Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-16-506

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 40, October 4, 2024

Section R9-16-506 - Time-frames

A. For each type of license issued by the Department under this Article, Table 5.1 specifies the overall time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41-1072(2).

1. An applicant or licensee and the Department may agree in writing to extend the substantive review time-frame and the overall time-frame.

2. The extension of the substantive review time-frame and the overall time-frame may not exceed 25% of the overall time-frame.

B. For each type of license issued by the Department under this Article, Table 5.1 specifies the administrative completeness review time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41-1072(1).

1. The administrative completeness review time-frame begins on the date the Department receives an application and required documentation required in this Article.

2. Except as provided in subsection (B)(3), the Department shall provide a written notice of administrative completeness or a notice of deficiencies to an applicant within the administrative completeness review time-frame.

a. If an application or required documentation is not complete, the notice of deficiencies shall list each deficiency and the information or documentation needed to complete the application.

b. A notice of deficiencies suspends the administrative completeness review time-frame and the overall time-frame from the date of the notice until the date the Department receives the missing documents or information.

c. If the applicant does not submit to the Department all or documentation listed in the notice of deficiencies within 30 calendar days after the date of the notice of deficiencies, the Department shall consider the application withdrawn.

3. If the Department issues a license during the administrative completeness review time-frame, the Department shall not issue a separate written notice of administrative completeness.

C. For each type of license issued by the Department under this Article, Table 5.1 specifies the substantive review time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41-1072(3), which begins on the date of the notice of administrative completeness.

1. Within the substantive review time-frame, the Department shall provide a written notice to the applicant that the Department issued or denied the license.

2. During the substantive review time-frame:

a. The Department may make one comprehensive written request for additional information or documentation; and

b. If the Department and the applicant agree in writing, the Department may make supplemental requests for additional information or documentation.

3. A comprehensive written request or a supplemental request for additional information or documentation suspends the substantive review time-frame and the overall time-frame from the date of the request until the date the Department receives all the documents and information requested.

4. If the applicant does not submit to the Department all the information or documentation listed in a comprehensive written request or supplemental request for additional information or documentation within 30 calendar days after the date of the request, the Department shall deny the license.

D. An applicant who is denied a license may appeal the denial according to A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-506

New Section made by final rulemaking at 15 A.A.R. 2132, effective January 30, 2010 (Supp. 09-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1998, effective 7/1/2014. Adopted by final expedited rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 852, effective 4/8/2020.