Colorado Class A Initial 8 Hours
An eight-hour course for Colorado Class A home care administrators and alternate administrators covering the initial training topics recorded for the program.
Who this course is for
Colorado Class A administrators and alternate administrators.
A nursing license is not required merely to take this course. State designation qualifications may include separate education, experience, or professional-license requirements.
- Clock hours
- 8.0
- Format
- Self-paced online
- Final assessment
- 25 questions
- Course price
- $119
What you will be prepared to do
These outcomes come directly from the reviewed course modules. They describe what the instruction teaches, not a promise that course completion alone qualifies someone for a position or license.
- Define a home care agency, a consumer, an authorized representative, skilled home health services, and personal care services as Chapter 26 defines them.
- Explain how Chapter 26 and Chapter 2 of 6 CCR 1011-1 apply together to a Class A agency, and use the Chapter 26 definitions to classify services, locations, and personnel.
- Explain how federal law, Colorado statutes and regulations, HCPF program rules, local law, and contracts apply to a Class A home care agency, and build a legal register of obligations with owners and due dates.
How the course works
The passing score is 80%. Questions and answer choices are randomized. After three failed attempts, you review the missed modules before receiving another randomized attempt set.
- 1
Complete the lessons
Work through each lesson and complete the required engaged seat time. Progress saves as you go.
- 2
Use the knowledge checks
Each module includes ungraded practice with immediate explanations and unlimited retries.
- 3
Take the final assessment
The assessment is untimed, saves your answers, and remains resumable for 24 hours after your last activity.
- 4
Receive your certificate
After you pass and complete the required identity step, AdminClear issues the certificate and adds it to your account record.
Complete course outline
Open any module to see its main objective, lesson count, practice-question count, time allocation, and governing requirement.
Module 1Home care overview
Define a home care agency, a consumer, an authorized representative, skilled home health services, and personal care services as Chapter 26 defines them.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 26, section 6.4(D)(2)(a): a first-time Class A administrator or alternate administrator completes eight clock hours of educational training in the administration of a home care agency within the first month of employment, and the eight hours include, at a minimum, a home care overview (this module), information on the licensing standards for the agency, and information on state and local laws applicable to the agency.
Module 2Licensing standards for the HCA
Explain how Chapter 26 and Chapter 2 of 6 CCR 1011-1 apply together to a Class A agency, and use the Chapter 26 definitions to classify services, locations, and personnel.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 26, section 6.4(D)(2): eight clock hours of training in the first month of designation covering a home care overview, licensing standards for the home care agency, and applicable state and local laws. This module covers the licensing standards subject (topic CO8-2).
Module 3State and local laws applicable to the HCA
Explain how federal law, Colorado statutes and regulations, HCPF program rules, local law, and contracts apply to a Class A home care agency, and build a legal register of obligations with owners and due dates.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 26, section 6.4(D)(2)(c): the eight clock hours of initial training for a first-time administrator or alternate administrator within the first month of employment must include, at a minimum, information on state and local laws applicable to the HCA. Section 6.4(D)(4) provides that subject matter dealing with the internal affairs of an organization does not qualify for credit.
What happens after you pass
Certificate issuance is separate from the assessment score. Required seat time, module completion, a passing assessment, and identity verification must all be present.
- Download the certificate PDF in English or Spanish when that course language is available.
- The certificate records the course, clock hours, start date, completion date, trainer, provider, and certificate number.
- An issued certificate includes a signed QR link to its public verification record.
- The agency record and training requirements recalculate after issuance.