Please note that only online applications submitted through CalCareers will be accepted for this exam. This exam is accessible only online when applying for it electronically through CalCareers.

Final Filing Date: 9/30/2025.

Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) must be received by the filing date indicated above. Applications postmarked, personally delivered or received via interoffice mail after the filing date will not be accepted.

Who Should Apply:

How To Apply:

Special Testing Arrangements:

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.

Applicants may be admitted into the examination without meeting all of the requirements in this section, but the applicant must meet those requirements prior to appointment.

Must meet the peace officer selection standards developed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training per Penal Code section 13510(a) and in accordance with existing law; and

Firearm Conviction Disqualification: Anyone who is restricted for employment-related purposes from accessing, possessing, carrying, receiving, or having under their control a firearm or ammunition under all applicable State or Federal laws is ineligible for appointment to any position in these classifications; and

POST Training Requirements: Under Penal Code Section 832, successful completion of a training course in laws of arrest, search and seizure, and in firearms and chemical agents is a requirement for permanent status in these classifications; and

Either I

Experience: Two years of experience performing investigative duties in the California state service in a class with a level of responsibility not less than that of an Investigator, Range B.

Or II

Experience: Three years of experience as a peace officer in an investigative assignment performing criminal investigations including or supplemented by one year of supervisory experience. and

Education: Equivalent to two years of college with a major in criminal justice, law enforcement, or criminology. Evidence of satisfactory completion of courses in the following subject areas: introduction to criminal justice, introduction to criminal law, basic investigation, evidence, criminal procedure, and philosophy of law.

This examination consists of the following component(s):

Components that are due with your application will be scored and will count toward your final examination result. Failure to submit these items may result in disqualification or elimination from the examination.

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

The Training and Experience Evaluation examination is designed to elicit specific information regarding each candidate’s training and experience relative to the testing classification. Responses to the examination will be assessed based on pre-determined rating criteria. In appraising the relative qualifications of candidates, consideration will be given to the extent and type of pertinent training and experience over and above that which is required under “Minimum Qualifications”.

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:

1. Civil and criminal investigation techniques and interview and interrogation processes and procedures 
2. Provisions of the California Penal Code, Code of Civil Procedures
3. Evidence Code
4. The State Controlled Substances Act
5. Health and Safety Code, Welfare and Institutions Code, Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Social Security Act, the Immigration and Naturalization Act, and other State and Federal laws pertaining to crimes committed against Medi-Cal and other related programs
6. The relative functions and duties of other Federal, State, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies
7. The State and Federal criminal justice system
8. The securing and preservation of evidence
9. General training techniques and methods as applied to police officer training
10. Laws of arrest, and search and seizure
11. Principles and techniques of supervision
12. Advanced peace officer training techniques and methods
13. Applicable collective bargaining memorandum of understanding and related issues 
14. State, Department, and Branch policies and procedures
15. Disciplinary guidelines and personnel rules
16. A manager's/supervisor's responsibility for promoting equal opportunity in hiring and employee development and promotion, and for maintaining a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment
17. Communication and active listening skills
18. Behaviors indicative of potential hostility
19. Techniques for effective interaction with diverse communities
20. How to approach problems with cultural awareness and sensitivity
21. Cultural differences and similarities
22. Implicit and explicit biases
23. Community engagement and strategies and the benefits of effective community engagement
24. Reporting obligations when biased behavior or misconduct is observed
25. Characteristics protected under the Racial and Identity Profiling Act.

Ability to:

1. Develop techniques, methods, and skills and apply applicable laws required to conduct civil and criminal investigations
2. Effectively make use of the computerized data maintained by the State and fiscal intermediaries
3. Read computerized data and discern patterns of fraud
4. Apply laws to specific situations
5. Gather and analyze facts and evidence and present such evidence as required
6. Analyze situations accurately and take effective action
7. Participate actively in extended surveillance, interviews, and interrogations
8. Use sophisticated surveillance equipment
9. Effect arrests
10. Effectively control informants and paid operants
11. Appear as an expert witness
12. Proficiently use and maintain firearms
13. File complaints, and serve criminal subpoenas and subpoena duces tecums
14. Write and execute search and arrest warrants
15. Prepare factual reports
16. Provide technical assistance to and conduct training for appropriate law enforcement and allied health agencies
17. Communicate effectively before groups
18. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
19. Plan, direct, and conduct the most difficult and complex civil and criminal investigations
20. Plan for and allocate resources to achieve program goals and objectives
21. Effectively supervise the work of a group of Fraud Investigators, Department of Health Care Services, other law enforcement personnel, and support staff
22. Review and monitor cases for efficient and effective progress
23. Provide high-level technical advice and training to local, State, and Federal law enforcement personnel and social service agencies
24. Initiate and review personnel matters
25. Effectively promote equal opportunity employment and maintain a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment
26. Be open-minded, flexible, and willing to learn and understand other cultures
27. Social and cultural perceptiveness
28. Seek clarifying questions to get a better understanding of the issue(s)
29. Maintain neutrality
30. Identify effective ways to communicate and/or provide support
31. Work cooperatively with various cultural backgrounds and others in the community
32. Defuse, negotiate, and resolve conflicts
33. Recognize and respect diversity through words and actions
34. Effectively investigate allegations of misconduct pursuant to departmental policy
35. Treat all people with respect and in an unbiased and unprejudiced manner
36. Recruit qualified individuals who understand and demonstrate respect for diverse communities.

A Departmental Open eligible list for the SUPERVISING FRAUD INVESTIGATOR I, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES Classification will be established for:

• Department of Health Care Services

The list(s) will be abolished 12 months after being established, unless the needs of the State and conditions of the list(s) warrant a change in this period.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

• Department of Health Care Services

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 Services 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.