ARF Administrator Exam Questions
1. How many days do you have to communicate to CCL about administrator information?: 10 days
2. How much days do you have to communicate to CCL about a licensee, CEO, or plan of operations?: 10 days
3. Water heater temperature is set between?: 105-120 degrees F
4. What is the max refrigerator temperature?: 45 degrees F
5. How many degrees F should the freezer be?: 0 degrees F
6. What is the max temp the thermostat should be set in a room?: 85 Degrees F
7. What is the minimum temp the thermostat should be set in a room?: 68 degrees F
8. What should the thermostat be at in extreme heat?: 30 degrees F below outside temp
9. How many days perishables should be in home at all times?: 2 days
10.How many days nonperishables should be in home at all times?: 7 days
11.How many days to file an appeal/review of deficiency?: 15 days (*Remember: appeal and
review of deficiency are the same)
12.How many days is an Emergency Approval to Operate (EAO) issued/good for?: 60 days
13.What is the max time a provisional license will be issued?: 12 months
14.We care for people who are...: Chronic and stable
15.Can we have restricted health conditions?: Yes (restrictions around health conditions)
16.can we have prohibited (forbidden) health conditions?: No, health condi- tions are not forbidden.
17.What two needs should you meet?: dental and medical
18.What cannot you not tie, deprive, limit, or restrict?: hands or feet
19.What educational and/or experience does an administrator need to have to operate a 7-15 bed community?:
1.) HS Diploma OR GED
AND,
2.) 1 year experience in residential care
20.How long does regulation say to keep personnel records after they no longer live in the home?: 3 years
21.How long does regulation req. to keep centrally stored medication records?: 1 year
22.How long in advance do you need to develop menus?: 1 week/7 days
23.How long do you need to keep menus on file?: 30 days/ 1 month
24.How long do you keep planned activities on file?: 6 months
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25.How often are disaster do disaster drills need to be done?: every 3 months, every quarter on each shift
26.How long do you keep disaster drills on file?: 1 year
27.A date employee time schedule shall be posted for what time frame?: 30 days/1 month
28.Difference between exception and waiver?: Exception: Individual Waiver: facility wide
Study Tips*: There are Ws in (W)aiver and facility (W)ide
29.What must the next admission agreement be signed?: within 7 days
30.What is the timeframe for submitting fingerprints for employment, resi- dence, or initial presence in the
home?: PRIOR TO employment, resident, or initial presence in the home
31.What is the timeframe to have physician's report and TB done for clients?-
: cannot be older than a year
32.What is the timeframe to have the health screening and TB done for employment?: Within 7 DAYS OR if
received it already, CANNOT BE OLDER THAN A YEAR
33.Can a licensee have house rules?: Yes
34.Will the licensee be prohibited (forbidden) from locking exterior doors and windows for protection of the
clients?: No, but the resident must be able to exit
35.Does CCL require first aid?: Yes
36.Does CCL require CPR?: No unless, CCH (Crisis Home) or EBHS (Behavioral Home)
37.What is ambulatory?: -Walking and Cognitively understand to get out in an emergency situation w/o using
mechanical aids
-Can go into non-ambulatory spaces
38.What is nonambulatory?: Using mechanical aids, walkers, wheelchairs or crutches, or walking but does not
understand to get out in an emergency situation.
Cannot go into ambulatory spaces.
39.When do you do a needs and services plan?: prior to admission
40.In all cases, personnel records shall show/document what?: hours actually worked
41.Night time staff need to know what?: ARF: *Planned emergency procedures and 1st aid
EBHS or CCH: CPR
1. How many days do you have to communicate to CCL about administrator information?: 10 days
2. How much days do you have to communicate to CCL about a licensee, CEO, or plan of operations?: 10 days
3. Water heater temperature is set between?: 105-120 degrees F
4. What is the max refrigerator temperature?: 45 degrees F
5. How many degrees F should the freezer be?: 0 degrees F
6. What is the max temp the thermostat should be set in a room?: 85 Degrees F
7. What is the minimum temp the thermostat should be set in a room?: 68 degrees F
8. What should the thermostat be at in extreme heat?: 30 degrees F below outside temp
9. How many days perishables should be in home at all times?: 2 days
10.How many days nonperishables should be in home at all times?: 7 days
11.How many days to file an appeal/review of deficiency?: 15 days (*Remember: appeal and
review of deficiency are the same)
12.How many days is an Emergency Approval to Operate (EAO) issued/good for?: 60 days
13.What is the max time a provisional license will be issued?: 12 months
14.We care for people who are...: Chronic and stable
15.Can we have restricted health conditions?: Yes (restrictions around health conditions)
16.can we have prohibited (forbidden) health conditions?: No, health condi- tions are not forbidden.
17.What two needs should you meet?: dental and medical
18.What cannot you not tie, deprive, limit, or restrict?: hands or feet
19.What educational and/or experience does an administrator need to have to operate a 7-15 bed community?:
1.) HS Diploma OR GED
AND,
2.) 1 year experience in residential care
20.How long does regulation say to keep personnel records after they no longer live in the home?: 3 years
21.How long does regulation req. to keep centrally stored medication records?: 1 year
22.How long in advance do you need to develop menus?: 1 week/7 days
23.How long do you need to keep menus on file?: 30 days/ 1 month
24.How long do you keep planned activities on file?: 6 months
, ARF Administrator Exam Questions
25.How often are disaster do disaster drills need to be done?: every 3 months, every quarter on each shift
26.How long do you keep disaster drills on file?: 1 year
27.A date employee time schedule shall be posted for what time frame?: 30 days/1 month
28.Difference between exception and waiver?: Exception: Individual Waiver: facility wide
Study Tips*: There are Ws in (W)aiver and facility (W)ide
29.What must the next admission agreement be signed?: within 7 days
30.What is the timeframe for submitting fingerprints for employment, resi- dence, or initial presence in the
home?: PRIOR TO employment, resident, or initial presence in the home
31.What is the timeframe to have physician's report and TB done for clients?-
: cannot be older than a year
32.What is the timeframe to have the health screening and TB done for employment?: Within 7 DAYS OR if
received it already, CANNOT BE OLDER THAN A YEAR
33.Can a licensee have house rules?: Yes
34.Will the licensee be prohibited (forbidden) from locking exterior doors and windows for protection of the
clients?: No, but the resident must be able to exit
35.Does CCL require first aid?: Yes
36.Does CCL require CPR?: No unless, CCH (Crisis Home) or EBHS (Behavioral Home)
37.What is ambulatory?: -Walking and Cognitively understand to get out in an emergency situation w/o using
mechanical aids
-Can go into non-ambulatory spaces
38.What is nonambulatory?: Using mechanical aids, walkers, wheelchairs or crutches, or walking but does not
understand to get out in an emergency situation.
Cannot go into ambulatory spaces.
39.When do you do a needs and services plan?: prior to admission
40.In all cases, personnel records shall show/document what?: hours actually worked
41.Night time staff need to know what?: ARF: *Planned emergency procedures and 1st aid
EBHS or CCH: CPR
