ALF Core Training Florida
Exam
1. The Florida Statute that governs Assisted Living Facilities is:
A. Chapter 400, F.S.
B. Chapter 429, F.S.
C. Chapter 381, F.S.
D. Chapter 408, F.S.
✅ Answer: B. Chapter 429, F.S.
2. The Florida Administrative Code that governs ALFs is:
A. 59A-36, F.A.C.
B. 64E-12, F.A.C.
C. 65G-6, F.A.C.
D. 59G-8, F.A.C.
✅ Answer: A. 59A-36, F.A.C.
3. The Agency responsible for licensing and inspecting ALFs is:
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. Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
4. An ALF license must be renewed:
A. Every 6 months
,B. Annually
C. Every 2 years
D. Every 5 years
✅ Answer: C. Every 2 years
5. A facility must notify AHCA of a change in administrator within:
A. 7 days
B. 10 days
C. 15 days
D. 30 days
✅ Answer: C. 15 days
6. A standard ALF license allows care for residents who:
A. Require 24-hour nursing supervision
B. Need assistance with activities of daily living
C. Are bedridden
D. Need complex medical care
✅ Answer: B. Need assistance with activities of daily living
7. A limited nursing services (LNS) license allows:
A. Total nursing care
B. Administration of medications by injection
C. Provision of specific nursing services under certain conditions
D. Only supervision by a nurse
✅ Answer: C. Provision of specific nursing services under certain conditions
8. The maximum number of residents an ALF may serve under a limited mental
health license is:
A. 3
B. 5
C. Unlimited (based on staff capacity)
D. 15
, ✅ Answer: C. Unlimited (based on staff capacity)
9. To operate a limited mental health ALF, the facility must coordinate with:
A. AHCA only
B. DOEA
C. Department of Children and Families (DCF)
D. Department of Health
✅ Answer: C. Department of Children and Families (DCF)
10. Each resident must have a health assessment completed within how many days
prior to admission?
A. 30 days
B. 60 days
C. 90 days
D. 120 days
✅ Answer: 60 days
Section 2: Admission, Retention, and Resident Care
11. An ALF may admit a resident only if:
A. The facility can meet their needs
B. The resident requests admission
C. The family approves it
D. They have insurance
✅ Answer: A. The facility can meet their needs
12. A resident with a stage 3 pressure ulcer may:
A. Be admitted to a standard ALF
B. Remain in an ALF only under LNS with physician approval
C. Must be discharged immediately
D. Only if family provides care
✅ Answer: B. Remain in an ALF only under LNS with physician approval
Exam
1. The Florida Statute that governs Assisted Living Facilities is:
A. Chapter 400, F.S.
B. Chapter 429, F.S.
C. Chapter 381, F.S.
D. Chapter 408, F.S.
✅ Answer: B. Chapter 429, F.S.
2. The Florida Administrative Code that governs ALFs is:
A. 59A-36, F.A.C.
B. 64E-12, F.A.C.
C. 65G-6, F.A.C.
D. 59G-8, F.A.C.
✅ Answer: A. 59A-36, F.A.C.
3. The Agency responsible for licensing and inspecting ALFs is:
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. Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
4. An ALF license must be renewed:
A. Every 6 months
,B. Annually
C. Every 2 years
D. Every 5 years
✅ Answer: C. Every 2 years
5. A facility must notify AHCA of a change in administrator within:
A. 7 days
B. 10 days
C. 15 days
D. 30 days
✅ Answer: C. 15 days
6. A standard ALF license allows care for residents who:
A. Require 24-hour nursing supervision
B. Need assistance with activities of daily living
C. Are bedridden
D. Need complex medical care
✅ Answer: B. Need assistance with activities of daily living
7. A limited nursing services (LNS) license allows:
A. Total nursing care
B. Administration of medications by injection
C. Provision of specific nursing services under certain conditions
D. Only supervision by a nurse
✅ Answer: C. Provision of specific nursing services under certain conditions
8. The maximum number of residents an ALF may serve under a limited mental
health license is:
A. 3
B. 5
C. Unlimited (based on staff capacity)
D. 15
, ✅ Answer: C. Unlimited (based on staff capacity)
9. To operate a limited mental health ALF, the facility must coordinate with:
A. AHCA only
B. DOEA
C. Department of Children and Families (DCF)
D. Department of Health
✅ Answer: C. Department of Children and Families (DCF)
10. Each resident must have a health assessment completed within how many days
prior to admission?
A. 30 days
B. 60 days
C. 90 days
D. 120 days
✅ Answer: 60 days
Section 2: Admission, Retention, and Resident Care
11. An ALF may admit a resident only if:
A. The facility can meet their needs
B. The resident requests admission
C. The family approves it
D. They have insurance
✅ Answer: A. The facility can meet their needs
12. A resident with a stage 3 pressure ulcer may:
A. Be admitted to a standard ALF
B. Remain in an ALF only under LNS with physician approval
C. Must be discharged immediately
D. Only if family provides care
✅ Answer: B. Remain in an ALF only under LNS with physician approval
