Florida Rules For The Assisted Living
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ALF nAdministrator nand nManager nTraining nRequirements n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-
Assisted nliving nfacility nadministrators nand nmanagers nmust nsuccessfully ncomplete
nALF nCore ntraining nwithin nthree nmonths nfrom nthe ndate nof nbecoming na nfacility
nadministrator nor nmanager.
Successful ncompletion nof nthe ncore ntraining nrequirements nincludes npassing na
ncompetency ntest. n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-true
ok n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-Administrators nwho nattended nALF nCore ntraining n
before nJuly n1, n1997, nand nmanagers nwho nattended nALF nCore ntraining nbefore nApril
n20, n1998, nare nnot nrequired nto ntake nthe ncompetency ntest, nunless nspecified
nelsewhere nin nRule n58A-5, nF.A.C. nAdministrators nlicensed nas nnursing nhome
nadministrators nin naccordance nwith nPart nII nof nChapter n468, nF.S., nare nexempt nfrom
nthis nrequirement.
Continuing nEducation nRequirement: n1 n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-Administrators nand
nmanagers nwho nhave nsuccessfully ncompleted nALF nCore ntraining nmust nparticipate
nin n12 nhours nof ncontinuing neducation nin ntopics nrelated nto nassisted nliving nevery ntwo
nyears nas nprovided nunder nSection n429.52, nF.S
continuing nEducation nRequirement nnext n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-A nnewly nhired
nadministrator nor nmanager nwho nhas nsuccessfully ncompleted nALF nCore ntraining nand
ncontinuing neducation nrequirements nis nnot nrequired nto nretake nALF nCore ntraining.
,Continuing nEducation nRequirement: nif nyou nnot ntake nthe n12 nhours nevery n2 nyears n-
nCORRECT nANSWERS-An nadministrator nor nmanager nwho nhas nsuccessfully
ncompleted nALF nCore ntraining nbut nhas nnot nmaintained nthe ncontinuing neducation
nrequirements nwill nbe nconsidered na nnew nadministrator nor nmanager nfor nthe
npurposes nof nthis ntraining nrequirement nand nmust:
Continuing nEducation nRequirement: nif nyou nnot ntake nthe n12 nhours nevery n2 nyears
n--next n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-Retake nthe nALF nCore ntraining; nand
Retake nand npass nthe ncompetency ntest.
ALF nCore ntraining nand ncontinuing neducation ntraining nare nprovided nby nindependent
ntraining nproviders nthroughout nthe nstate.
ALF nCore nTraining nCompetency nTest n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-Administrators nand
nmanagers, nmust nsuccessfully ncomplete nALF nCore ntraining nwithin nthree nmonths
nfrom nthe ndate nof nbecoming na nfacility nadministrator nor nmanager. nSuccessful
ncompletion nof nALF nCore ntraining nincludes npassing na ncompetency ntest.
yes n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-ALF nCore ntraining nis na nprerequisite nfor nthe
ncompetency ntest. nIn naddition, npersons nmust nregister nand npay nfor nthe ntest nin
nadvance. nNo nwalk-ins nwill nbe npermitted nto nsit nfor nthe ntest.
Staff nIn-Service nTraining nRequirements n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-The nfollowing nlist
nidentifies nthe nsix nin-service ntraining nrequirements npursuant nto nChapter n58A-
5.0191(2), nFlorida nAdministrative nCode n(F.A.C.).
in-service n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-The nsix nin-service ntraining nrequirements nare
nintended nto nbe nprovided nby nthe nALF nadministrator nor nmanager; nhowever, nthe nin-
services nmay nalso nbe nobtained nfrom nqualified ntraining nproviders, nor nsomeone nwho
nhas nsuccessfully ncompleted nthe nALF nCore ntraining nprogram
Infection nControl, nUniversal nPrecautions, nand nFacility nSanitation nProcedures n-
nCORRECT nANSWERS-1 nhour n; n
Before nproviding npersonal ncare nto nresidents; nStaff nwho nprovide ndirect ncare nto
nresidents nare nCNA nor nHHA n; nthey nCPR nand n1 nhour nBlood nborne npatogene
Reporting nMajor nIncidents, nAdverse nIncidents, nand nFacility nEmergency nProcedures
n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-show nyour nCNA nor nHHA n;1 nhour; nWithin n30 ndays nof
nemployment; nTraining nshould ninclude nchain-of-command nand nstaff nroles nrelating nto
nan nemergency nevacuation
Resident nRights n, nand nReporting nAbuse, nNeglect, nand nExploitation n- nCORRECT
nANSWERS-ALF nadministrator nshow nthem
1 nhour n;Within n30 ndays nof nemployment; nStaff nwho nprovide ndirect ncare nto
nresidents
,. nSafe nFood nHandling nPractices n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-1 nHour
When:
Within n30 ndays nof nemployment
Who:
Staff nwho nprepare nor nserve nfood
Exempt:
Persons nwho nhave ncompleted nthe nALF nCore nTraining nProgram
Resident nElopement nResponse nPolicies nand nProcedures n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-
show nthem nin n1 nhour n;Within n30 ndays nof nemployment
Who:
All nfacility nstaff
everyone nneeds nto ninvolve n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-All nfacility nstaff nmust nbe
nprovided nwith na ncopy nof nthe nfacility's nresident nelopement nresponse npolicies nand
nprocedures, nand nstaff nmust ndemonstrate nan nunderstanding nand ncompetency nin
nthe nimplementation nof nthese npolicies nand nprocedures.
Alzheimer's nDisease nand nRelated nDisorder nTraining n,All nstaff nneed nto ntrain n-
nCORRECT nANSWERS-Facilities nthat nadvertise nthat nthey nprovide nspecial ncare nfor
npersons nwith nAlzheimer's ndisease nand nrelated ndisorders, nor nwho nmaintain
nsecured nareas nas ndescribed nin nthe nFlorida nBuilding nCode, nChapter n4 nSection
n434.46,
ALZHEIMER'S nLEVEL nI nTRAINING nREQUIREMENTS n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-
Facility nstaff nwho nhave nregular ncontact nwith nor nprovide ndirect ncare nto nresidents
nwith nAlzheimer's ndisease nand nrelated ndisorders, nmust nobtain nfour nhours nof ninitial
nLevel nI ntraining nwithin nthree nmonths nof nemployment
ALZHEIMER'S nLEVEL nI nTRAINING nREQUIREMENTS nnext n- nCORRECT
nANSWERS-Completion nof nthe nALF nCore nTraining nProgram nbetween nApril n20,
n1998 nand nJuly n1, n2003, nsatisfies nthis nrequirement. n"Staff nwho nhave nregular
ncontact" nmeans nstaff nthat ninteract non na ndaily nbasis nwith nresidents nbut ndo nnot
nprovide ndirect ncare nto nresidents.
ALZHEIMER'S nLEVEL nI nTRAINING nREQUIREMENTS n: nneed nto nknow n-
nCORRECT nANSWERS-Understanding nAlzheimer's ndisease nand nrelated ndisorders;
Characteristics nof nAlzheimer's ndisease;
, Communicating nwith nresidents nwith nAlzheimer's ndisease;
Family nissues;
Resident nenvironment; nand
Ethical nissues.
The ninitial nAlzheimer's nLevel nI nTraining nmay nonly nbe nprovided nby napproved
nAlzheimer's nTraining nProviders. n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-true
ALZHEIMER'S nLEVEL nII nTRAINING nREQUIREMENT nS n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-
Facility nstaff nthat nprovide ndirect ncare nto nresidents nwith nAlzheimer's ndisease nand
nrelated ndisorders, nmust nobtain nan nadditional nfour nhours nof ntraining nwithin nnine
nmonths nof nemployment. nThis nadditional ntraining nis ntitled n"Alzheimer's nDisease nand
nRelated nDisorders nLevel nII nTraining".
ALZHEIMER'S nLEVEL nII nTRAINING nREQUIREMENT nS nnext n- nCORRECT
nANSWERS-Facility nstaff nwho nmeet nthe nrequirements nfor nAlzheimer's ntraining
nproviders nwill nbe nconsidered nas nhaving nmet nthis nrequirement. nLevel nII ntraining
nmust naddress nthe nfollowing nsubject nareas nas nthey napply nto nthese ndisorders:
ADRD; nthe none nwho nhas ndirect ncontact nwith nthem nneed nto nknow n- nCORRECT
nANSWERS-Behavior nmanagement;
• nAssistance nwith nActivities nof nDaily nLiving n(ADL);
Activities nfor nresidents;
Stress nmanagement nfor nthe ncare ngiver; nand
Medical ninformation.
The nadditional nAlzheimer's nLevel nII nTraining nmay nonly nbe nprovided nby napproved
nAlzheimer's nTraining nProviders n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-true
ALZHEIMER'S nCONTINUING nEDUCATION nREQUIREMENT n- nCORRECT
nANSWERS-Direct ncare nstaff nmust nparticipate nin nfour nhours nof ncontinuing
neducation nannually nas nrequired nunder nSection n429.178, nF.S. nThe ncontinuing
neducation nreceived nto nmeet nthis nrequirement nmay nbe nused nto nmeet nthree nof nthe
ntwelve nhours nof ncontinuing neducation nrequired nby nSection n429.52, nF.S., nor nthree
nof nthe nfour nhours nof ncontinuing neducation nfor nExtended nCongregate nCare.
true n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-Facility nstaff nwho nhave nonly nincidental ncontact nwith
nresidents nwith nAlzheimer's ndisease nand nrelated ndisorders nmust nreceive ngeneral
nwritten ninformation nprovided nby nthe nfacility non ninteracting nwith nsuch nresidents, nas
nrequired nunder nSection n429.178, nF.S., nwithin nthree nmonths nof nemployment.
n"Incidental ncontact" nmeans nall nstaff nwho nneither nprovide ndirect ncare nnor nare nin
nregular ncontact nwith nsuch nresidents
Assistance nwith nSelf-Administered nMedication nTraining nRequirement n1 n- nCORRECT
nANSWERS-State nlaw nand nrule nrequirements nwith nrespect nto nthe nsupervision,
Facility Test With Answers
ALF nAdministrator nand nManager nTraining nRequirements n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-
Assisted nliving nfacility nadministrators nand nmanagers nmust nsuccessfully ncomplete
nALF nCore ntraining nwithin nthree nmonths nfrom nthe ndate nof nbecoming na nfacility
nadministrator nor nmanager.
Successful ncompletion nof nthe ncore ntraining nrequirements nincludes npassing na
ncompetency ntest. n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-true
ok n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-Administrators nwho nattended nALF nCore ntraining n
before nJuly n1, n1997, nand nmanagers nwho nattended nALF nCore ntraining nbefore nApril
n20, n1998, nare nnot nrequired nto ntake nthe ncompetency ntest, nunless nspecified
nelsewhere nin nRule n58A-5, nF.A.C. nAdministrators nlicensed nas nnursing nhome
nadministrators nin naccordance nwith nPart nII nof nChapter n468, nF.S., nare nexempt nfrom
nthis nrequirement.
Continuing nEducation nRequirement: n1 n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-Administrators nand
nmanagers nwho nhave nsuccessfully ncompleted nALF nCore ntraining nmust nparticipate
nin n12 nhours nof ncontinuing neducation nin ntopics nrelated nto nassisted nliving nevery ntwo
nyears nas nprovided nunder nSection n429.52, nF.S
continuing nEducation nRequirement nnext n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-A nnewly nhired
nadministrator nor nmanager nwho nhas nsuccessfully ncompleted nALF nCore ntraining nand
ncontinuing neducation nrequirements nis nnot nrequired nto nretake nALF nCore ntraining.
,Continuing nEducation nRequirement: nif nyou nnot ntake nthe n12 nhours nevery n2 nyears n-
nCORRECT nANSWERS-An nadministrator nor nmanager nwho nhas nsuccessfully
ncompleted nALF nCore ntraining nbut nhas nnot nmaintained nthe ncontinuing neducation
nrequirements nwill nbe nconsidered na nnew nadministrator nor nmanager nfor nthe
npurposes nof nthis ntraining nrequirement nand nmust:
Continuing nEducation nRequirement: nif nyou nnot ntake nthe n12 nhours nevery n2 nyears
n--next n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-Retake nthe nALF nCore ntraining; nand
Retake nand npass nthe ncompetency ntest.
ALF nCore ntraining nand ncontinuing neducation ntraining nare nprovided nby nindependent
ntraining nproviders nthroughout nthe nstate.
ALF nCore nTraining nCompetency nTest n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-Administrators nand
nmanagers, nmust nsuccessfully ncomplete nALF nCore ntraining nwithin nthree nmonths
nfrom nthe ndate nof nbecoming na nfacility nadministrator nor nmanager. nSuccessful
ncompletion nof nALF nCore ntraining nincludes npassing na ncompetency ntest.
yes n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-ALF nCore ntraining nis na nprerequisite nfor nthe
ncompetency ntest. nIn naddition, npersons nmust nregister nand npay nfor nthe ntest nin
nadvance. nNo nwalk-ins nwill nbe npermitted nto nsit nfor nthe ntest.
Staff nIn-Service nTraining nRequirements n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-The nfollowing nlist
nidentifies nthe nsix nin-service ntraining nrequirements npursuant nto nChapter n58A-
5.0191(2), nFlorida nAdministrative nCode n(F.A.C.).
in-service n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-The nsix nin-service ntraining nrequirements nare
nintended nto nbe nprovided nby nthe nALF nadministrator nor nmanager; nhowever, nthe nin-
services nmay nalso nbe nobtained nfrom nqualified ntraining nproviders, nor nsomeone nwho
nhas nsuccessfully ncompleted nthe nALF nCore ntraining nprogram
Infection nControl, nUniversal nPrecautions, nand nFacility nSanitation nProcedures n-
nCORRECT nANSWERS-1 nhour n; n
Before nproviding npersonal ncare nto nresidents; nStaff nwho nprovide ndirect ncare nto
nresidents nare nCNA nor nHHA n; nthey nCPR nand n1 nhour nBlood nborne npatogene
Reporting nMajor nIncidents, nAdverse nIncidents, nand nFacility nEmergency nProcedures
n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-show nyour nCNA nor nHHA n;1 nhour; nWithin n30 ndays nof
nemployment; nTraining nshould ninclude nchain-of-command nand nstaff nroles nrelating nto
nan nemergency nevacuation
Resident nRights n, nand nReporting nAbuse, nNeglect, nand nExploitation n- nCORRECT
nANSWERS-ALF nadministrator nshow nthem
1 nhour n;Within n30 ndays nof nemployment; nStaff nwho nprovide ndirect ncare nto
nresidents
,. nSafe nFood nHandling nPractices n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-1 nHour
When:
Within n30 ndays nof nemployment
Who:
Staff nwho nprepare nor nserve nfood
Exempt:
Persons nwho nhave ncompleted nthe nALF nCore nTraining nProgram
Resident nElopement nResponse nPolicies nand nProcedures n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-
show nthem nin n1 nhour n;Within n30 ndays nof nemployment
Who:
All nfacility nstaff
everyone nneeds nto ninvolve n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-All nfacility nstaff nmust nbe
nprovided nwith na ncopy nof nthe nfacility's nresident nelopement nresponse npolicies nand
nprocedures, nand nstaff nmust ndemonstrate nan nunderstanding nand ncompetency nin
nthe nimplementation nof nthese npolicies nand nprocedures.
Alzheimer's nDisease nand nRelated nDisorder nTraining n,All nstaff nneed nto ntrain n-
nCORRECT nANSWERS-Facilities nthat nadvertise nthat nthey nprovide nspecial ncare nfor
npersons nwith nAlzheimer's ndisease nand nrelated ndisorders, nor nwho nmaintain
nsecured nareas nas ndescribed nin nthe nFlorida nBuilding nCode, nChapter n4 nSection
n434.46,
ALZHEIMER'S nLEVEL nI nTRAINING nREQUIREMENTS n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-
Facility nstaff nwho nhave nregular ncontact nwith nor nprovide ndirect ncare nto nresidents
nwith nAlzheimer's ndisease nand nrelated ndisorders, nmust nobtain nfour nhours nof ninitial
nLevel nI ntraining nwithin nthree nmonths nof nemployment
ALZHEIMER'S nLEVEL nI nTRAINING nREQUIREMENTS nnext n- nCORRECT
nANSWERS-Completion nof nthe nALF nCore nTraining nProgram nbetween nApril n20,
n1998 nand nJuly n1, n2003, nsatisfies nthis nrequirement. n"Staff nwho nhave nregular
ncontact" nmeans nstaff nthat ninteract non na ndaily nbasis nwith nresidents nbut ndo nnot
nprovide ndirect ncare nto nresidents.
ALZHEIMER'S nLEVEL nI nTRAINING nREQUIREMENTS n: nneed nto nknow n-
nCORRECT nANSWERS-Understanding nAlzheimer's ndisease nand nrelated ndisorders;
Characteristics nof nAlzheimer's ndisease;
, Communicating nwith nresidents nwith nAlzheimer's ndisease;
Family nissues;
Resident nenvironment; nand
Ethical nissues.
The ninitial nAlzheimer's nLevel nI nTraining nmay nonly nbe nprovided nby napproved
nAlzheimer's nTraining nProviders. n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-true
ALZHEIMER'S nLEVEL nII nTRAINING nREQUIREMENT nS n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-
Facility nstaff nthat nprovide ndirect ncare nto nresidents nwith nAlzheimer's ndisease nand
nrelated ndisorders, nmust nobtain nan nadditional nfour nhours nof ntraining nwithin nnine
nmonths nof nemployment. nThis nadditional ntraining nis ntitled n"Alzheimer's nDisease nand
nRelated nDisorders nLevel nII nTraining".
ALZHEIMER'S nLEVEL nII nTRAINING nREQUIREMENT nS nnext n- nCORRECT
nANSWERS-Facility nstaff nwho nmeet nthe nrequirements nfor nAlzheimer's ntraining
nproviders nwill nbe nconsidered nas nhaving nmet nthis nrequirement. nLevel nII ntraining
nmust naddress nthe nfollowing nsubject nareas nas nthey napply nto nthese ndisorders:
ADRD; nthe none nwho nhas ndirect ncontact nwith nthem nneed nto nknow n- nCORRECT
nANSWERS-Behavior nmanagement;
• nAssistance nwith nActivities nof nDaily nLiving n(ADL);
Activities nfor nresidents;
Stress nmanagement nfor nthe ncare ngiver; nand
Medical ninformation.
The nadditional nAlzheimer's nLevel nII nTraining nmay nonly nbe nprovided nby napproved
nAlzheimer's nTraining nProviders n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-true
ALZHEIMER'S nCONTINUING nEDUCATION nREQUIREMENT n- nCORRECT
nANSWERS-Direct ncare nstaff nmust nparticipate nin nfour nhours nof ncontinuing
neducation nannually nas nrequired nunder nSection n429.178, nF.S. nThe ncontinuing
neducation nreceived nto nmeet nthis nrequirement nmay nbe nused nto nmeet nthree nof nthe
ntwelve nhours nof ncontinuing neducation nrequired nby nSection n429.52, nF.S., nor nthree
nof nthe nfour nhours nof ncontinuing neducation nfor nExtended nCongregate nCare.
true n- nCORRECT nANSWERS-Facility nstaff nwho nhave nonly nincidental ncontact nwith
nresidents nwith nAlzheimer's ndisease nand nrelated ndisorders nmust nreceive ngeneral
nwritten ninformation nprovided nby nthe nfacility non ninteracting nwith nsuch nresidents, nas
nrequired nunder nSection n429.178, nF.S., nwithin nthree nmonths nof nemployment.
n"Incidental ncontact" nmeans nall nstaff nwho nneither nprovide ndirect ncare nnor nare nin
nregular ncontact nwith nsuch nresidents
Assistance nwith nSelf-Administered nMedication nTraining nRequirement n1 n- nCORRECT
nANSWERS-State nlaw nand nrule nrequirements nwith nrespect nto nthe nsupervision,
