State of Michigan Nursing Home
Administrator Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
1) |Policy: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Must |have |a |policy.
May |state |that |the |facility |will |not |handle |monies |in |excess |of |$5,000.00.
The |facility |may |charge |a |reasonable |fee |not |to |exceed |the |ACTUAL |COST |of |providing |service.
2) |Required |Printed |Information: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |must |be |given |resident |upon |
admission.
A |statement |that |the |facility |will |handle |personnal |funds |if |no |other |person |is |available.
Periodic |statement |of |accounts |(Minimum: |Quarterly)
3) |Procedure: |American |Institute |of |CPA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Quarterly |statements |
including |all |activity, |(A-H) |in |easily |readable |form.
Written |account |of |all |personal |funds |held |in |trust |must |be |sent |to |the |executor, |
administrator, |rep |payee |or |next |of |kin |within |10 |DAYS |OF |THE |DEATH |OF |A |PATIENT.
Account |must |be |closed |and |balance |sent |to |resident |within |3 |DAYS |OF |DISCHARGE.
Access |to |Funds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
4) |Financial |records: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-not |less |than |two |(2) |hours |during |normal |
business |hours.
5) |Petty |Cash: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-during |all |normal |business |hours.
,Accounts |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
6) |Funds: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cannot |be |CO-MINGLED |with |any |other |facility |funds |(Can |
with |Residents')
7) |Interest |Bearing |Accounts: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-May |keep |up |to |$200.00 |in |a |non-
interest |bearing |account |of |petty |cash |fund. |
Money |in |excess |of |$200.00 |shall |be |deposited |in |an |interest |bearing |account |within |15 |days |
of |the |date |the |$200.00 |minimum |is |exceeded.
8) |Designation |For |Patient |Unable |To |Handle |Own |Funds: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Facility |
notifies |the |Family |Independence |Agency, |Adult |Protective |Services |in |writing |when |a |mentally
|incompetent |patient |has |no |one |to |act |on |his |behalf.
9) |Sale |Or |Transfer |of |Ownership |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Written |receipt |from |new |owner |
acknowledge |receipt |of |the |funds |for |safeguarding.
10) |Surety |Bond: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Not |LESS |than |$2,000.00 |or |125% |of |the |previous |
year's |patient |trust |funds |average |balance |held, |whichever |is |greater.
Michigan |State |Plan |For |Long |Term |Care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
11) |Department |of |Community |Health |(MDCH |or |DCH) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-DCH |is |
responsible |for |the |Medicaid |Program |under |contract |to |the |federal |agency |named |Centers |for
|Medicare |and |Medicaid |Services |(CMS). |
MDCH |also |contracts |with |other |departments |and |agencies |to |provide |specific |services.
, 12) |Medical |Services |Administration |(MSA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |agency, |under |
authority |of |MDCH |writes |policy, |acts |as |fiscal |intermediary, |designs |categorical |
reimbursement |programs, |audits |and |authorizes |facility-specific |reimbursement |rates.
13) |Bureau |of |Health |Systems: |DCH |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-has |this |bureau |under |its |
department |for |oversight |of |the |quality |of |care |within |nursing |homes |through |the |certification
|process. |
The |actual |certifying |agency |is |CMS. |This |is |accomplished |through |the |surveys |and |inspections.
14) |Department |of |Community |Health, |Bureau |of |Construction |Codes, |Office |of |Fire |Safety. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-DCH |contracts |with |Office |of |Fire |Safety |to |conduct |the |Life |Safety |
Code |portion |of |the |survey.
15) |Michigan |Department |of |Human |Services |(DHS): |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-DCH |contacts |
with |DHS |who |determine |an |individuals |Medicaid |eligibility |and |"co-payment" |responsibility. |
DHS |utilized |the |local |offices |for |direct |contract |with |applicants.
16) |Bureau |of |Health |Professions: |DCH |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Has |this |bureau |under |its |
department |for |oversight |and |licensing |of |Nursing |Home |Administrator |(NHA)
17) |Michigan |Department |Community |Health |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |Department |
contracts |directly |with |the |federal |agency |CMS |and |as |such |is |designated |responsibility |for |
Title |XIX |of |the |Social |Security |Act.
Currently |this |program |is |56% |federally |funded |and |44% |state |funded.
18) |Medical |Service |Administration |(MSA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-itself |handles |two |primary |
aspects |of |the |program |POLICY |AND |REIMBURSEMENT.
Administrator Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
1) |Policy: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Must |have |a |policy.
May |state |that |the |facility |will |not |handle |monies |in |excess |of |$5,000.00.
The |facility |may |charge |a |reasonable |fee |not |to |exceed |the |ACTUAL |COST |of |providing |service.
2) |Required |Printed |Information: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |must |be |given |resident |upon |
admission.
A |statement |that |the |facility |will |handle |personnal |funds |if |no |other |person |is |available.
Periodic |statement |of |accounts |(Minimum: |Quarterly)
3) |Procedure: |American |Institute |of |CPA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Quarterly |statements |
including |all |activity, |(A-H) |in |easily |readable |form.
Written |account |of |all |personal |funds |held |in |trust |must |be |sent |to |the |executor, |
administrator, |rep |payee |or |next |of |kin |within |10 |DAYS |OF |THE |DEATH |OF |A |PATIENT.
Account |must |be |closed |and |balance |sent |to |resident |within |3 |DAYS |OF |DISCHARGE.
Access |to |Funds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
4) |Financial |records: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-not |less |than |two |(2) |hours |during |normal |
business |hours.
5) |Petty |Cash: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-during |all |normal |business |hours.
,Accounts |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
6) |Funds: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cannot |be |CO-MINGLED |with |any |other |facility |funds |(Can |
with |Residents')
7) |Interest |Bearing |Accounts: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-May |keep |up |to |$200.00 |in |a |non-
interest |bearing |account |of |petty |cash |fund. |
Money |in |excess |of |$200.00 |shall |be |deposited |in |an |interest |bearing |account |within |15 |days |
of |the |date |the |$200.00 |minimum |is |exceeded.
8) |Designation |For |Patient |Unable |To |Handle |Own |Funds: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Facility |
notifies |the |Family |Independence |Agency, |Adult |Protective |Services |in |writing |when |a |mentally
|incompetent |patient |has |no |one |to |act |on |his |behalf.
9) |Sale |Or |Transfer |of |Ownership |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Written |receipt |from |new |owner |
acknowledge |receipt |of |the |funds |for |safeguarding.
10) |Surety |Bond: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Not |LESS |than |$2,000.00 |or |125% |of |the |previous |
year's |patient |trust |funds |average |balance |held, |whichever |is |greater.
Michigan |State |Plan |For |Long |Term |Care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
11) |Department |of |Community |Health |(MDCH |or |DCH) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-DCH |is |
responsible |for |the |Medicaid |Program |under |contract |to |the |federal |agency |named |Centers |for
|Medicare |and |Medicaid |Services |(CMS). |
MDCH |also |contracts |with |other |departments |and |agencies |to |provide |specific |services.
, 12) |Medical |Services |Administration |(MSA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |agency, |under |
authority |of |MDCH |writes |policy, |acts |as |fiscal |intermediary, |designs |categorical |
reimbursement |programs, |audits |and |authorizes |facility-specific |reimbursement |rates.
13) |Bureau |of |Health |Systems: |DCH |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-has |this |bureau |under |its |
department |for |oversight |of |the |quality |of |care |within |nursing |homes |through |the |certification
|process. |
The |actual |certifying |agency |is |CMS. |This |is |accomplished |through |the |surveys |and |inspections.
14) |Department |of |Community |Health, |Bureau |of |Construction |Codes, |Office |of |Fire |Safety. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-DCH |contracts |with |Office |of |Fire |Safety |to |conduct |the |Life |Safety |
Code |portion |of |the |survey.
15) |Michigan |Department |of |Human |Services |(DHS): |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-DCH |contacts |
with |DHS |who |determine |an |individuals |Medicaid |eligibility |and |"co-payment" |responsibility. |
DHS |utilized |the |local |offices |for |direct |contract |with |applicants.
16) |Bureau |of |Health |Professions: |DCH |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Has |this |bureau |under |its |
department |for |oversight |and |licensing |of |Nursing |Home |Administrator |(NHA)
17) |Michigan |Department |Community |Health |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |Department |
contracts |directly |with |the |federal |agency |CMS |and |as |such |is |designated |responsibility |for |
Title |XIX |of |the |Social |Security |Act.
Currently |this |program |is |56% |federally |funded |and |44% |state |funded.
18) |Medical |Service |Administration |(MSA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-itself |handles |two |primary |
aspects |of |the |program |POLICY |AND |REIMBURSEMENT.
