1. (1) Actions taken by the respective DMH/MR Division/Office when the agency’s Plan of Action is received may include one or more of the following:

   1. (a) Approve and recommend certification.
   2. (b) Request additional documentation or a supplemental plan of action.
   3. (c) Provide technical assistance in deficient area(s) if requested in writing to Service Division.
   4. (d) Conduct follow-up site visit prior to the end of the sixty (60) day period (following the site visit which discovered the deficiencies in question), or other period specified for compliance by DMH/MR.
2. (2) Except in those cases in which the agency is found to have consistently failed to meet standards, if the agency does not comply with specified standards, a follow-up certification site visit must be conducted, or a recommendation for decertification of the agency must be made by the certification site visit team to its respective division.
3. (3) If the agency is found to have consistently failed to meet standards, as defined herein (580-3-23-.16), a follow-up certification site visit may be conducted, or a recommendation for decertification of the agency may be made by the certification site visit team to its respective division.

Author: DMH/MR Office of Certification

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §22-50-11.

History: New Rule: Filed October 1, 2001; effective November 5, 2001. Amended: Filed January 19, 2005; effective February 23, 2005.