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Minimum in-service training in infection control
1 hour required for new direct care staff before providing personal care.
Minimum length of pre-service orientation
2 hours for new employees before they interact with residents.
Initial specialized training required for staff in a Limited Mental Health (LMH) facility
6 hours.
Continuing education contact hours required for core training providers
12 hours every 2 years.
Minimum age requirement for an ALF Administrator
21 years.
Maximum time a staff member can be 'in charge' without being a licensed
administrator
21 days.
Threshold of administrator absence requiring a designated person to be present
48 hours.
Deadline for a new administrator to complete core training and pass the competency
exam
90 days.
Minimum age for a resident to be admitted to a standard ALF
18 years.
Maximum time a resident can be bedridden before failing continued residency criteria
7 days.
, Extended limit for being bedridden for residents in Extended Congregate Care (ECC)
14 days.
Period a resident with a Stage 2 pressure sore can remain in the facility
30 days if the condition fails to improve.
Maximum stay allowed for residents placed on a temporary emergency basis by DCF
30 days without a medical exam.
Window for completing a face-to-face medical examination for a new resident
admission
60 days before / 30 days after.
Maximum interval between face-to-face medical examinations for continued residency
3 years.
Deadline to notify residents in writing after submitting an emergency power plan
5 business days.
Deadline for training providers to submit trainee names to the testing authority
10 days after course completion.
Requirement for facility owners to notify the Agency Central Office of a change in
administrator
10 days.
Timeframe for AHCA to post a public notice after receiving a waiver request
15 days.
Deadline to submit annual fire safety and sanitation inspections to the Agency Central
Office
30 days.
Deadline to dispose of abandoned or expired medications
30 days.
& Regulations Questions with Verified Correct
Answers
Minimum in-service training in infection control
1 hour required for new direct care staff before providing personal care.
Minimum length of pre-service orientation
2 hours for new employees before they interact with residents.
Initial specialized training required for staff in a Limited Mental Health (LMH) facility
6 hours.
Continuing education contact hours required for core training providers
12 hours every 2 years.
Minimum age requirement for an ALF Administrator
21 years.
Maximum time a staff member can be 'in charge' without being a licensed
administrator
21 days.
Threshold of administrator absence requiring a designated person to be present
48 hours.
Deadline for a new administrator to complete core training and pass the competency
exam
90 days.
Minimum age for a resident to be admitted to a standard ALF
18 years.
Maximum time a resident can be bedridden before failing continued residency criteria
7 days.
, Extended limit for being bedridden for residents in Extended Congregate Care (ECC)
14 days.
Period a resident with a Stage 2 pressure sore can remain in the facility
30 days if the condition fails to improve.
Maximum stay allowed for residents placed on a temporary emergency basis by DCF
30 days without a medical exam.
Window for completing a face-to-face medical examination for a new resident
admission
60 days before / 30 days after.
Maximum interval between face-to-face medical examinations for continued residency
3 years.
Deadline to notify residents in writing after submitting an emergency power plan
5 business days.
Deadline for training providers to submit trainee names to the testing authority
10 days after course completion.
Requirement for facility owners to notify the Agency Central Office of a change in
administrator
10 days.
Timeframe for AHCA to post a public notice after receiving a waiver request
15 days.
Deadline to submit annual fire safety and sanitation inspections to the Agency Central
Office
30 days.
Deadline to dispose of abandoned or expired medications
30 days.
