Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A.
The overall time-frame described in A.R.S. §
41-1072(2)
for each type of approval granted by the
Board is listed in Table 1. The applicant and the Executive Director of the
Board may agree in writing to extend the overall time-frame. The substantive
review time-frame may not be extended by more than 25 percent of the overall
time-frame.
B. The administrative
completeness review time-frame described in A.R.S. §
41-1072(1)
for each type of approval granted by the
Board is listed in Table 1.
1. The
administrative completeness review time-frame begins:
a. For approval to take a state equivalent
examination, when the Board receives an application packet required in
R4-12-201;
b. For approval or
denial of a license, when the Board receives an application packet;
or
c. For approval or denial of an
endorsement, a registration, or a permit, when the Board receives an
application packet.
2.
If the application packet is incomplete, the Board shall send to the applicant
a written notice specifying the missing document or incomplete information. The
administrative completeness review time-frame and the overall time-frame are
suspended from the postmark date of the notice until the date the Board
receives a complete application packet from the applicant.
3. If the application packet is complete, the
Board shall send a written notice of administrative completeness to the
applicant.
4. If the Board grants a
license, registration, endorsement, or approval during the time provided to
assess administrative completeness, the Board shall not issue a separate
written notice of administrative completeness.
C. The substantive review time-frame
described in A.R.S. §
41-1072(3)
is listed in Table 1 and begins on the
postmark date of the notice of administrative completeness.
1. As part of the substantive review for a
funeral establishment license, the Board shall conduct an inspection of the
funeral establishment that may require more than one visit.
2. During the substantive review time-frame,
the Board may make one comprehensive written request for additional information
or documentation. The time-frame for the Board to complete the substantive
review is suspended from the postmark date of the comprehensive written request
for additional information or documentation until the Board receives the
additional information or documentation.
3. The Board shall send a written notice of
approval to an applicant who meets the qualifications in A.R.S. Title 32,
Chapter 13 and this Chapter.
4. The
Board shall send a written notice of denial to an applicant who fails to meet
the qualifications in A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 13 and this Chapter.
D. The Board shall consider an
application withdrawn if within 360 days from the application submission date
the applicant fails to:
1. Supply the missing
information under subsection (B)(2) or (C)(2); or
2. Pass a national board, state equivalent,
or state laws and rules examination, as applicable.
E. An applicant who does not wish an
application withdrawn may request a denial in writing within 360 days from the
application submission date.
F. If
a time-frame's last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or official state holiday,
the Board shall consider the next business day as the time-frame's last
day.
