Ariz. Admin. Code § 6-5-7412

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section R6-5-7412 - Renewal of License and Operating Certificates: Site Inspection; Time-frames; Standard for Issuance

A. Upon receipt of a complete renewal application, the Licensing Authority shall schedule the renewal applicant for a DHS health and safety inspection.

B. Upon receipt of the DHS inspection report and a complete renewal application package, the Licensing Authority shall schedule the applicant for a site inspection of the agency and each agency facility.

C. At the renewal site inspection, the licensing representative shall investigate the agency and facilities as prescribed in R6-5-7406, and may also:

1. Interview staff,

2. Interview clients and references,

3. Observe staffings,

4. Review a random sample of client and staff files,

5. Conduct field visits to agency branch offices and facilities.

D. For a renewal application, the administrative completeness review time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41-1072(1) is 45 days. Before expiration of the time-frame, the Licensing Authority shall send the applicant written notice of administrative completeness or deficiency as prescribed in A.R.S. § 41-1074(A).

E. If the applicant does not supply the missing information, as prescribed in the notice, within 60 days of the notice date, the Licensing Authority may close the file. An applicant whose file has been closed, who later wishes to become licensed, may reapply.

F. The Licensing Authority shall issue a licensing decision within 25 calendar days of concluding the applicant's final site visit. This 25-day period is the substantive review time-frame under A.R.S. § 41-1072(3). The overall time-frame for a issuance of a renewal license is 70 days.

G. The Licensing Authority may renew an agency's license and any operating certificate for its facility when the agency and facility:

1. Demonstrate compliance with the standards set forth in applicable statutes and this Article;

2. Have complied with applicable statutes and the requirements of this Article during the expiring period of licensure; and

3. Have corrected any problems that resulted in imposition of a provisional license.

H. The Licensing Authority shall issue a renewal licensing decision as prescribed in R6-5-7408(B).

Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-5-7412

Adopted effective May 19, 1977 (Supp. 77-3). Former Section R6-5-7412 repealed; new Section R6-5-7412 filed with the Secretary of State's Office May 15, 1997; adopted effective July 1, 1997 (Supp. 97-2).