Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-8-403

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

Section R9-8-403 - Time-frames

A. The overall time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41-1072 for an initial or a renewal license granted by the Department or county is 60 days. The applicant and the Department or a county may agree in writing to extend the substantive review time-frame and the overall time-frame. An extension of the substantive time-frame and the overall time-frame shall not exceed 25% of the overall time-frame.

B. The administrative completeness review time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41-1072 for an initial or a renewal license granted by the Department or a county is 30 days and begins on May 1 of each year or on the date the application is received if after May 1.

1. The Department or a county shall provide written notice of administrative completeness or deficiencies to the applicant within the administrative completeness review time-frame.

a. A notice of deficiencies shall list each deficiency and the information and documentation needed to complete the license application.

b. If the Department or a county issues a notice of deficiencies within the administrative completeness review time-frame, the administrative completeness review time-frame and the overall time-frame are suspended from the date that the notice is issued until the date the Department or a county receives the missing information from the applicant.

c. If the applicant fails to submit to the Department or a county all the information and documents listed in the notice of deficiencies within 60 days of the date the Department or a county provided the notice of deficiencies, the Department or county deems the license application withdrawn.

2. If the Department or a county issues a license to the applicant during the administrative completeness review time-frame, the Department or a county does not issue a separate written notice of administrative completeness.

C. The substantive review time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41-1072 is 30 days and begins on the date the notice of administrative completeness is provided to the applicant.

1. The Department or a county shall provide a children's camp license or a written notification of denial of the license application to the applicant within the substantive review time-frame.

2. As part of the substantive-review time-frame for a children's camp license, the Department or a county may conduct an inspection of the children's camp to determine whether the children's camp has complied with the applicable requirements in subsection (C)(4) or (C)(5).

3. If the Department or a county issues a comprehensive written request or supplemental request for information, the substantive review time-frame and the overall time-frame are suspended from the date the Department or a county issues the request until the date the Department or a county receives all of the information.

4. If an applicant applying to the Department meets all the requirements under A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 39, Article 1, and these rules, the Department shall issue a license to the applicant.

5. If an applicant applying to a county meets all the requirements under A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 39, Article 1, these rules, and county requirements consistent with A.R.S. Title 8, Chapter 6, Article 1, a county shall issue a license to the applicant.

6. If the Department or a county disapproves a license application, the Department or a county shall send the applicant a written notice of disapproval setting forth the reasons for disapproval and all other information required in A.R.S. § 41-1076.

D. If a time-frame's last day is on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the Department or a county considers the next business day as the time-frame's last day.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-8-403

New Section made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 3716, effective August 9, 2002 (Supp. 02-3). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 237, effective 1/10/2024.