75-03-21.1-02. Application.

1. An agency's application for a license to operate a facility must be made to the department.

2. An application must be made in the form and manner prescribed by the department.

3. An application for a license must be filed immediately upon change of agency or facility's location.

4. An application is not complete until all required information and verifications are submitted to the department including: a. Fire inspections by the state fire marshal or local fire inspector, if required under subsection 1 of section 75-03-21.1-26; b. Sanitation and safety inspection reports, when requested by the department; c. Completed application form; d. Licensing study report assessing the applicant's compliance with this chapter and North Dakota Century Code chapter 50-11; e. Evidence that all agency employees are properly qualified to provide care as provided in section 75-03-21.1-29; f. A successfully completed criminal background check as specified in North Dakota Century Code section 50-11-02.4; g. Description of the type of documentation to be used to account for service time and tasks performed for each resident; h. An evacuation disaster plan; and i. A sample menu plan compliant with dietary guidelines outlined in subsection 4 of section 75-03-21.1-38.