Upcoming Filing Cutoff Dates:

• 2/17/2025
• 6/12/2025

Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) must be received or postmarked by the filing date indicated above. Applications postmarked, personally delivered or received via interoffice mail after the filing date will be processed in the next group.

Postmark dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing. Applications received via email or fax will not be accepted.

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Promotional Examination(s):

• HEALTH PROGRAM AUDITOR II, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - Promotional

In addition to meeting the Minimum Qualifications, competition is limited to individuals who meet at least one of the following filing criteria:

• 1. Have a permanent civil service appointment with a promotional testing department (see Testing Departments), or
• 2. Are current or former employees of the legislature for 2 or more years as defined in Government Code 18990, or
• 3. Are current or former non-elected exempt employees of the executive branch for 2 or more consecutive years as defined in Govt. Code 18992, or
• 4. Are persons retired from the United States military honorably discharged from active duty with a service disability or honorably discharged from active duty as defined in Government Code 18991. Applicants must provide a copy of discharge papers (DD 214) for verification purposes at the time of application.

Under certain circumstances other employees may be allowed to compete under provisions of Rules 234, 235 and 235.2. California Code of Regulations Rules 233, 234, 235.2 and 237 contain provisions regarding civil service status and eligibility for promotional examinations.

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

4030

For HEALTH PROGRAM AUDITOR II, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-04030

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

You may apply by mail to:

• Exams Unit
  Department of Health Care Access and Information
  Human Resource Service section & Culture Office
  2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 1016
  Sacramento, CA 95833
  

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678).

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

• Department of Health Care Access and Information
  Human Resource Services Section & Culture Office
  2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 1016
  Sacramento, CA 95833
  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678). All applicants must provide proof of identification. Accepted forms of identification are: 1) a photo identification card or 2) two forms of signed identification.

EXAMINATIONS/EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS (STD678) ALSO ACCEPTED BY EMAIL AT HREXAMS@HCAI.CA.GOV

Drop off location non-operational on weekends and holidays.

Other - Examination documents. See "Taking the Examination" section for details.

The following items must be submitted with your Examination/Employment Application form. Failure to submit these items may result in rejection of your application.

• Transcript (Official or Unofficial)

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

Education: Either

1. Equivalent to graduation from college with specialization in accounting; or

2. Completion of either:

a. A prescribed professional accounting curriculum given by a residence or correspondence school of accountancy including courses in elementary and advanced accounting, auditing, cost accounting, and business law; or

b. The equivalent of 16 semester hours of professional accounting courses given by a collegiate grade residence institution including courses in elementary and advanced accounting, auditing and cost accounting, and three semester hours of business law.

Either I

One year of experience in the California state service performing professional health program accounting or auditing duties at a level of responsibility equivalent to that of Accountant Trainee, Accountant I, or Auditor I. (Applicants meeting the educational requirements who have completed six months of service performing the specified duties will be admitted to the examination, but they must satisfactorily complete one year of this experience before they can be considered eligible for appointment.)
Or II

Experience: Two years of health program auditing experience equivalent in responsibility to that involved in making less difficult technical audits in government, commercial, public or health program auditing performing analytical or critical examination of health program records or books of accounts with responsibility for laying out audit programs and determining the scope of work to be performed. (Bookkeeping, clerical, accounting, preauditing, procedure checking, and system maintenance experience is not acceptable.) and

Education: The educational requirements described above.

This examination consists of the following component(s):

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of: General auditing and accounting principles and procedures; business law; State and Federal laws and regulations which govern the Medi-Cal Program, Title XVIII of the Social Security Act; Title XIX of the 1965 Social Security Act, as amended; Medicare Program Regulations Manual; Skilled Nursing Facility Manual; Provider Reimbursement Manual; Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 14170; State of California Health and Safety Code; Title 22, Division 3 and 5 of the California Administrative Code; the California Health Facilities Commission Accounting and Reporting Manual for Long-Term Care Facilities; Title 42-Code of Federal Regulations; Fiscal Intermediary Manual; and the Government Code, Title 2, Division 3; legal opinions and court decisions as they relate to departmental programs, auditing practices and procedures as used in the various audit programs in the Department, and related departmental policies and procedures.

Ability to: Apply auditing principles and procedures; apply the State and Federal rules and regulations which govern the various departmental programs in the conduct of audits or financial examinations; apply legal opinions, court decisions, and departmental policies and procedures; establish and maintain cooperative working relations with those contacted during the course of the work; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action; reason logically and creatively in unique situations; speak and write effectively; testify at hearings on disputed audit findings.

A Departmental Promotional eligible list for the HEALTH PROGRAM AUDITOR II, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES Classification will be established for:

• Department of Health Care Access and Information

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference is not granted for promotional examinations.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

The Qualifications and Appraisal Panel (QAP) will be used to evaluate your experience, education, and training. This QAP is the examination and will account for 100% of your score.

If conditions warrant, this examination may utilize an evaluation of each candidate’s experience and education compared to a standard developed from the class specification. For this reason, it is especially important that each candidate take special care in accurately and completely filling out their application. List all experience relevant to the “minimum qualifications” shown on this announcement, regardless of how long it has been since you attained the experience. Supplementary information will be accepted but read the “minimum qualifications” carefully to see what kind of information will be useful to the staff doing the evaluation.

Access the Blank Application Form (STD678) here.

Access an Accommodation Request (STD679) here.

How to Submit: Your electronic examination application and any other required documents can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. Sign into your profile and apply for (Health Program Auditor II, DHS) examination for the Department of Health Care Access and Information. Add the documents listed below as attachments to your Examination/Employment Application (STD. 678).

What to Include: In order to apply for and participate in this examination, you must submit a complete examination package. Failure to submit these items may result in rejection of your application. The following documents must be submitted along with your Examination/Employment Application (STD. 678):

Official/Unofficial Transcripts

• Department of Health Care Access and Information

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Health Care Access and Information reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.