RCFE CALIFORNIA STATE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
Admission Agreement - ANS Includes all documents that a resident
or his or her representative must sign at the time of, or as a condition of, admission to a
residential care facility for the elderly licensed under this chapter.
Advance Health Care Directive - ANS A written instruction that relates to the provision of
health care when the individual is incapacitated. Advance directives include, but are not limited
to, a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, an Individual Health Care Instruction, a Request
to Forego Resuscitative Measures, or a Do Not Resuscitate Form.
Allowable Health Condition - ANS Any health condition that the licensee is allowed to care for
either in accordance with a specific regulation, or with an exception approved by the licensing
agency. This includes restricted health conditions as specified in Section 87612, Restricted
Health Conditions.
Ambulatory Person - ANS A person who is capable of demonstrating the mental competence
and physical ability to leave a building without assistance of any other person or without the
use of any mechanical aid in case of an emergency.
AED - ANS Automated External Defibrillators - portable electronic device that analyzes the
heart's rhythm and can deliver an electrical shock, which helps the heart to re-establish an
effective rhythm known as defibrillation
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, ASP - ANS Appropriately Skilled Professional - An individual that has training and is licensed
to perform the necessary medical procedures prescribed by a physician. This includes but is not
limited to the following: Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Physical
Therapist (PT), Occupational Therapist (OT) and Respiratory Therapist (RT). T
Basic Rate - ANS as defined in Health and Safety Code section 1569.312, means those
services required (that meet the needs of residents) to be provided by the facility in order to
obtain and maintain a license; safe and healthful living accommodations; personal assistance
and care; observation and supervision; planned activities; food service; and arrangements for
obtaining incidental medical and dental care.
Basic Services - ANS Services required to be provided by the facility in order to obtain and
maintain a license and include, in such combinations as may meet the needs of the residents
and be applicable to the type of facility to be operated, the following: safe and healthful living
accommodations; personal assistance and care; observation and supervision; planned activities;
food service; and arrangements for obtaining incidental medical and dental care.
California Clearance - ANS Individual has no felony or misdemeanor convictions reported by
the California Department of Justice. However, the individual may have been arrested with no
criminal conviction, convicted of a minor traffic offense or adjudicated as a juvenile.
Capacity - ANS Maximum number of persons authorized to be provided services at any one
time in any licensed facility.
Care and Supervision - ANS Activities which if provided shall require the facility to be
licensed. (A) Assistance in dressing, grooming, bathing and other personal hygiene; (B)
Assistance with taking medication (C) Central storing and distribution of medications &
Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services; (D) Arrangement of and assistance with medical
and dental care; may include transportation (E) Maintenance of house rules for the protection
of residents; (F) Supervision of resident schedules and activities; (G) Maintenance and
supervision of resident monies or property; (H) Monitoring food intake or special diets
Certificate Holder - ANS A person who has a current administrator's certificate issued by the
Department regardless of whether the person is employed as an administrator in a residential
care facility for the elderly.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
Admission Agreement - ANS Includes all documents that a resident
or his or her representative must sign at the time of, or as a condition of, admission to a
residential care facility for the elderly licensed under this chapter.
Advance Health Care Directive - ANS A written instruction that relates to the provision of
health care when the individual is incapacitated. Advance directives include, but are not limited
to, a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, an Individual Health Care Instruction, a Request
to Forego Resuscitative Measures, or a Do Not Resuscitate Form.
Allowable Health Condition - ANS Any health condition that the licensee is allowed to care for
either in accordance with a specific regulation, or with an exception approved by the licensing
agency. This includes restricted health conditions as specified in Section 87612, Restricted
Health Conditions.
Ambulatory Person - ANS A person who is capable of demonstrating the mental competence
and physical ability to leave a building without assistance of any other person or without the
use of any mechanical aid in case of an emergency.
AED - ANS Automated External Defibrillators - portable electronic device that analyzes the
heart's rhythm and can deliver an electrical shock, which helps the heart to re-establish an
effective rhythm known as defibrillation
1 @COPYRIGHT 2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, ASP - ANS Appropriately Skilled Professional - An individual that has training and is licensed
to perform the necessary medical procedures prescribed by a physician. This includes but is not
limited to the following: Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Physical
Therapist (PT), Occupational Therapist (OT) and Respiratory Therapist (RT). T
Basic Rate - ANS as defined in Health and Safety Code section 1569.312, means those
services required (that meet the needs of residents) to be provided by the facility in order to
obtain and maintain a license; safe and healthful living accommodations; personal assistance
and care; observation and supervision; planned activities; food service; and arrangements for
obtaining incidental medical and dental care.
Basic Services - ANS Services required to be provided by the facility in order to obtain and
maintain a license and include, in such combinations as may meet the needs of the residents
and be applicable to the type of facility to be operated, the following: safe and healthful living
accommodations; personal assistance and care; observation and supervision; planned activities;
food service; and arrangements for obtaining incidental medical and dental care.
California Clearance - ANS Individual has no felony or misdemeanor convictions reported by
the California Department of Justice. However, the individual may have been arrested with no
criminal conviction, convicted of a minor traffic offense or adjudicated as a juvenile.
Capacity - ANS Maximum number of persons authorized to be provided services at any one
time in any licensed facility.
Care and Supervision - ANS Activities which if provided shall require the facility to be
licensed. (A) Assistance in dressing, grooming, bathing and other personal hygiene; (B)
Assistance with taking medication (C) Central storing and distribution of medications &
Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services; (D) Arrangement of and assistance with medical
and dental care; may include transportation (E) Maintenance of house rules for the protection
of residents; (F) Supervision of resident schedules and activities; (G) Maintenance and
supervision of resident monies or property; (H) Monitoring food intake or special diets
Certificate Holder - ANS A person who has a current administrator's certificate issued by the
Department regardless of whether the person is employed as an administrator in a residential
care facility for the elderly.
2 @COPYRIGHT 2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
