ACE Eligibility & Registration 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The ACE examination eligibility period after a successful registration is typically valid for how long?
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days (Correct answer)
- 180 days
Correct answer: 90 days
After registration approval, candidates generally have a 90-day window in which to schedule and sit for the ACE examination.
Question 2: Which of the following covered entity types would NOT be expected to meet ACE eligibility requirements for its staff?
- Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantees
- Disproportionate share hospitals (DSH)
- For-profit urgent care chains with no federal grant funding (Correct answer)
- Tribal health programs under the Indian Health Service
Correct answer: For-profit urgent care chains with no federal grant funding
For-profit urgent care chains without qualifying federal grant or program designations are not 340B-eligible covered entities, so their staff do not meet ACE eligibility.
Question 3: An applicant is employed by a contract pharmacy that has a 340B agreement with a covered entity. Under what condition might this applicant be eligible to register for the ACE?
- Contract pharmacy staff are categorically ineligible regardless of their duties
- If the applicant's role directly involves managing or auditing the 340B program operations (Correct answer)
- Only if the contract pharmacy is owned by the covered entity itself
- If the applicant holds a PharmD degree
Correct answer: If the applicant's role directly involves managing or auditing the 340B program operations
Contract pharmacy employees whose roles directly involve 340B program management or compliance may be eligible, as the credential recognizes substantive program involvement.
Question 4: Which scenario correctly describes a valid reason for Apexus to reject an ACE exam registration application?
- The applicant works at an FQHC but holds a non-clinical administrative role
- The applicant submitted the registration form electronically rather than by mail
- The applicant failed to demonstrate any connection to a 340B-covered entity or program (Correct answer)
- The applicant is a pharmacist rather than a physician
Correct answer: The applicant failed to demonstrate any connection to a 340B-covered entity or program
A lack of demonstrable connection to the 340B Drug Pricing Program is a valid basis for rejecting an ACE registration, as the credential requires relevant professional involvement.
Question 5: When registering for the ACE exam, how should an applicant list their covered entity if they work for multiple covered entities simultaneously?
- List only the covered entity where the most 340B work is performed (Correct answer)
- List all covered entities and note the primary affiliation
- Registration is impossible when working for multiple covered entities
- Choose any single covered entity at random
Correct answer: List only the covered entity where the most 340B work is performed
Applicants should identify the covered entity where the majority of their 340B-related work occurs as their primary affiliation for registration purposes.
Question 6: How does obtaining ACE certification differ from simply attending an Apexus 340B University training program?
- They are identical — completing training automatically confers ACE certification
- ACE certification requires passing a proctored exam in addition to any training completed (Correct answer)
- Training programs are only available to ACE-certified individuals as continuing education
- The ACE exam tests different content than anything covered in Apexus training
Correct answer: ACE certification requires passing a proctored exam in addition to any training completed
While Apexus training programs provide educational preparation, ACE certification specifically requires passing a separate proctored examination to demonstrate competency.
Question 7: A candidate who was previously denied ACE registration due to insufficient 340B experience wishes to reapply. What is the appropriate next step?
- File a formal legal appeal with HRSA
- Gain additional qualifying 340B program experience, then submit a new registration application (Correct answer)
- Request that the covered entity's CEO write a special waiver letter
- Automatically reapply after 6 months without any new documentation
Correct answer: Gain additional qualifying 340B program experience, then submit a new registration application
A previously denied applicant should accumulate the necessary 340B program experience and then submit a new registration application demonstrating that experience.
ACE Eligibility & Registration 3
The ACE examination eligibility period after a successful registration is typically valid for how long?