Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. The Contractor shall participate in meetings with the Division/Office and Arkansas nursing home industry experts, designated as a Testing Advisory Panel, in the development of test questions and skills demonstration procedures.2. The Contractor shall p articipate with the Division/Office in a quarterly review of the effectiveness of the test, pass rates, scoring weight values, and cut scores.3. The Contractor must develop examinations written for a reading comprehension level appropriate for the education and experience requirements of the discipline.4. The Contractor shall develop a minimum of three (3) different variations of the knowledge examination.Each knowledge examination must include at least one hundred (100) operational items with a maximum of two (2) hours allocated for completion of the examination.5. The Co ntractor shall provide a clinical skills performance-based examination comprised of skills ranging in degree of difficulty recommended by the Test Advisory Panel and approved by DHS. The skills examination must include resident rights, infection control, communication, and interpersonal skills. Each skills examination must include at least fifteen (15) items with a maximum of two (2) hours allocated for completion of the examination.
