Examination Information
Upon receipt of a complete application and approval of the application for a Nursing Home or a Community Residential Care Facility Administrator, the applicant is required to take the national and state examinations to become licensed in South Carolina. Board staff will send qualified applicants, by mail or email, the Examination Approval Notice.
This notice provides instructions on how to register for the examination(s). The applicant will have thirty days as stated in the approval letter to register for the national and/or state exam with National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB). Upon registering for the exam, an Authorization to Test (ATT) letter will be e-mailed to the applicant with instructions on setting up the test dates for the examination(s). The applicant will be given a 60-day window to take the examination(s).
Applicants must be approved by the Board prior to being issued an Examination Approval Notice. Applicants will not be able to apply with NAB to take the exam without the notice. “Please visit the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) for information regarding the examination fees at www.nabweb.org.”
The Community Residential Care Facility Administrator
The national examination for Community Residential Care Facility Administrators is a computer-based exam that consist of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) Core of Knowledge Exam (CORE) and the Residential Care and Assisted Living Administrators (RC/AL) Line of Service Exam. Study material such as the Exam Candidate Handbook, NAB Study Guide, Exam References and Practice Exams can be found on the NAB website.
The state exam for Community Residential Care Facility Administrators is based on S.C. Regulation 61-84, Standards for Licensing Community Residential Care Facilities established by the SC Department of Public Health. Please contact the SC Department of Public Health at (803) 545-4370 for the regulation book or go to DPH Laws & Regulations: Healthcare Quality.
Nursing Home Administrator
The national examination for Nursing Home Administrators is a computer-based exam that consists of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) Core of Knowledge Exam (CORE) and the Nursing Home Administrators (NHA) Line of Service Exam. Study material such as the Exam Candidate Handbook, NAB Study Guide, Exam References and Practice Exams can be found on the NAB website.
The state exam for Nursing Home Administrators is based on S.C. Regulation 61-17, Standards for Licensing Nursing Homes established by the SC Department of Public Health. Please contact the SC Department of Public Health at (803) 545-4370 for the regulation book or go to DPH Laws & Regulations: Healthcare Quality.