Section Plc 304.08 - Review of Complete Applications for Initial Licensure; Inspections(a) After determining that an application is complete, the licensing bureau shall review the application to determine whether the applicant meets all criteria specified in applicable law for the license being applied for, provided that: (1) If an inspection is required prior to licensure, the licensing bureau shall refer the application to the inspection assignment coordinator for the inspection to be assigned; and(2) If the licensing bureau determines that the technical or professional expertise of the applicable board is needed to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria for licensure, the licensing bureau shall refer the application to the applicable board for review and a recommendation.(b) Subject to (c) through (e), below, the licensing bureau shall make a decision on a complete application for initial licensure within 60 days of determining that an application is complete.(c) If an inspection is required by applicable law before a license can be issued, then: (1) The inspector assigned by the inspection assignment coordinator shall notify the applicant of the date and time of the inspection;(2) If the applicant cannot be available as scheduled due to circumstances beyond the applicant's control, the applicant shall request the inspection to be rescheduled, provided that the applicant shall make all reasonable efforts, meaning all efforts that are rational and not extreme or excessive, to allow the inspection to be completed within 30 days of the initial contact to schedule the inspection; and(3) In all cases, the applicant shall allow the inspection to be completed within 50 days of the initial contact to schedule the inspection.(d) If a timely inspection cannot be completed within 50 days of the initial contact to schedule the inspection due to the applicant's lack of cooperation or other conduct that interferes with the inspector's ability to complete the inspection, the application shall be denied.(e) If an application is referred to the applicable board pursuant to (a)(2), above, the applicable board shall inform the licensing bureau of its recommendation regarding whether the applicant meets the qualifications for licensure within 50 days of receiving the application from the licensing bureau, provided that if the board does not so inform the licensing bureau, the licensing bureau shall make a decision without the board's input.N.H. Admin. Code § Plc 304.08
Derived from Number 15, Filed April 13, 2023, Proposed by #13606, Effective 5/1/2023, Expires 5/1/2033.Amended by Number 24, Filed June 13, 2024, Proposed by #13955, Effective 5/3/2024, Expires 5/3/2034 (see Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Plc 300).