RCFE California State Exam Study Guide Questions
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Admission Agreement - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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
ASP - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer Maximum number of persons authorized to be provided services at any one time in
any licensed facility.
Care and Supervision - Answer 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 - Answer 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.
Certified Administrator - Answer An administrator who has been issued a residential care facility for the
elderly administrator certificate by the Department and whose certificate is current.
Community Care Facility - Answer Any facility, place or building providing nonmedical care and
supervision, as defined in Section 87101(c)(3).
Conservator - Answer Person appointed by the Superior Court pursuant to Probate Code section 1800
et. seq. or Welfare and Institutions Code section 5350, to care for the person, or estate, or person and
estate, of an adult.
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Admission Agreement - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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
ASP - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer Maximum number of persons authorized to be provided services at any one time in
any licensed facility.
Care and Supervision - Answer 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 - Answer 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.
Certified Administrator - Answer An administrator who has been issued a residential care facility for the
elderly administrator certificate by the Department and whose certificate is current.
Community Care Facility - Answer Any facility, place or building providing nonmedical care and
supervision, as defined in Section 87101(c)(3).
Conservator - Answer Person appointed by the Superior Court pursuant to Probate Code section 1800
et. seq. or Welfare and Institutions Code section 5350, to care for the person, or estate, or person and
estate, of an adult.
