Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. The
overall time frames described in A.R.S. §
41-1072
for each type of license granted by the Board are listed in Table 1. The person
applying for a license and the ARC may agree in writing to extend the
substantive review and overall time-frame. The substantive review time-frame
and the overall time-frame may not be extended by more than time frames up to
25 percent of the overall time frame.
B. The administrative completeness review
time frame described in A.R.S. §
41-1072
begins when the Board receives an application packet.
1. If the application packet is not complete,
the Board shall send the applicant a written notice specifying the missing
document or incomplete information. The administrative completeness review and
overall time frames are suspended from the date the notice is served until the
date the Board receives the deficient information from the applicant.
2. An applicant may assume an application
packet is complete when the Board sends the applicant a written notice of
administrative completeness or when the administrative completeness time frame
specified in Table 1 expires.
C. An applicant shall submit all of the
deficient information specified in the notice provided under subsection (B)(1)
within 60 days after the deficiency notice is served.
1. If an applicant cannot submit all
deficient information within 60 days after the deficiency notice is served, the
applicant may obtain a 60-day extension by submitting a written notice to the
Board postmarked or delivered before expiration of the 60 days.
The written notice of
extension shall document the reasons the applicant is unable to meet the 60-day
deadline.
2. An applicant who requires an additional extension
shall submit to the Board a written request that is delivered or postmarked
before expiration of the initial extension and documents the reasons the
applicant requires an additional extension. The Board shall notify the
applicant in writing of its decision to grant or deny the request for an
extension.
3. If an applicant fails to submit all of the
deficient information within the required time, the Board shall
administratively close the applicant's file with no recourse to appeal. To
receive further consideration for licensure, an applicant whose file is
administratively closed shall submit a new application and fee.
D. The substantive review time
frame described in A.R.S. §
41-1072
begins on the date the administrative completeness time frame is complete as
described under subsection (B)(2).
1. If an application is
referred to the ARC for substantive review and the ARC finds that additional
information is needed, the ARC shall provide a comprehensive written request
for additional information to the applicant. The substantive review and overall
time frames are suspended from the date the comprehensive written request for
additional information is served until the applicant provides all information
to the Board.
2. As provided under
A.R.S. §
41-1075(A),
the ARC and the applicant may agree in writing to allow the ARC to make
additional supplemental requests for information. If the ARC issues an
additional supplemental request for information, the substantive review and
overall time frames are suspended from the date of the additional supplemental
request for information until the applicant provides the information to the
Board.
3. An applicant shall submit all of the information
requested under subsection (D)(1) within 60 days after the comprehensive
request for additional information is served. If the ARC issues an additional
comprehensive request for information under subsection (D)(2), the applicant
shall submit the additional information within 60 days after the additional
comprehensive request for information is served. If the applicant cannot submit
all requested information within the time provided, the applicant may obtain an
extension under the terms specified in subsection (C)(2).
4. If an applicant
fails to submit all of the requested information within the time provided under
subsection (D)(3), the Board shall administratively close the applicant's file
with no recourse to appeal. To receive further consideration for licensure, an
applicant whose file is administratively closed shall submit a new application
and fee.
E. An applicant
may withdraw an application for licensure under the terms specified in A.R.S.
§
32-3275(D).
F. After the substantive review of an
application is complete:
1. If the applicant
is found ineligible for licensure, a recommendation shall be made to the Board
that the applicant be denied licensure;
2. If the applicant is found eligible for
licensure, a recommendation shall be made to the Board that the applicant be
granted licensure;
G.
After reviewing the recommendation made under subsection (F), the Board shall
send a written notice to an applicant that either:
1. Grants a license to an applicant who meets
the qualifications and requirements in A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 33 and this
Chapter; or
2. Denies a license to
an applicant who fails to meet the qualifications and requirements in A.R.S.
Title 32, Chapter 33 and this Chapter. The Board shall ensure that the written
notice of denial includes the information required under A.R.S. §
41-1092.03.
H. If a time
frame's last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or an official state holiday, the
Board considers the next business day the time frame's last
day.
