Start Date: 3/3/2026 7:30 AM EST
End Date: 3/5/2026 5:00 PM EST
Venue Name: Virtual (Zoom)
Organization Name:
Maine Health Care Association
Contact:
Program Date: March 3-5, 2026
Program Time: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Rates:
AAPACN Member: $800
AAPACN Non-Member: $1026
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AAPACN Resident Assessment Coordinator—Certified (RAC-CT) Certification Workshop
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 OFFICIAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (cut and paste into your documents) 2026 Version
· Five-Star Rating System
· Quality Measures
· Managing PDPM in the SNF
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 The RAC-CT certification workshop is approved for 22.5 CEs. California Only Statement: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider #16860, for 22.5 Contact Hours.
Presenter:
Beckie Dow, RN, RAC-MT, CPC, CHC, Clinical Reimbursement Specialist, Maine Veterans’ Homes
Beckie has over 25 years of long-term care experience and she has served in many roles in long-term care, including Clinical Reimbursement Specialist, wound team leader, staff education coordinator, and as a past member of the Clinical Committee of the American Health Care Association for two years. Beckie is passionate about Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) and believes in teaching the principles of the process to foster positive patient outcomes, not just paper compliance. Beckie has worked the RAI process since 1997, and is able to use her knowledge and experience to teach students how this process, when worked correctly, will foster resident-specific care planning. Beckie has taught the AAPACN MDS 3.0 RAC-CT course across the United States for over ten years. She has also been a speaker for a number of prestigious associations, including the New England Alliance and Association of Rehab Nurses (ARN), Florida Association Directors of Nursing Administration/LTC (FADONA), and Maine Health Care Association (MEHCA), the AAPACN Annual Conference.
Web Platform:
MHCA will use the ZOOM platform to conduct this webinar. If you’re new to Zoom, we encourage you to visit their
Help Desk to learn more about system requirements and preview their free “how to” videos.
Zoom Link:
AAPACN will provide the Zoom link the week before the class begins. This will be accessed by logging into your AAPACN account and will be on your Learner Dashboard. Please make sure to add a few extra minutes to logging onto the first class as you will need to register with Zoom before accessing the class.
Certificate:
AAPACN will issue CEU's to the email address connected with your AAPACN account. You will earn CEU's for attending the class. These are separate from the certificate you receive once you've completed and passed all the exams associated with this course. There are additional steps for that which will be provided by AAPACN once you've registered for the class.
Questions:
All questions related to AAPACN can be directed to Alix Murrell,
Associate Manager of Educational Events, AAPACN at amurrell[at]AAPACN.org.
General education questions can be sent to Maureen Booth, Director of Education, MHCA at mbooth[at]mehca.org.
