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Assisted Living Facility Manager Certificate

Arizona certification for managers of assisted living facilities; managers of adult foster care homes are excepted by A.R.S. § 36-446.04(I).

Licensing authority: Arizona Board of Examiners of Nursing Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers · Application information

New certification application after administrative closure
Arizona Assisted Living Facility Manager Exam
Age
The Board states managers must be at least 21 years old; R9-10-803(A)(3)(a) requires that age for appointment.
Agency Approval
All new certificates require approval by both the Board and ADHS under A.R.S. § 36-446.04(D).
Application
Submit the current electronic application and R4-33-403 supporting materials, including education, five-year address and employment histories, photograph, citizenship/authorized-presence evidence, professional-license verifications, criminal dispositions, complete disclosures, and required fees.
Board Appearance
Appear before the Board if requested under R4-33-403(C).
Character References
Two character certifications from persons who have known the applicant at least three years and are neither relatives nor employed by/employing the applicant.
Closure
After passing, applicant failed to pay the issuance fee within six months of the notice; submit a new application under R4-33-401.
Criminal Background Check
Submit full fingerprints for the separate state and FBI background check. The Board receives this after application and before scheduling the jurisprudence examination.
Fingerprint Clearance
A valid fingerprint clearance card or the statutory pending-application/good-cause-hearing alternative, without a felony involving violence or financial fraud; maintain a valid card while certified.
Issuance Fee
Pay the issuance fee within six months of the passing notice; otherwise the file is administratively closed.
Manager Training
Complete a Board-approved manager training program under Article 6. A.R.S. § 36-446.04(F) permits Board acceptance of satisfactory evidence of sufficient education and training instead of the subsection C(1) course.
Passing Score
At least 75 percent on the Arizona manager examination.
Scheduling
Application must be administratively complete; submit required information at least 30 days before the expected examination.
Work Experience
At least 2,080 hours of paid work experience in a health-related field in the five years before application; document the hours.
Fresh certification after an expired certificate cannot be renewed
Arizona Assisted Living Facility Manager Exam
Age
The Board states managers must be at least 21 years old; R9-10-803(A)(3)(a) requires that age for appointment.
Agency Approval
All new certificates require approval by both the Board and ADHS under A.R.S. § 36-446.04(D).
Application
Submit the current electronic application and R4-33-403 supporting materials, including education, five-year address and employment histories, photograph, citizenship/authorized-presence evidence, professional-license verifications, criminal dispositions, complete disclosures, and required fees.
Board Appearance
Appear before the Board if requested under R4-33-403(C).
Character References
Two character certifications from persons who have known the applicant at least three years and are neither relatives nor employed by/employing the applicant.
Criminal Background Check
Submit full fingerprints for the separate state and FBI background check. The Board receives this after application and before scheduling the jurisprudence examination.
Eligibility
Certificate expired for failure to renew timely and applicant does not satisfy current R4-33-405(E); obtain certification by complying with R4-33-401.
Fingerprint Clearance
A valid fingerprint clearance card or the statutory pending-application/good-cause-hearing alternative, without a felony involving violence or financial fraud; maintain a valid card while certified.
Issuance Fee
Pay the issuance fee within six months of the passing notice; otherwise the file is administratively closed.
Manager Training
Complete a Board-approved manager training program under Article 6. A.R.S. § 36-446.04(F) permits Board acceptance of satisfactory evidence of sufficient education and training instead of the subsection C(1) course.
Passing Score
At least 75 percent on the Arizona manager examination.
Scheduling
Application must be administratively complete; submit required information at least 30 days before the expected examination.
Work Experience
At least 2,080 hours of paid work experience in a health-related field in the five years before application; document the hours.
Certification following revocation
Arizona Assisted Living Facility Manager Exam
Age
The Board states managers must be at least 21 years old; R9-10-803(A)(3)(a) requires that age for appointment.
Agency Approval
All new certificates require approval by both the Board and ADHS under A.R.S. § 36-446.04(D).
Application
Submit the current electronic application and R4-33-403 supporting materials, including education, five-year address and employment histories, photograph, citizenship/authorized-presence evidence, professional-license verifications, criminal dispositions, complete disclosures, and required fees.
Board Appearance
Appear before the Board if requested under R4-33-403(C).
Character References
Two character certifications from persons who have known the applicant at least three years and are neither relatives nor employed by/employing the applicant.
Criminal Background Check
Submit full fingerprints for the separate state and FBI background check. The Board receives this after application and before scheduling the jurisprudence examination.
Fingerprint Clearance
A valid fingerprint clearance card or the statutory pending-application/good-cause-hearing alternative, without a felony involving violence or financial fraud; maintain a valid card while certified.
Issuance Fee
Pay the issuance fee within six months of the passing notice; otherwise the file is administratively closed.
Manager Training
Complete a Board-approved manager training program under Article 6. A.R.S. § 36-446.04(F) permits Board acceptance of satisfactory evidence of sufficient education and training instead of the subsection C(1) course.
Passing Score
At least 75 percent on the Arizona manager examination.
Scheduling
Application must be administratively complete; submit required information at least 30 days before the expected examination.
Training
Meet the applicable R4-33-401 education, caregiver, CPR, and first-aid requirements, including its professional-license exemptions where applicable.
Waiting Period
Wait at least 12 months after revocation before applying; apply under R4-33-401.
Work Experience
At least 2,080 hours of paid work experience in a health-related field in the five years before application; document the hours.
Renewal of inactive certificate
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
An inactive manager is exempt from R4-33-501 while inactive.
Fee
A.R.S. § 36-446.07(I) caps the inactive certificate renewal fee at $100 every two years.
Renewal
Timely submit renewal application and inactive-renewal fee; otherwise the certificate expires under current R4-33-405.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Placement of existing certificate on inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Submit evidence of one continuing-education hour for each month in the current biennial period before the request.
Good Standing
Be in good standing in Arizona.
Practice Status
Inactive status is a status of the existing manager certificate, with no authorization to practice as an active manager.
Request
Submit a written request to the Board.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial certification by examination
Arizona Assisted Living Facility Manager Exam
Age
The Board states managers must be at least 21 years old; R9-10-803(A)(3)(a) requires that age for appointment.
Agency Approval
All new certificates require approval by both the Board and ADHS under A.R.S. § 36-446.04(D).
Application
Submit the current electronic application and R4-33-403 supporting materials, including education, five-year address and employment histories, photograph, citizenship/authorized-presence evidence, professional-license verifications, criminal dispositions, complete disclosures, and required fees.
Board Appearance
Appear before the Board if requested under R4-33-403(C).
Caregiver Training
Complete Board-approved caregiver training under Article 7; caregiver assessments belong to that other profession and are applicant training conditions.
Character References
Two character certifications from persons who have known the applicant at least three years and are neither relatives nor employed by/employing the applicant.
Criminal Background Check
Submit full fingerprints for the separate state and FBI background check. The Board receives this after application and before scheduling the jurisprudence examination.
Education
High-school diploma or GED.
Fingerprint Clearance
A valid fingerprint clearance card or the statutory pending-application/good-cause-hearing alternative, without a felony involving violence or financial fraud; maintain a valid card while certified.
First Aid
Complete adult CPR and basic first-aid training.
Issuance Fee
Pay the issuance fee within six months of the passing notice; otherwise the file is administratively closed.
Manager Training
Complete a Board-approved manager training program under Article 6. A.R.S. § 36-446.04(F) permits Board acceptance of satisfactory evidence of sufficient education and training instead of the subsection C(1) course.
Passing Score
At least 75 percent on the Arizona manager examination.
Scheduling
Application must be administratively complete; submit required information at least 30 days before the expected examination.
Work Experience
At least 2,080 hours of paid work experience in a health-related field in the five years before application; document the hours.
Initial certification by examination with professional license training exemptions
Arizona Assisted Living Facility Manager Exam
Age
The Board states managers must be at least 21 years old; R9-10-803(A)(3)(a) requires that age for appointment.
Agency Approval
All new certificates require approval by both the Board and ADHS under A.R.S. § 36-446.04(D).
Application
Submit the current electronic application and R4-33-403 supporting materials, including education, five-year address and employment histories, photograph, citizenship/authorized-presence evidence, professional-license verifications, criminal dispositions, complete disclosures, and required fees.
Board Appearance
Appear before the Board if requested under R4-33-403(C).
Character References
Two character certifications from persons who have known the applicant at least three years and are neither relatives nor employed by/employing the applicant.
Criminal Background Check
Submit full fingerprints for the separate state and FBI background check. The Board receives this after application and before scheduling the jurisprudence examination.
Fingerprint Clearance
A valid fingerprint clearance card or the statutory pending-application/good-cause-hearing alternative, without a felony involving violence or financial fraud; maintain a valid card while certified.
Instruction Conflict
The Board checklist lists caregiver certificates and CPR cards generally; R4-33-401(B) expressly exempts this applicant from those training requirements.
Issuance Fee
Pay the issuance fee within six months of the passing notice; otherwise the file is administratively closed.
Manager Training
Complete a Board-approved manager training program under Article 6. A.R.S. § 36-446.04(F) permits Board acceptance of satisfactory evidence of sufficient education and training instead of the subsection C(1) course.
Passing Score
At least 75 percent on the Arizona manager examination.
Professional License
Hold an Arizona license in good standing under Title 32 Chapter 13, 15, or 17, or 4 A.A.C. 33 Article 2; that substitutes for high school/GED and exempts caregiver training and CPR/first-aid training.
Scheduling
Application must be administratively complete; submit required information at least 30 days before the expected examination.
Work Experience
At least 2,080 hours of paid work experience in a health-related field in the five years before application; document the hours.
Late renewal after failure to renew timely
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
24 Board-approved credit hours per biennial period; in the initial period one credit hour per remaining month or part month. Follow R4-33-501 limits and keep attendance evidence three years; comply with any audit.
Discipline
Renewal remains subject to review of substantiated complaints, deficiency reports, and grounds for discipline.
Documents
Renewal application with current contact details, required criminal and disciplinary disclosures, continuing-education and referral-record affirmations, signature, fingerprint card, citizenship/authorized-presence documents unless the stated exception applies, and fees.
Eligibility
Meet R4-33-405(C)-(D), pay late-renewal fees, affirm no work as manager since expiry, and have a certificate that has not been surrendered, suspended, or revoked.
Older Packet
The January 2023 packet states June 30 expiry; the statute and current Supplement 23-2 rule use 30 days after the birthday. The current governing date applies.
Older Packet Deadline
The old January 2023 packet says late renewal is due July 31. Current R4-33-405(E) does not retain that deadline; its current eligibility conditions govern.
Renewal Period
Biennially, due 30 days after the manager birthday in odd-numbered years under A.R.S. § 36-446.04(H) and current R4-33-405(B).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal within active duty military extension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
24 Board-approved credit hours per biennial period; in the initial period one credit hour per remaining month or part month. Follow R4-33-501 limits and keep attendance evidence three years; comply with any audit.
Discipline
Renewal remains subject to review of substantiated complaints, deficiency reports, and grounds for discipline.
Documents
Renewal application with current contact details, required criminal and disciplinary disclosures, continuing-education and referral-record affirmations, signature, fingerprint card, citizenship/authorized-presence documents unless the stated exception applies, and fees.
Fees
Only normal renewal fees and activities during the applicable extension; no late or delinquency fees.
Injury Extension
After release from active duty, an injury temporarily preventing required activities extends validity 180 days from the date the member can perform them.
Military Extension
National Guard/reserve certificate does not expire during federal active duty and is extended 180 days after return; regular armed-forces certificate is extended 180 days from expiration. Notify the Board and provide military orders, redacted military identification, or commanding-officer verification before the extension ends.
Older Packet
The January 2023 packet states June 30 expiry; the statute and current Supplement 23-2 rule use 30 days after the birthday. The current governing date applies.
Renewal Period
Biennially, due 30 days after the manager birthday in odd-numbered years under A.R.S. § 36-446.04(H) and current R4-33-405(B).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Resume active status from inactive certificate
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Instruction
R4-33-406(E)(1) and the Board packet require 12 continuing-education hours within the six months before the request: "Submit evidence that complies with R4-33-501(D) showing that the manager completed 12 hours of continuing education within the six months before requesting to resume active certificate status". The higher-ranked statute supplies the legal requirement; the Board demand is retained for the applicant.
Request
Written request to the Board and payment of the current fee, subject to Board approval.
Statutory Continuing Education
A.R.S. § 36-446.07(I) specifies six continuing-education hours within six months.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial active certificate renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
24 Board-approved credit hours per biennial period; in the initial period one credit hour per remaining month or part month. Follow R4-33-501 limits and keep attendance evidence three years; comply with any audit.
Discipline
Renewal remains subject to review of substantiated complaints, deficiency reports, and grounds for discipline.
Documents
Renewal application with current contact details, required criminal and disciplinary disclosures, continuing-education and referral-record affirmations, signature, fingerprint card, citizenship/authorized-presence documents unless the stated exception applies, and fees.
Older Packet
The January 2023 packet states June 30 expiry; the statute and current Supplement 23-2 rule use 30 days after the birthday. The current governing date applies.
Renewal Period
Biennially, due 30 days after the manager birthday in odd-numbered years under A.R.S. § 36-446.04(H) and current R4-33-405(B).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Arizona Assisted Living Facility Manager Exam

Provider
Arizona Board of Examiners of Nursing Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers
Format
Multiple-choice examination
Exam questions
100
Time limit
Two hours
Passing score
75 percent
Practice scope

Inferred from the examination name; the authority has not published an examination outline.

  • Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 36, Chapter 4 — enumerated health-care institution and manager provisions
  • Arizona Administrative Code, Title 4, Chapter 33
  • Arizona Administrative Code, Title 9, Chapter 10 — Articles 1 and 8
Examination sources