Section Spe 603.04 - The Board's Processing of Applications(a) If, after reviewing the application materials, the board requires further information or documents to determine the applicant's qualification for initial certification, the board shall:(1) So notify the applicant in writing within 60 days; and(2) Specify the information or documents it requires.(b) An application shall be deemed complete on the first date that the board has received: (1) Cash for the certification fee or the proceeds of the check or money order written for the certification fee;(2) The materials required by Spe 603.02; and(3) Any additional information or documents which may have been requested pursuant to (a) above.(c) The application shall be denied if the application is not completed within 54 weeks of the receipt by the board of the application-form part of the application materials.(d) The board shall issue written approval or denial of an application within 120 days of the date that the application and supporting materials are completed.(e) The board shall refund the certification fee if:(1) The applicant withdraws the application;(2) The application is not completed within 54 weeks of receipt by the board of the application-form part of the application packet; or(3) The board denies the application.(f) An applicant wishing to challenge the board's denial of an application for initial certification shall:(1) Make a written request for a hearing of the applicant's challenge; and(2) Submit this request to the board: a. Within 60 days of the board's notification of the denial; orb. 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 § Spe 603.04
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 32, Filed August 11, 2016, Proposed by #11138, Effective 7/9/2016, Expires 7/9/2026.