N.H. Admin. Code § Alc 304.05

Current through Register No. 2, January 9, 2025

Section Alc 304.05 - Board's Processing of Applications for Initial Certification as a Recovery Support Worker

(a) Pursuant to RSA 330-C:20, III the board's office shall submit the release form described in Alc 304.04(c), the fingerprints described in Alc 304.04(d) and the payment described in Alc 304.01(d) to the division of state police for the purpose of obtaining the applicant's state and federal criminal conviction reports.

(b) The application for initial certification shall be considered complete when:

(1) The board's office has received:

a. A completed, signed, and dated application form;

b. The additional materials described in Alc 304.04;

c. The applicant's state and federal criminal conviction reports transmitted to the board by the division of state police; and

d. Any additional information or documents which the board has requested pursuant to (c) below; and

(2) The treasurer has transacted the applicant's cash, check, or money order in payment of the total certification fee.

(c) If the board, after receiving and reviewing the application materials submitted by the applicant and the applicant's state and federal criminal conviction reports, requires further information or documents to determine the applicant's qualification for certification, the board shall:

(1) So notify the applicant in writing within 60 days; and

(2) Specify the information or documents it requires.

(d) The application shall be denied if the application is not complete within 52 weeks of the receipt by the board's office of the completed application form.

(e) The board shall issue the recovery support worker certification or a written denial of the application within 120 days of the date that the application is complete.

(f) The board shall refund the certification fee, if:

(1) The applicant withdraws the application;

(2) The application is not completed within 52 weeks of receipt by the board's office of the completed application form; or

(3) The board denies the application.

(g) An applicant wishing to challenge the board's denial of an application for initial certification shall:

(1) Make a written request for a hearing in accordance with Alc 200; and

(2) Submit this request to the board:

a. Within 60 days of the board's notification of denial; or

b. If the applicant is on active military duty outside the United States, within 60 days of the applicant's return to the United States or release from duty, whichever occurs later.

N.H. Admin. Code § Alc 304.05

Derived From Volume XXXVI Number 45, Filed November 10, 2016, Proposed by #12001, Effective 10/13/2016, Expires 10/13/2026.