Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-5-210

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R9-5-210 - Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of License

A. The Department may deny, revoke, or suspend a license to operate a facility if an applicant or licensee:

1. Provides false or misleading information to the Department;

2. Has been denied a certificate or license to operate a child care group home or child care facility in any state, unless the denial was based on the applicant's failure to complete the certification or licensing process according to a required time-frame;

3. Has had a certificate or license to operate a child care group home or child care facility revoked or suspended in any state;

4. Has been denied a fingerprint clearance card or has had a fingerprint clearance card revoked under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 12, Article 3.1;

5. Fails to substantially comply with any provision in A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1 or this Chapter; or

6. Substantially complies with A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1 and this Chapter, but refuses to carry out a plan acceptable to the Department to eliminate any deficiencies.

B. In determining whether to deny, suspend, or revoke a license, the Department shall consider the threat to the health and safety of children in a facility based on such factors as:

1. Repeated violations of statutes or rules,

2. A pattern of non-compliance,

3. The type of violation,

4. The severity of each violation, and

5. The number of violations.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-5-210

Adopted effective December 12, 1986 (Supp. 86-6). Amended subsection (A) effective July 7, 1988 (Supp. 88-3). Repealed effective October 17, 1997 (Supp. 97-4). New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 15 A.A.R. 2096, effective January 1, 2010 (Supp. 09-4). Former R9-5-210 renumbered to R9-5-206; new R9-5-210 renumbered from R9-5-209 and amended by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1564, effective September 30, 2010 (Supp. 10-3).