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Administrator Certification Program
The Administrator Certification Program is legislatively mandated and is designed and intended to upgrade the knowledge and educational levels of persons currently employed as administrators and persons wishing to become administrators of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE), Adult Residential Facilities (ARF), and Group Homes (GH) through a certification process. Administrators are individuals designated by licensees to act on behalf of the licensee in the overall management of their facilities. Licensees and administrators may be one and the same person.
The Administrator Certification Program is administered by the Administrator Certification Section (ACS) of the Community Care Licensing Division, Technical Assistance and Policy Branch, Technical Assistance Bureau. The ACS is comprised of the certification and vendor units. The ACS is also legislatively mandated to approve/disapprove all vendors of 35/40 hour initial and continuing education training programs, which includes courses and instructors.
Click on the following hyperlinks for more information:
- How to become a certified administrator
- Initial Administrator Test Procedures and Protocol
- Initial Test Results
- Administrator Certification Renewal Application Process
- List of Pending Renewal Applications
- How do I become a vendor?
- Vendor Guideline and Procedures
- Certification and Vendor Forms
- List of Approved Vendors
- Application Processing Delays
- Fees
- Address Change/Name Changes/Replacement Certificate
- Extension Request
- Core of Knowledge Requirements
- Administrator Registry (15MB filesize)
- Contact Information