A. The Department may deny an application or suspend or revoke a license to operate a group home or behavioral-supported group home if:
- 1. An applicant or licensee does not meet the application requirements contained in R9-33-104 or R9-33-105(A);
- 2. A licensee is not a service provider for the duration of one licensure period;
- 3. A licensee does not correct the deficiencies according to the plan of correction contained in R9-33-107 by the time stated in the plan of correction; or
- 4. The nature or number of violations revealed by any type of inspection or investigation of a group home or behavioral-supported group home poses a direct risk to the life, health, or safety of a resident.
- B. An applicant or licensee may appeal the Department’s determination in subsection (A) according to A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10.
- C. The Department shall immediately notify the Division when an application is denied and when a license to operate a group home or behavioral-supported group home is suspended or revoked.
Table 1.1 Time-frames (in days)
| Type of approval | Statutory authority | Overall time-frame | Administrative completeness review time-frame | Substantive review time-frame |
| Application for a license under R9-33-104 | A.R.S. § 36-132(A)(21) | 120 | 60 | 60 |
| Renewal of a license under R9-33-105 | A.R.S. § 36-132(A)(21) | 60 | 30 | 30 |
Historical Note
Table 1.1 made by final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 3295, effective February 3, 2013 (Supp. 12-4).
Historical Note
New Section renumbered from R9-33-107 and amended by final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 3295, effective February 3, 2013 (Supp. 12-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 2045 (June 14, 2024), effective July 1, 2024 (Supp. 24-2).