CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED
Q&A
◉ How often shall the resident receive an accounting of their
personal finances when the facility manages their trust funds?
Answer: At least quarterly
◉ Do you have to make your state survey available to the public
Answer: Yes
◉ Do you have to make residents rights available to the public
Answer: Yes
◉ Do you have to have current licensure information available to the
public Answer: Yes
◉ Who destroys medications prescribed for residents after they've
expired Answer: Pharmacist, DON, OR DON & LPN
,◉ Concerning CEU's if the NAB has approved a class for credit, can
you presume that OSBELTCA will also approve that class? Answer:
Yes
◉ According to OSBELTCA rules, how many days do you have to
notify them of the relocation of your business or personal mailing
address Answer: 15 business days
◉ According to the health department standards, how frequently is
your facility required to provide in service training for fire safety
and first aid Answer: Semi-Annually
◉ What is the time frame for reporting resident abuse, Neglect,
and/or exploitation to the State Health Department, or allegations of
abuse to the DHS/long-term care investigation unit? Answer: 24 hrs
◉ How many days do you have (in addition to telephone reporting)
to make an initial report of an incident of resident abuse to the State
Department of Health Answer: 24hrs
◉ How long are a physicians oral orders for a chemical restraint
valid without a written order? Answer: 48hrs
◉ How frequently are circumstances requiring physical restraints
re-evaluated Answer: 30 minutes
,◉ How many days, per the Nursing Home Care Act, is an owner of a
licensed facility required to give notice prior to voluntarily closing
all or part of a facility that will require the transfer or discharge of
more than 10% of its residents Answer: 90 days
◉ Who is allowed to administer medications Answer: Nurses,
physicians, pharmacists, CMA
◉ Where are social services rendered recorded, and how frequently
are progress notes written Answer: At least monthly and significant
change
◉ WhT happens if you fail to renew your license on time (and when
is it due) Answer: Vacated licensure, late fees $100 week, Dec. 31st
◉ Who issues licenses to Long-Term Care Administrators Answer:
OSBELTCA
◉ How many days does a facility have to contest the non-renewal or
revocation of a license or the assessment of administrative penalties
by notifying the Commissioner of its request for hearing? Answer:
10 days
, ◉ What are the only items you are allowed to bulk dispense, in
nursing homes Answer: Non-prescription drugs
◉ How frequently, per health department regulations, shall the
written resident assessment and care plan be reviewed and updated
Answer: 1st 48hrs, 14days, and quarterly
◉ Your facility will have an infection control policy, per Health
Department regulations. What is it that all personnel shall
demonstrate their knowledge of through the performance of their
duties Answer: Universal precautions
◉ Who can designate another person to act on your behalf in your
absence (as administrator) Answer: Owner or administrator
◉ How many hours do you have to notify the health department of
all incidents pertaining to fire, storm damage, death other than by
natural causes, missing residents, a utility failure of more than four
hours, and incidents affecting the life and safety of a resident
Answer: 2 hours
◉ What is the minimum time required for the written notice a
facility must give a resident to relocate a resident Answer: 10 days