Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. For the
purposes of A.R.S. §
41-1073,
the Board establishes the following licensing time-frames for renewal or
reinstatement of a license:
1. Administrative
completeness review time-frame: 7 days;
2. Substantive review time-frame: 60
days;
3. Overall time-frame: 67
days.
B. The
administrative completeness review time-frame listed in subsection (A)(1)
begins on the date the Board receives a license renewal application package.
Within seven days of receiving a license renewal application package, the
Executive Director shall notify the applicant that the license renewal
application package is complete or incomplete. If the license renewal
application package is incomplete, the Board's notice shall specify the missing
information.
C. A license renewal
application package is not complete until the applicant fully complies with
R4-45-207 and
R4-45-208.
D. The Board shall not send a notice of
completeness if the Board renews the license within the administrative
completeness time-frame in subsection (A)(1).
E. The Board shall substantively review a
license renewal application package and grant or deny the renewal within 60
days from the postmark date of the completion notice as follows:
1. For an applicant who submits a license
renewal application package before the applicant's existing license expires:
a. If the license renewal application package
is complete, the Board shall renew the license; or
b. If the license renewal application package
is incomplete and the applicant supplies the missing information before the
existing license expires, the Board shall renew the license;
2. For an applicant with an
incomplete license renewal application package who supplies the missing
information within seven days after the date the applicant's license expires,
or an applicant who submits a complete license renewal application package
within seven days after the date that the applicant's license expires, the
Executive Director shall review the applicant's compliance with A.R.S. §
32-3556.
The Board shall notify the applicant of the Board requirement for a signed
statement regarding whether the applicant violated A.R.S. §
32-3556
during the time that the applicant's license was expired. The applicant shall
submit the required statement within seven days from the postmark date of the
Board's notice. Upon receipt of a complete license renewal application package
and the signed statement:
a. For an applicant
who did not knowingly violate A.R.S. §
32-3556,
the Board shall renew the license and issue a letter of concern within the
substantive review time-frame;
b.
For an applicant who knowingly violated A.R.S. §
32-3556,
the Board shall:
i. Deny the renewal unless
the applicant can demonstrate to the Board that no person was harmed by the
violation, and the applicant understands the nature and consequences of the
applicant's actions; or
ii. Require
the applicant to appear before the Board, present evidence regarding the
applicant's violation of A.R.S. §
32-3556,
and enter into an agreement regarding discipline. The Board shall conditionally
renew the applicant's license. The Board shall remove the condition when the
applicant complies fully with the agreement;
3. An applicant with an incomplete license
renewal application package who supplies the missing information more than
seven days after the date the applicant's license expires, or an applicant who
submits a complete license renewal application package more than seven days but
less than two years after the date the applicant's license expires, is an
applicant for reinstatement. The Executive Director shall review the
applicant's compliance with A.R.S. §
32-3556.
The Board shall notify the applicant of the Board requirement for a signed
statement regarding whether the applicant violated A.R.S. §
32-3556.
The applicant shall submit the required statement within seven days from the
postmark date of the Board's notice. Upon receipt of the signed statement, the
Board shall:
i. Deny the reinstatement unless
the applicant can demonstrate to the Board that no person was harmed by the
violation, and the applicant understands the nature and consequences of the
applicant's actions; or
ii. Require
the applicant to appear before the Board, present evidence regarding the
applicant's violation of A.R.S. §
32-3556,
and enter into an agreement regarding discipline. The Board shall conditionally
reinstate the applicant's license. The Board shall remove the condition when
the applicant complies fully with the agreement.
F. If the Board denies a license
renewal or reinstatement, the Board shall send the applicant written notice
explaining:
1. The reason for denial, with
citations to supporting statutes or rules;
2. The applicant's right to seek a fair
hearing to challenge the denial; and
3. The time period for appealing the
denial.
