AAPACN Resident Assessment Coordinator Certified (RAC-CT ®) Certification Workshop

OVERVIEW

Increase your knowledge of clinical assessment and care planning, completion of the MDS, the
regulations surrounding the RAI/MDS process, and managing the PDPM by attending an AAPACN
Resident Assessment Coordinator—Certified (RAC-CT®) certification workshop. Having the RAC-CT
credential behind your name shows that you are a knowledgeable and capable MDS professional.
RAC-CT certification is the nationally recognized gold-standard in resident assessment in the long-term
care nursing profession. By earning this credential, individuals have shown their expertise in skilled
nursing facility prospective payment system and minimum data set (MDS 3.0) assessment.

This workshop covers the following content:

• MDS Coding for OBRA and PPS, parts 1 and 2
•  OBRA Timing and Scheduling
• Care Area Assessments
• Introduction to Medicare Part A
• Care Planning
• Introduction to ICD-10-CM Coding for Long-Term Care

COURSE COMPLETION

Your workshop registration includes access to the 10 RAC-CT certification exams. To earn the credential,
you must pass the final exams with a score of 80% or higher. You will have one year from the date of the
workshop before your exams expire.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) is accredited as a provider of nursing
continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation.

CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS

CE’s: The RAC-CT certification workshop is approved for 22.5 CEs

DATE

March 16 & 17 & March 23 & 24, 2026

TIME

9:00 am – 3:30 pm 

LOCATION

Online.

FACULTY

Amy Franklin

FEES

AAPACN RAC-CT Certification Workshop
Member Rate: $800
Non-Member Rate: $1,026
AAPACN Membership + Workshop: $970

CANCELLATION POLICY

The Parties are not responsible for any fees incurred due to cancellations or postponements. Participant
cancellations must be submitted in writing via email to workshops@AAPACN.org. Participants who are
unable to attend may send a substitute in their place. Cancellations received more than thirty (30)
business days prior to the start date of the workshop will receive a full refund. Cancellations received
fourteen to thirty (14-30) business days prior to the start date of the workshop will receive a full refund,
minus a two-hundred-and fifty-dollar ($250.00) processing fee, of which two-hundred and twenty-five
dollars ($225.00) is paid to Training Partner and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) is paid to Association. No
refunds will be issued for cancellations received thirteen (13) business days or less prior to the start date
of the Training Workshop except for emergencies or a visit from state surveyors. State surveyors must
be present in the Participant’s building in order for the Participant to receive a refund. Neither Party
shall issue a refund for any Participant’s withdrawal due to weather unless the Training Workshop is
cancelled.