Administrator Certification
Application Processing Dates*
As of March 16, 2020 ACS is currently processing administrator applications received:
Initials - the week of March 15, 2020
Renewals - the week of January 5, 2020
*Note: If your application received date is not on or before the week listed above, please refrain from contacting ACS regarding application status until after your week is posted.
About ACS
The Administrator Certification Program is legislatively mandated and designed to help ensure that prospective and existing administrators of residential facilities have the requisite initial and continuing training to appropriately care for facility residents. 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 only applies to the following facility types:
- Adult Residential Facilities
- Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (Assisted Living Facilities or Board and Care Homes)
- Group Homes
- Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs
The Administrator Certification Program is administered by the Administrator Certification Section (ACS) of the Community Care Licensing Division, Policy, Training and Quality Improvement Branch. The ACS staff process applications for administrator certification and also approve/disapprove training vendors and their proposed courses.
Newsletter and Notices
The Insider (Quarterly Newsletter) || ACS Notices
Provider Information Notices (PINs): Adult and Senior Care (ASC) Program || Children's Residential Program (CRP)
Laws and Regulations
Laws re: Administrator Certification (Health & Safety Code 1522.41 for GH and STRTP; 1562.3 for ARF; 1569.616 for RCFE)
Regulations re: Administrator Certification re: Administrators and Vendors
The historical rulemaking file for the regulation updates can be found at:
Regulations Changes In Process/Completed Regulations
Interim Licensing Standards re: administrator certification for Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs