State Examination (RCAL – MO)
The RCAL state exam is developed from Missouri’s long-term care facility regulations and laws pertaining to licensed residential care and assisted living facilities, as well as the Board of Nursing Home Administrators’ regulation and law. The current laws and regulations are not available in hard copy, but can be viewed and/or printed from the below websites:
The Laws and Regulations to review are as follows:
- Licensure Regulation Manual (long term care facility laws and regulations) can be downloaded here
- Areas of focus include – 19CSR 30-86, 19 CSR 30-87, 19 CSR 30-88, 19 CSR 30-91, and Chapter 198, RSMo
- Code of State Regulations (CSR) Missouri Code of State Regulations: Title 19 - Department of Health and Senior Services
- Missouri Revisor of Statutes (RSMo)
- Board of Nursing Home Administrator laws and regulations –
Missouri Revisor of Statutes - Revised Statutes of Missouri, RSMo Chapter 344
Missouri Secretary of State: Code of State Regulations
State & NAB Examination
State Examination Review Course Online
Sponsored by: Missouri Association of Nursing Home Administrators
Register at www.mlnha.org. Click on the link Staff Development Solutions for Long Term Care E-Learning and then click on Administrator State/National Study Course. Select and pay for the appropriate course.
Federal/NAB Examination
Federal Review Course Inseat
Sponsored by: Missouri Health Care Association (MHCA) For course dates, registration, and cost, please call MHCA at 573-893-2060 or visit their website at www.mohealthcare.com.
Federal Review Course Online
Sponsored by: Missouri Association of Nursing Home Administrators
Register at www.mlnha.org. Click on the link Staff Development Solutions for Long Term Care E-Learning and then click on Administrator State/National Study Course. Select and pay for the appropriate course.
Additional study guides are available from NAB and are listed in the booklet NAB Candidate Handbook (PDF Format) (or go to www.nabweb.org and click on “Examinations”). The publications can be purchased online at www.nabweb.org under the Publications link.
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Register to take Nursing Home Administrator Practice Exam - The NHA Practice exam simulates the actual examination experience. This 75 item exam is constructed from exam items that have been written by NAB item writers. The time allocation and exam specifications mirror the actual licensure exam experience. However, no items on the exam will ever appear on an actual licensure examination. Go to www.nabweb.org and click on “Examinations.”
NAB Exam Study Guide
Available online to purchase at www.nabweb.org. A one-year subscription that provides information and materials you need to know and provides tips on how to study for the exams. The study guide provides an extensive glossary of terms, a few real-life scenarios, and a sampling of practice questions that are like those you will find on the examination, as well as covers the NAB Core exam and the NHA line of service (LOS) exam. For additional resources and information, visit www.nabweb.org.