Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. Within
60 days of receiving the initial application package for professional
registration, certification, or in-training designation, the Board shall finish
an administrative completeness review.
1. If
the application package is complete, the Board shall notify the applicant that
the package is complete and that the administrative completeness review is
finished.
2. If the application
package is incomplete, the Board shall notify the applicant that the package is
deficient and specify the information or documentation that is missing. All
time-frames are suspended from the date the notice is mailed to the applicant
until the Board receives all missing information or documentation.
3. An applicant with an incomplete
application package shall supply the missing information or documentation
within 90 days from the date of the notice of deficiencies.
If the applicant fails to supply the missing information or
documentation, the Board may close the applicant's application file. Any fee
paid by the applicant is Nonrefund-able. An applicant whose file has been
closed and who later wishes to apply for professional registration,
certification, or in-training designation shall submit a new application
package and pay the applicable fee.
4. If an applicant requests to sit for the
professional, certification, or fundamentals examination, or requests a waiver
of examination, the time-frames in
R4-30-210
apply until the Board grants or denies the applicant's request.
B. The Board shall complete its
substantive review of the application package and render a decision no later
than 60 days after the date the Board mails the notice of administrative
completeness to the applicant.
1. If the Board
finds that the applicant meets all requirements in statute and rule, the Board
shall approve the applicant for professional registration, certification, or
intraining designation.
2. If the Board finds a
deficiency during the substantive review of the application package, the Board
shall issue a written request, specifying the additional information or
documentation to be submitted and the deadline for submission. The time-frame
for substantive review of an application package is suspended from the date the
written request for additional information or documentation is mailed until the
date that all missing information or documentation is received or the deadline
for submission passes.
3. When the Board and
applicant mutually agree in writing, the Board or its designee shall grant
extensions of the substantive review time-frame totaling no more than 30
days.
4. If the applicant fails to supply the missing
information or documentation by the deadline date, the Board may close the
applicant's application file. Any fee paid by the applicant is non-refundable.
An applicant whose file has been closed and who later wishes to apply for
professional registration, certification, or in-training designation shall
submit a new application package and pay the applicable fee.
5. If the Board finds that the applicant does
not meet all requirements in statute and rule, the Board shall deny the
applicant professional registration, certification, or in-training designation.
The Board shall provide written notice of the denial. The notice shall include
justification for the denial, references to the statutes or rules on which the
denial was based, and an explanation of the applicant's right to appeal,
including the number of days the applicant has to file an appeal, and the name
and telephone number of a Board contact person who will answer questions
regarding the appeals process.
C. Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays are
not counted in calculating the number of days under this Section.
D. For purposes of A.R.S. §
41-1073,
the Board establishes the following time-frames for a candidate applying for
professional registration, certification, or in-training designation:
1. Administrative completeness review
time-frame: 60 days;
2. Substantive
review time-frame: 60 days; and
3.
Overall time-frame: 120 days. Days during which time is suspended under
subsection (A)(2) are not counted in the computation of the overall
time-frame.
