Section 8.02 - Application for Licensure, Certification or Renewal(1) Applicants seeking licensure and certification or renewal of licensure and certification shall file an application in writing with the Department in a manner and on a form prescribed by the Department.(2) An applicant that does not currently hold any license from the Department, (a) must comply with the pre-occupancy requirements of 115 CMR 8.10, if applicable; and,(b) shall submit to the Department a request for a licensure application prior to initiation of service; and,(c) is subject to an initial review of health, safety and human rights protection by the Department within 60 days after receipt of the licensure application; and,(d) is subject to a full licensure and certification survey under 115 CMR 8.03 by the Department within six months of the initial review.(3) Licensed providers that begin to provide new services or reconfigure existing services between surveys must comply with the pre-occupancy requirements set forth in 115 CMR 8.10, if applicable, and will be subject to an initial review of the new services(s) but will not be subject to full survey until the next regularly scheduled renewal survey.(4) The applicant must be the organization or person with principal legal responsibility for the administration and conduct of the provider.(5) The applicant shall submit, on forms or in a manner determined by the Department and subject to audit or inspection by the Department, such additional information as may be necessary for the Department to determine the qualifications of the applicant and its services for licensure or certification. Such information shall include, but is not limited to, all components of the applicant's services, staffing, financial status and service locations.(6) An applicant will be considered to be operating with a valid license as long as a current application is on record in the Office of Quality Management of the Department within the prescribed timeframe.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1317, eff. 7/15/2016.