1. (a) The department may revoke an approval that was issued under 18 AAC 80.435 or 18 AAC 80.438 if the department finds that

   1. (1) fraud or deceit was used to obtain approval;
   2. (2) the sanitary survey inspector has substantially or willfully violated a requirement of this chapter;
   3. (3) the sanitary survey inspector failed to identify, document, or timely report a situation or condition that poses, or may pose, a threat to public health or safety, including a situation or condition that may be identified by the department as a significant deficiency; or
   4. (4) the sanitary survey inspector's performance was otherwise deficient or negligent.

2. (b) If the department revokes a sanitary survey inspector's approval issued under 18 AAC 80.435 or 18 AAC 80.438, the department will send the sanitary survey inspector a notice that states

   1. (1) the grounds for the revocation;
   2. (2) that the revocation begins 30 days after the date of the notice;
   3. (3) that the sanitary survey inspector may not perform sanitary surveys on or after the date when the revocation begins; and
   4. (4) that the sanitary survey inspector may, as provided in 18 AAC 80.1920, request informal review under 18 AAC 15.185 of the revocation in accordance with 18 AAC 80.1920 and may request an adjudicatory hearing under 18 AAC 15.200.
3. (c) A sanitary survey inspector whose approval has been revoked under (a) of this section may not apply for re-approval for 12 months after the date of revocation and must complete the requirements of 18 AAC 80.435(b).

(Eff. 1/11/2006, Register 177; am 5/20/2011, Register 198; am 2/11/2017, Register 221; am 11/5/2017, Register 224; am 5/3/2019, Register 230)

Authority: AS 46.03.020, AS 46.03.710, AS 46.03.880, AS 46.03.050, AS 46.03.720