, Final Missouri Nursing Home Administrator State Test Questions &
Answers
Section 1: Missouri State Regulations (19 CSR 30-85)
1. Under 19 CSR 30-85.042, a licensed nursing home administrator in Missouri may serve as the
administrator of more than one licensed facility only under which condition?
A. If both facilities are within 10 miles of each other
B. If all facilities are on the same premises
C. If the administrator holds a multi-state license
D. If one facility has fewer than 30 beds
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: 19 CSR 30-85.042(4) states that an administrator cannot be listed or function as an
administrator in more than one licensed facility at the same time, except that one administrator may
serve as the administrator of more than one licensed facility if all facilities are on the same premises.
2. Under Missouri law, if a licensed administrator is absent from the facility for more than 30
consecutive days, what requirement applies to the person designated to be in administrative charge?
A. The designee must be a registered nurse
B. The designee must be a currently licensed nursing home administrator
C. The designee must have 5 years of management experience
D. The designee must be approved by the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: 19 CSR 30-85.042(5) requires that if the administrator is absent for more than 30 consecutive
days, the person designated to be in administrative charge shall be a currently licensed nursing home
administrator. Such absences may only occur once within any consecutive 12-month period.
3. Under 19 CSR 30-85.042, nursing assistants must successfully complete the entire basic course of
the nursing assistant training program and be certified within how many months of employment?
A. 2 months
B. 3 months
C. 4 months
D. 6 months
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: 19 CSR 30-85.042(21)(A) requires that all nursing assistants successfully complete the entire
basic course (including passing the final examination) of the nursing assistant training program and be
certified within four months of employment.
Answers
Section 1: Missouri State Regulations (19 CSR 30-85)
1. Under 19 CSR 30-85.042, a licensed nursing home administrator in Missouri may serve as the
administrator of more than one licensed facility only under which condition?
A. If both facilities are within 10 miles of each other
B. If all facilities are on the same premises
C. If the administrator holds a multi-state license
D. If one facility has fewer than 30 beds
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: 19 CSR 30-85.042(4) states that an administrator cannot be listed or function as an
administrator in more than one licensed facility at the same time, except that one administrator may
serve as the administrator of more than one licensed facility if all facilities are on the same premises.
2. Under Missouri law, if a licensed administrator is absent from the facility for more than 30
consecutive days, what requirement applies to the person designated to be in administrative charge?
A. The designee must be a registered nurse
B. The designee must be a currently licensed nursing home administrator
C. The designee must have 5 years of management experience
D. The designee must be approved by the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: 19 CSR 30-85.042(5) requires that if the administrator is absent for more than 30 consecutive
days, the person designated to be in administrative charge shall be a currently licensed nursing home
administrator. Such absences may only occur once within any consecutive 12-month period.
3. Under 19 CSR 30-85.042, nursing assistants must successfully complete the entire basic course of
the nursing assistant training program and be certified within how many months of employment?
A. 2 months
B. 3 months
C. 4 months
D. 6 months
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: 19 CSR 30-85.042(21)(A) requires that all nursing assistants successfully complete the entire
basic course (including passing the final examination) of the nursing assistant training program and be
certified within four months of employment.
