Section 7 AAC 50.030 - Application for license(a) If an orientation and pre-service training program is available in the community, the licensing representative may require an applicant for a license to operate a facility under this chapter to attend the program. If the applicant does not complete any required program, the licensing representative shall suspend processing the application, until the requirement is met.(b) An applicant for a license to operate a facility under this chapter shall (1) submit the application on forms provided by the department, including the release forms specified in (4) of this subsection;(2) comply with statutes and regulations setting out department procedures;(3) initiate the application in the name of the individual or legal entity responsible for the operation of the agency; and(4) request a background check under 7 AAC 10.910 for each individual for whom a background check is required under AS 47.05.300 - 47.05.390 and 7 AAC 10.900 - 7 AAC 10.990.(c) An application for a license to operate a facility must contain the following items, as applicable to each type of facility:(2) a copy of enabling legislation, charter, partnership agreement, constitution, or articles of incorporation for the applicant, if the applicant is a legal entity;(3) the phone number and electronic mail address, if any, of the facility and of the applicant, including each person who has an ownership or management interest in the facility;(4) the name, address, phone number, electronic mail address, if any, and title of the chief executive officer of the unit or subunit of government, if the applicant is a government unit;(5) names, phone numbers, electronic mail addresses, if any, and mailing addresses of four references for the applicant;(6) the information and other items required to request a background check under 7 AAC 10.910 for each person for whom a background check is required under AS 47.05.300-47.05.390 and 7 AAC 10.900 - 7 AAC 10.990;(7) ages of children to be cared for;(8) a request for a variance of this chapter, if applicable;(9) any specializations for which approval is sought under 7 AAC 50.600 - 7 AAC 50.650;(10) water test results, if applicable;(11) information for parent referral and placement agencies;(12) the plan of operation for the facility, including an organization chart, staffing and other plans, policies, rules, program descriptions, schedules, forms, evaluation criteria, and similar material required by AS 47.32 and this chapter; and(14) other information required by the department on the application to enable the department to determine if the applicant meets the applicable requirements of AS 47.05.300-47.05.390, AS 47.32, 7 AAC 10.900 - 7 AAC 10.990, and this chapter.(e) An application for a license must include a signed declaration by the applicant, or by a person authorized to submit the application on behalf of an applicant that is not an individual, certifying that the contents of the application and the information provided with it are true, accurate, and complete.(f) An application is not complete unless it provides all of the information required by this section, unless it is an application for renewal of a license. If the application is an application for renewal, only the attachments to the application for the license that require updating must be submitted with the application for renewal and any requests for background checks required under 7 AAC 10.910.(g) In this section, "management interest" includes membership on a governing board or body of the agency.Eff. 1/1/96, Register 136; am 3/1/98, Register 145; am 1/1/2001, Register 156; am 2/9/2007, Register 181; am 6/29/2017, Register 222, July 2017; am 7/1/2022, Register 242, July 2022Authority:AS 44.29.020
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