(a) (1) An administrator of a residential care facility for the elderly shall successfully complete a department-approved administrator certification training program pursuant to subdivision (c) prior to employment. (2) If an individual is both the licensee and the administrator of a licensed facility, or a licensed nursing home administrator, the individual shall comply with the requirements of this section unless they qualify for one of the exemptions provided for in subdivision (b). (3) Failure to comply with this section shall constitute cause for revocation of the license of the facility where an individual is functioning as the administrator. (4) The licensee shall notify the department within 30 days of any change in administrators. (b) Individuals seeking exemptions under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall meet the following criteria and fulfill the required portions of the certification program, as the case may be: (1) An individual designated as the administrator of a residential care facility for the elderly who holds a valid license as a nursing home administrator issued in accordance with Chapter 2.35 (commencing with Section 1416) of Division 2 shall be required to complete the areas in the uniform core of knowledge required by this section that pertain to the law, regulations, policies, and procedural standards that impact the operations of residential care facilities for the elderly, the use, misuse, and interaction of medication commonly used by the elderly in a residential setting, and resident admission, retention, and assessment procedures, equal to 12 hours of instruction conducive to learning, in which participants are able to simultaneously interact with each other as well as with the instructor. An individual meeting the requirements of this paragraph shall not be required to take an examination. (2) If an individual was both the licensee and administrator on or before July 1, 1991, the individual shall be required to complete all the areas specified for the administrator certification training program, but shall not be required to take the examination required by this section. Those individuals exempted from the examination shall be issued a conditional certification that is valid only for the administrator of the facility for which the exemption was granted. (A) As a condition to becoming an administrator of another facility, the individual shall be required to pass the examination provided for in this section. (B) As a condition to applying for a new facility license, the individual shall be required to pass the examination provided for in Section 1569.23. (c) (1) An administrator certification training program for residential care facilities for the elderly shall require a minimum of 80 hours of coursework, which shall include at least 60 hours of instruction conducive to learning, in which participants are able to simultaneously interact with each other, as well as with the instructor, and that provides training on a uniform core of knowledge in each of the following areas: (A) Laws, regulations, and policies and procedural standards that impact the operations of residential care facilities for the elderly. (B) Business operations. (C) Management and supervision of staff. (D) Psychosocial needs of the elderly. (E) Community and support services. (F) Physical needs for elderly persons. (G) Medication management, including the use, misuse, and interaction of medication commonly used by the elderly, including antipsychotics and the adverse effects of psychotropic drugs for use in controlling the behavior of persons with dementia. (H) Resident admission, retention, and assessment procedures. (I) Managing Alzheimerâs disease and related dementias, including nonpharmacologic, person-centered approaches to dementia care. (J) Cultural competency and sensitivity in issues relating to the underserved aging lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. (K) Residentsâ rights and the importance of
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