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Certified Assisted Living Administrator

Licensing authority: New Jersey Department of Health · Application information

Initial certification by training and competency examination
New Jersey Assisted Living Administrator Examination
Approved training
Successfully complete an assisted living training program approved by the New Jersey Department of Health before examination registration.
Background check
Successfully complete the criminal history record background check under N.J.A.C. 8:43I-4.
Education
Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
Minimum age
At least 21 years of age.
Repeat failure
After two unsuccessful examination attempts, repeat the approved training program, make a new examination reservation and pay a new fee.
Score time window
Pass the Assisted Living Competency Examination within two years of completing the approved training; otherwise repeat the training.
Training documentation
Submit the valid certificate of completion and examination registration form with the fee; training documentation for a subsequent examination is due at least ten days before that examination.
Renewal of current three year certification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background check
Complete a criminal history record background check.
Continuing education
Complete at least 30 hours of continuing education regarding assisted living concepts and related topics, covering the training topics in N.J.A.C. 8:36-3.3(a)2 and earned within the current certification period.
Inactive status
Failure to satisfy renewal requirements at the prescribed time makes the certificate inactive.
Renewal cycle
Certification is valid for three years; apply for renewal on the Department schedule.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration from inactive status within three years without re examination
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 10 hours of continuing education for each inactive year, plus 30 hours for the last completed active triennial period.
Expired pandemic waiver
The Department marks the April 23, 2020 provisional-restoration waiver (corrected May 15, 2020) expired; that temporary pathway does not apply on the evaluation date.
Fee
Pay the then-current certification fee.
Time limit
Apply within three years of the certification renewal date.
Training
Repeat the approved assisted living training course required by N.J.A.C. 8:36-3.2(b).
Written request
Submit a written request for restoration to the Certification Program.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conditional Assisted Living Administrator Certification

Licensing authority: New Jersey Department of Health · Application information

Conditional certification after training and competency examination
New Jersey Assisted Living Administrator Examination
Approved training
Successfully complete an assisted living training program approved by the New Jersey Department of Health before examination registration.
Conditional eligibility
Conditional certification is governed by N.J.A.C. 8:43I-4.5; the Department readoption confirms this background-investigation pathway. The obtained Department compilation at N.J.A.C. 8:36-3.2(e) requires completed training and a passed competency examination.
Education
Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
Limited authority
Conditionally certified individuals may perform administrator duties only for the period specified in N.J.A.C. 8:43I-4.5. Publisher navigation and server-side fallback did not obtain that provision; its detailed background-investigation conditions and duration remain for the Department to confirm.
Minimum age
At least 21 years of age.
Repeat failure
After two unsuccessful examination attempts, repeat the approved training program, make a new examination reservation and pay a new fee.
Score time window
Pass the Assisted Living Competency Examination within two years of completing the approved training; otherwise repeat the training.
Training documentation
Submit the valid certificate of completion and examination registration form with the fee; training documentation for a subsequent examination is due at least ten days before that examination.

New Jersey Assisted Living Administrator Examination

Provider
PSI Services LLC
Format
Computer-administered written examination
Exam questions
100 items
Time limit
120 minutes
Passing score
75%
Examination outline
  • Basic Concepts of Assisted Living
    • Philosophy and Background
    • Objectives and Principles
    • Comparison of AL to other programs
    • Home-like Environment
    • Choice
    • Independence
    • Privacy
    • Individuality
    • Dignity
  • Age Related Changes and Aging in Place
    • Aging Process and its Impact
    • Physical
    • Psychosocial Pecuniary
  • Resident Assessment
    • Purpose and Process
    • Guidelines for Conducting Assessments
    • Regulatory Requirements
  • Scope of Services and Service Planning
    • Guidelines
    • Required Services
    • Discharge Residency Criteria
    • Resident Contracts
    • Enhanced Scope of Services (Wound Care, Behavioral Issues, Hospice Care)
    • Regulatory Requirements
  • Resident Services
    • Resident Rights
    • Managed Risk Agreements
    • Working with Residents Families
    • Working with External Health and Social Service Providers
  • Documentation
    • Purpose and Methods
    • Developing Policy and Procedure Manuals
    • Regulatory Requirements
  • Effective Management Skills and Staffing
    • Creating scheduling pattern to meet resident needs
    • hiring and scheduling staff
    • appropriate staffing patterns
    • personnel policies and procedures
    • regulatory requirements
    • Leadership
    • Financial
  • Nursing Activities and Medication Administration
    • Appropriate Nurse Delegation
    • Concept of Self Administration
    • Medication Services
    • Assistance and Administration of Medications
    • Medication Storage
    • Health Related Tasks
    • Regulatory Requirements
    • Infection Control and Universal Precautions
  • Regulatory and Physical Plant Requirements
    • Maintaining Building, Grounds, and Equipment
    • Fire, Common Disaster, and Emergency Preparedness
    • Regulatory Requirements
    • OSHA requirements
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