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1. Administrator Certification Process - Initial and Renewal
2. Administrator Certification Training Requirements
3. Administrator Certification Program Fees
4. Delinquency Fee Information
5. Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
6. Laws in Health & Safety Code (HSC) for Administrator Certification
7. Regulations in California Code of Regulations (CCR) and STRTP Interim Licensing Standards (ILS) for Administrator Certification
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Administrator Certification Process - Initial and Renewal

The following resources provide guidance to prospective and current administrators regarding the administrator certification process: 

• How to Become a Certified Administrator

• How To Renew Your Administrator Certificate

Administrator Certification Training Requirements

Pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 120, prospective and current Certified Administrators have the option to satisfy live training requirements for Initial Certification Training Programs (ICTP) and Continuing Education Training Programs (CETP) via Department-approved in-person or live-stream training.  Additionally, AB 120 clarifies the requirements for individuals seeking certification or recertification as an ARFPSHN Administrator.  Please refer to PIN 23-14-CCLD for more information regarding the changes to the administrator certification training requirements, including changes to course format terminology.

*Instead of completing an ICTP course and taking the ACB exam, initial applicants for RCFE-NHA and STRTP (with a valid GH certificate) need to complete twelve (12) hours of instruction in specific Core of Knowledge areas.

IMPORTANT: If you renew more than two (2) years but less than four (4) years after your certificate expiration date, you must complete the required hours for each two-year period renewal cycle. This means you must complete twice the required hours, and up to half of them may be done through self-paced courses. 

Administrators who are within four (4) years of their certificate expiration date must renew their certificate by taking CETP courses, not an ICTP course.

Administrator certificates expired for more than four (4) years cannot be renewed. Administrators must start the administrator certification process again by taking an ICTP course.

Reference: Health and Safety Code sections 1522.41, 1562.3, 1567.50, and 1569.616; CCR Section 84064.3 for GH, 85064.3 for ARF, 87407 for RCFE, and ILS Section 87064.3 for STRTP.

Administrator Certification Program Fees

Fee Type	Fee Amount	Fee Method
Administrator Examination Fee	$100	Check or Money Order
Administrator Initial Application Fee	$140	Check or Money Order
Administrator Renewal Application Fee	$140	Check, Money Order, or Credit Card Payment

Note: All fees are non-refundable. Credit card payments for application processing fees are only available for renewal applications submitted through the Administrator Certification Online Application Portal.

For exam fees, please send a check or money order to “CDSS – ACB” with the Notice of Payment Information: Exam Fees to the address below.

For initial and renewal applications submitted via postal mail, please send a check or money order to “CDSS – ACB” to the address below.

CDSS – ACB
744 P Street, MS 9-15-807
Sacramento, CA 95814

Delinquency Fee

Payment of a non-refundable delinquency fee of three hundred dollars ($300) is required in the following situations:

• When an application for recertification is submitted/postmarked after the certificate expiration date
• When an application for recertification is submitted/postmarked before the certificate expiration date, but it is incomplete and the application becomes complete after the certificate expiration date

An application to recertify a certificate which has been expired for four (4) or more years will not be accepted.  The applicant must take the appropriate ICTP course again.

Regulatory Authority: CCR, Title 22, Division 6, Section 84064.3(e) (GH), 85064.3(e) (ARF), 87407(e) (RCFE), and Interim Licensing Standards Section 87064.3(e) (STRTP)