ALF Core 2024-2025 Exam Questions
and Answers
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iiservings
Vegetables: ii3-5 iiservings
Fruits: ii2-4 iiservings
Bread/Starches: ii6-11 iior iimore iiservings
Milk iior iiequivalent: ii2 iiservings
Fats, iioils, iisweets: iiuse iisparingly
Water
Menus iishall iibe iidated iiand iiplanned ii- iiAnswers ii-at iileast iione iiweek iiin iiadvance
Regular iior iitherapeutic iimenus ii(with iisubstitutions) iishall iibe iikept iion iifile iifor iihow
iilong? ii- iiAnswers ii-6 iimonths
What iishould iiyou iido iiif iia iiresident iirefuses iito iicomply iiwith iia iitherapeutic iidiet? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Document ii& iinotify iithe iihealth iicare iiprovider
Documentation iifor iitraining iimust iiinclude... ii- iiAnswers ii-Title iiof iitraining iiprogram
Subject iimatter
Training iiagenda
# iiof iihours iiof iiprogram
Trainee's iiname, iidates iiof iiparticipation, ii& iilocation
Providers iinames, iicredentials iiand iilicense ii#
An iiALF iishall iikeep iia ii___ iiday iisupply iiof iinon-perishable iifood iion iihand. ii- iiAnswers ii-
3
An iiALF iishall iiprovide iisafekeeping iifor iiresident iifunds iiand iiproperty iiof iihow iimuch? ii-
iiAnswers ii-$200 iiin iipersonal iifunds
$500 iiin iipersonal iiproperty
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iipayee iior iiattorney-in-fact iifor iifacility iiresidents, iimust iimaintain iia iisurety iibond? ii-
iiAnswers ii-True
,If iiserving iias iia iirepresentative iipayee, iithe iiminimum iisurety iibond iimust iiequal... ii-
iiAnswers ii-2x iithe iiaverage iimonthly iiaggregate iiincome iiof iipersonal iifunds iidue iito iia
iiresident.
T iior iiF: iiA iifacility iimust iimaintain iiliability iiinsurance ii- iiAnswers ii-True, iino iiamount
iirequired
An iiup iito iidate iirecord iiof iimajor iiincidents iimust iibe iikept iifor iifile iifor iihow iilong? ii-
iiAnswers ii-2 iiyears
The iifacility iishall iimaintain iithe iifacility's iiwritten iiwork iischedules iiand iistaff iitime iisheets
iifor iihow iilong? ii- iiAnswers ii-6 iimonths
A iipreliminary iiadverse iiincident iireport iimust iibe iisubmitted iiwithin iihow iimany iidays? ii-
iiAnswers ii-1 iibusiness iiday
A iifull iiadverse iiincident iireport iimust iibe iisubmitted iiwithin iihow iimany iidays? ii-
iiAnswers ii-15 iibusiness iidays
Newly-licensed iifacilities iiand iifacilities iiwhose iiownership iihas iibeen iitransferred, iimust
iisubmit iian iiemergency iimanagement iiplan iiwithin ii___ iidays iiafter iiobtaining iia iilicense?
ii- iiAnswers ii-30
Any iifacility iiintending iito iiadmit ii3 iior iimore iimental iihealth iiresidents iimust iiobtain iiwhat
iitype iiof iilicense? ii- iiAnswers ii-Limited iiMental iiHealth ii(LMH) iilicense iiPRIOR iito
iiaccepting iithe ii3rd iiresident.
Each iimental iihealth iiresident iishall iibe iiprovided iiwith iia iiCommunity iiLiving iiSupport
iiPlan iiwithin ii___ iidays iiof iiadmission ii- iiAnswers ii-30 iidays
Requirements iifor iian iiAbbreviated iiBiennial iisurvey ii- iiAnswers ii-Does iinot iihave iiany
iiclass iiI iior iiII iiviolations
No iiuncorrected iiclass iiII iiviolations
No iiLTC iiOmbudsman iiCouncil iicomplaints
No iilicensing iicomplaints
all iiwithin iithe iitwo iilicensing iiperiods ii(4 iiyears)
Perishable iifood iishall iibe iikept iiat iiwhat iitemperatures? ii- iiAnswers ii-41 iidegrees iiF iior
iibelow; iior ii
140 iidegrees iiF iior iiabove
Potentially iihazardous iifoods iishall iibe iireheated iito iiwhat iitemperature iiand iifor iihow
iilong? ii- iiAnswers ii-165 iidegrees iiF iifor iiat iileast ii15 iiseconds
What iiis iia iimoratorium? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiprohibition iiof iinew iiclients.
,What iiis iibiennial iilicensure? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iilicense iithat iimust iibe iirenewed iievery
iiother iiyear.
Operating iia iifacility iiwithout iia iivalid iilicense, iiknowingly iifiles iia iifalse iior iimisleading
iilicense iiis iiguilty iiof... ii- iiAnswers ii-Felony iiof iithe ii3rd iidegree
The iiapplications iifor iia iirenewal iilicense iimust iibe iireceived iiby iiAHCA iiat iileast ii___
iidays iibut iino iimore iithan ii___ iidays iibefore iithe iiexpiration iiof iithe iicurrent iilicense? ii-
iiAnswers ii-60, ii120
The iiapplicant iifor iiinitial iilicensure iidue iito iia iiCHOW iimust iibe iireceived iiby iithe iiagency
ii___ iidays iiprior iito iithe iidate iiof iichange iiof iiownership ii- iiAnswers ii-60
For iiinitial, iirenewal iior iiCHOW, iia iifacility iimust iifile iia iisurety iibond iifor iiwhat iiamount? ii-
iiAnswers ii-$500,000
During iia iiCHOW, iithe iitransferor iishall iinotify iithe iiagency iiat iileast ii___ iidays iibefore
iithe iichange iiin iiownership. ii- iiAnswers ii-60 iidays
During iia iiCHOW, iithe iitransferee iimust iifile iian iiapplication iiwith iithe iiagency ii___ iidays
iibefore iithe iichange iiof iiownership. ii- iiAnswers ii-60 iidays
A iiprovisional iilicense iiis iidefined iias iiand iilimited iito... ii- iiAnswers ii-An iiapplicant iiwhom
iia iiproceeding iidenying iior iirevoking iia iilicense iiis iipending iiat iithe iitime iiof iirenewal; ii12
iimonths
Level iiII iibackground iicheck iiis iirequired iifor iithe iifollowing iipersons... ii- iiAnswers ii-The
iilicensee
The iiadministrator
The iifinancial iiofficer
Any iiperson iiwith iicontrolling iiinterest
Any iiperson iiproviding iipersonal iicare iiservices iidirectly iito iia iiresident
A iilevel ii2 iibackground iicheck iimust iibe iisubmitted iihow iioften? ii- iiAnswers ii-Every ii5
iiyears
The iilicensee iimust iiinform iiAHCA iinot iiless iithan ii___ iidays iiprior iito iithe
iidiscontinuance iiof iioperation iiand iiinform iiclients. ii- iiAnswers ii-30 iidays
The iiagency iishall iipublish iia iiminimum iiof iia ii___ iiday iiadvance iinotice iiof iia iichange iiin
iithe iitoll-free iinumbers ii(complaints, iiabuse, iineglect iior iiexploitative iipractices;
iimedicaid iifraud). ii- iiAnswers ii-90 iidays
A iideficiency iimust iibe iicorrected iiwithin ii___ iicalendar iidays iiafter iithe iiprovider iiis
iinotified iiof iithe iiinspection iiresults? ii- iiAnswers ii-30 iicalendar iidays
, The iiALF iiprovider iimust iiprovide iia iiplan iiof iicorrection iiwithin ii___ iicalendar iidays? ii-
iiAnswers ii-10 iicalendar iidays
Agency iireports iishall iibe iiretained iiin iithe iirecords iiof iithe iiprovider iifor iihow iilong? ii-
iiAnswers ii-5 iiyears
What iitype iiof iideficiency iiaffects iione iior iia iivery iilimited iinumber iiof iiclients iior iistaff, iior
iia iisituation iithat iioccurred iiin iia iivery iilimited iinumber iiof iilocations? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Isolated iiDeficiency
What iitype iiof iideficiency iiaffects iimore iithan iia iivery iilimited iinumber iiof iiclients iior iistaff,
iior iia iisituation iithat iioccurred iiin iiseveral iilocations iiby iirepeated iioccurrences? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Patterned iiDeficiency
What iitype iiof iideficiency iirepresents iisystemic iifailure iithat iihas iithe iipotential iito iiaffect
iiof iilarge iiportion iiof iithe iiproviders iiclients? ii- iiAnswers ii-Widespread iiDeficiency
What iitype iiof iiviolation iipresents iiimminent iidanger iior iia iisubstantial iiprobability iithat
iidealt iior iiserious iiphysical iior iiemotion iiharm iiwould iiresult? ii- iiAnswers ii-Class iiI
iiviolation
What iitype iiof iiviolation iidirectly iithreatens iithe iiphysical iior iiemotional iihealth, iisafety iior
iisecurity iiof iia iiresident? ii- iiAnswers ii-Class iiII iiviolation
What iitype iiof iiviolation iiindirectly iior iipotentially iithreaten iithe iiphysical iior iiemotional
iihealth, iisafety iior iisecurity iiof iia iiresident? ii- iiAnswers ii-Class iiIII iiviolation
What iitype iiof iiviolation iidoes iinot iithreaten iithe iihealth, iisafety iior iisecurity iiof iia
iiresident? ii- iiAnswers ii-Class iiIV iiviolation
When iia iilicense iiis iidenied, iirevoked iior iiset iito iiterminate, iiAHCA iiwill iiallow ii___ iidays
iito iiallow iifor iia iiproper iidischarge? ii- iiAnswers ii-30 iidays
Once iiAHCA iiimplements iia iinew iirule, iiproviders iiare iigiven ii____ iimonths iito iicomply?
ii- iiAnswers ii-6 iimonths
A iifacility iimay iitemporarily iiexceed iiits iilicensed iicapacity iifor ii___ iidays iidue iito
iiemergency iimanagement iiplanning? ii- iiAnswers ii-15 iidays
Contingency iifunding iicovers... ii- iiAnswers ii-the iicost iiof iievents iinot iiconsidered iiin
iifinancial iiprojections.
Contingency iifunding iiwill iibe iia iiminimum iiof... ii- iiAnswers ii-One iimonths iiaverage
iioperating iiexpense iiover iithe iifirst iiyear iiof iioperations.
and Answers
Recommended iidaily iiallowance ii- iiAnswers ii-Protein: ii6 iiounces iior ii2 iior iimore
iiservings
Vegetables: ii3-5 iiservings
Fruits: ii2-4 iiservings
Bread/Starches: ii6-11 iior iimore iiservings
Milk iior iiequivalent: ii2 iiservings
Fats, iioils, iisweets: iiuse iisparingly
Water
Menus iishall iibe iidated iiand iiplanned ii- iiAnswers ii-at iileast iione iiweek iiin iiadvance
Regular iior iitherapeutic iimenus ii(with iisubstitutions) iishall iibe iikept iion iifile iifor iihow
iilong? ii- iiAnswers ii-6 iimonths
What iishould iiyou iido iiif iia iiresident iirefuses iito iicomply iiwith iia iitherapeutic iidiet? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Document ii& iinotify iithe iihealth iicare iiprovider
Documentation iifor iitraining iimust iiinclude... ii- iiAnswers ii-Title iiof iitraining iiprogram
Subject iimatter
Training iiagenda
# iiof iihours iiof iiprogram
Trainee's iiname, iidates iiof iiparticipation, ii& iilocation
Providers iinames, iicredentials iiand iilicense ii#
An iiALF iishall iikeep iia ii___ iiday iisupply iiof iinon-perishable iifood iion iihand. ii- iiAnswers ii-
3
An iiALF iishall iiprovide iisafekeeping iifor iiresident iifunds iiand iiproperty iiof iihow iimuch? ii-
iiAnswers ii-$200 iiin iipersonal iifunds
$500 iiin iipersonal iiproperty
T iior iiF: iiA iifacility iiwhose iiowner, iiadministrator iior iistaff iiserves iias iithe iirepresentative
iipayee iior iiattorney-in-fact iifor iifacility iiresidents, iimust iimaintain iia iisurety iibond? ii-
iiAnswers ii-True
,If iiserving iias iia iirepresentative iipayee, iithe iiminimum iisurety iibond iimust iiequal... ii-
iiAnswers ii-2x iithe iiaverage iimonthly iiaggregate iiincome iiof iipersonal iifunds iidue iito iia
iiresident.
T iior iiF: iiA iifacility iimust iimaintain iiliability iiinsurance ii- iiAnswers ii-True, iino iiamount
iirequired
An iiup iito iidate iirecord iiof iimajor iiincidents iimust iibe iikept iifor iifile iifor iihow iilong? ii-
iiAnswers ii-2 iiyears
The iifacility iishall iimaintain iithe iifacility's iiwritten iiwork iischedules iiand iistaff iitime iisheets
iifor iihow iilong? ii- iiAnswers ii-6 iimonths
A iipreliminary iiadverse iiincident iireport iimust iibe iisubmitted iiwithin iihow iimany iidays? ii-
iiAnswers ii-1 iibusiness iiday
A iifull iiadverse iiincident iireport iimust iibe iisubmitted iiwithin iihow iimany iidays? ii-
iiAnswers ii-15 iibusiness iidays
Newly-licensed iifacilities iiand iifacilities iiwhose iiownership iihas iibeen iitransferred, iimust
iisubmit iian iiemergency iimanagement iiplan iiwithin ii___ iidays iiafter iiobtaining iia iilicense?
ii- iiAnswers ii-30
Any iifacility iiintending iito iiadmit ii3 iior iimore iimental iihealth iiresidents iimust iiobtain iiwhat
iitype iiof iilicense? ii- iiAnswers ii-Limited iiMental iiHealth ii(LMH) iilicense iiPRIOR iito
iiaccepting iithe ii3rd iiresident.
Each iimental iihealth iiresident iishall iibe iiprovided iiwith iia iiCommunity iiLiving iiSupport
iiPlan iiwithin ii___ iidays iiof iiadmission ii- iiAnswers ii-30 iidays
Requirements iifor iian iiAbbreviated iiBiennial iisurvey ii- iiAnswers ii-Does iinot iihave iiany
iiclass iiI iior iiII iiviolations
No iiuncorrected iiclass iiII iiviolations
No iiLTC iiOmbudsman iiCouncil iicomplaints
No iilicensing iicomplaints
all iiwithin iithe iitwo iilicensing iiperiods ii(4 iiyears)
Perishable iifood iishall iibe iikept iiat iiwhat iitemperatures? ii- iiAnswers ii-41 iidegrees iiF iior
iibelow; iior ii
140 iidegrees iiF iior iiabove
Potentially iihazardous iifoods iishall iibe iireheated iito iiwhat iitemperature iiand iifor iihow
iilong? ii- iiAnswers ii-165 iidegrees iiF iifor iiat iileast ii15 iiseconds
What iiis iia iimoratorium? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iiprohibition iiof iinew iiclients.
,What iiis iibiennial iilicensure? ii- iiAnswers ii-A iilicense iithat iimust iibe iirenewed iievery
iiother iiyear.
Operating iia iifacility iiwithout iia iivalid iilicense, iiknowingly iifiles iia iifalse iior iimisleading
iilicense iiis iiguilty iiof... ii- iiAnswers ii-Felony iiof iithe ii3rd iidegree
The iiapplications iifor iia iirenewal iilicense iimust iibe iireceived iiby iiAHCA iiat iileast ii___
iidays iibut iino iimore iithan ii___ iidays iibefore iithe iiexpiration iiof iithe iicurrent iilicense? ii-
iiAnswers ii-60, ii120
The iiapplicant iifor iiinitial iilicensure iidue iito iia iiCHOW iimust iibe iireceived iiby iithe iiagency
ii___ iidays iiprior iito iithe iidate iiof iichange iiof iiownership ii- iiAnswers ii-60
For iiinitial, iirenewal iior iiCHOW, iia iifacility iimust iifile iia iisurety iibond iifor iiwhat iiamount? ii-
iiAnswers ii-$500,000
During iia iiCHOW, iithe iitransferor iishall iinotify iithe iiagency iiat iileast ii___ iidays iibefore
iithe iichange iiin iiownership. ii- iiAnswers ii-60 iidays
During iia iiCHOW, iithe iitransferee iimust iifile iian iiapplication iiwith iithe iiagency ii___ iidays
iibefore iithe iichange iiof iiownership. ii- iiAnswers ii-60 iidays
A iiprovisional iilicense iiis iidefined iias iiand iilimited iito... ii- iiAnswers ii-An iiapplicant iiwhom
iia iiproceeding iidenying iior iirevoking iia iilicense iiis iipending iiat iithe iitime iiof iirenewal; ii12
iimonths
Level iiII iibackground iicheck iiis iirequired iifor iithe iifollowing iipersons... ii- iiAnswers ii-The
iilicensee
The iiadministrator
The iifinancial iiofficer
Any iiperson iiwith iicontrolling iiinterest
Any iiperson iiproviding iipersonal iicare iiservices iidirectly iito iia iiresident
A iilevel ii2 iibackground iicheck iimust iibe iisubmitted iihow iioften? ii- iiAnswers ii-Every ii5
iiyears
The iilicensee iimust iiinform iiAHCA iinot iiless iithan ii___ iidays iiprior iito iithe
iidiscontinuance iiof iioperation iiand iiinform iiclients. ii- iiAnswers ii-30 iidays
The iiagency iishall iipublish iia iiminimum iiof iia ii___ iiday iiadvance iinotice iiof iia iichange iiin
iithe iitoll-free iinumbers ii(complaints, iiabuse, iineglect iior iiexploitative iipractices;
iimedicaid iifraud). ii- iiAnswers ii-90 iidays
A iideficiency iimust iibe iicorrected iiwithin ii___ iicalendar iidays iiafter iithe iiprovider iiis
iinotified iiof iithe iiinspection iiresults? ii- iiAnswers ii-30 iicalendar iidays
, The iiALF iiprovider iimust iiprovide iia iiplan iiof iicorrection iiwithin ii___ iicalendar iidays? ii-
iiAnswers ii-10 iicalendar iidays
Agency iireports iishall iibe iiretained iiin iithe iirecords iiof iithe iiprovider iifor iihow iilong? ii-
iiAnswers ii-5 iiyears
What iitype iiof iideficiency iiaffects iione iior iia iivery iilimited iinumber iiof iiclients iior iistaff, iior
iia iisituation iithat iioccurred iiin iia iivery iilimited iinumber iiof iilocations? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Isolated iiDeficiency
What iitype iiof iideficiency iiaffects iimore iithan iia iivery iilimited iinumber iiof iiclients iior iistaff,
iior iia iisituation iithat iioccurred iiin iiseveral iilocations iiby iirepeated iioccurrences? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Patterned iiDeficiency
What iitype iiof iideficiency iirepresents iisystemic iifailure iithat iihas iithe iipotential iito iiaffect
iiof iilarge iiportion iiof iithe iiproviders iiclients? ii- iiAnswers ii-Widespread iiDeficiency
What iitype iiof iiviolation iipresents iiimminent iidanger iior iia iisubstantial iiprobability iithat
iidealt iior iiserious iiphysical iior iiemotion iiharm iiwould iiresult? ii- iiAnswers ii-Class iiI
iiviolation
What iitype iiof iiviolation iidirectly iithreatens iithe iiphysical iior iiemotional iihealth, iisafety iior
iisecurity iiof iia iiresident? ii- iiAnswers ii-Class iiII iiviolation
What iitype iiof iiviolation iiindirectly iior iipotentially iithreaten iithe iiphysical iior iiemotional
iihealth, iisafety iior iisecurity iiof iia iiresident? ii- iiAnswers ii-Class iiIII iiviolation
What iitype iiof iiviolation iidoes iinot iithreaten iithe iihealth, iisafety iior iisecurity iiof iia
iiresident? ii- iiAnswers ii-Class iiIV iiviolation
When iia iilicense iiis iidenied, iirevoked iior iiset iito iiterminate, iiAHCA iiwill iiallow ii___ iidays
iito iiallow iifor iia iiproper iidischarge? ii- iiAnswers ii-30 iidays
Once iiAHCA iiimplements iia iinew iirule, iiproviders iiare iigiven ii____ iimonths iito iicomply?
ii- iiAnswers ii-6 iimonths
A iifacility iimay iitemporarily iiexceed iiits iilicensed iicapacity iifor ii___ iidays iidue iito
iiemergency iimanagement iiplanning? ii- iiAnswers ii-15 iidays
Contingency iifunding iicovers... ii- iiAnswers ii-the iicost iiof iievents iinot iiconsidered iiin
iifinancial iiprojections.
Contingency iifunding iiwill iibe iia iiminimum iiof... ii- iiAnswers ii-One iimonths iiaverage
iioperating iiexpense iiover iithe iifirst iiyear iiof iioperations.
