By what date did California's Health and Safety Code §1337.3 require CDPH to solicit vendors to provide the CNA competency examination in Spanish?
A. January 1, 2020
B. December 31, 2025
C. July 1, 2029
D. There is no statutory deadline for a Spanish-language exam
Source: Cal. Health & Safety Code §1337.3(e) — Spanish-language exam vendors; https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_1337.3
Of the 16-hour California employer orientation, how many hours must be completed before a new nurse assistant may provide any direct patient care?
A. 16 hours — the entire orientation must be finished first
B. 8 hours
C. 2 hours
D. 0 hours — direct patient care may begin immediately
Source: 22 CCR §71833 — first 8 hours before direct patient care; https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/california/22-CCR-71833
Under California's Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) requirements, how many total training hours must a candidate complete before certification, and how are they divided?
A. 160 total hours: 60 classroom hours plus 100 hours of supervised clinical practice
B. 160 total hours: 100 classroom hours plus 60 hours of supervised clinical practice
C. 75 total hours, matching the federal minimum with no state add-on
D. 120 total hours: 40 classroom hours plus 80 hours of supervised clinical practice
Source: Cal. Health & Safety Code §1337.3 — total NATP hours; https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_1337.3
California's NATP classroom-hour requirement (60 hours) must cover which of the following subject areas, per Health and Safety Code §1337.3?
A. Billing, coding, and facility reimbursement procedures
B. Basic nursing skills, patient safety and rights, social and psychological problems of patients, and elder abuse recognition and reporting
C. Medication administration technique and controlled-substance handling
D. Only basic nursing skills; all other topics are left to the discretion of the training program
Source: Cal. Health & Safety Code §1337.3(a) — 60 classroom hours; https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_1337.3
Within California's required NATP curriculum, how many hours must specifically address developmental and mental disorders (including intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy)?
A. 0 hours — this content is optional
B. 16 hours
C. 2 hours
D. 8 hours
Source: Cal. Health & Safety Code §1337.3(a) — 2 hours developmental/mental disorders; https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_1337.3
