Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-7-106 - License; Operating Certificate; Term; Non-transferability

A. License

1. A Child Welfare Agency license is valid for one year from the date of issuance or as described in R21-7-111 for a provisional license. The Agency may apply to renew the license annually. License renewal is not automatic.

2. Each license shall state in general terms the type of Child Welfare services the licensee is authorized to undertake, including any additional Child Welfare services the Agency may be licensed to provide under this Chapter. The licensee shall:

a. Identify the Agency name,

b. Address of the administrative office,

c. State the geographical area the Agency is licensed to operate, and

d. If licensed as a residential group care facility, the license shall also include:

i. Each facility the Agency operates,

ii. Specify children's ages and gender, and

iii. List the total number of children the Agency is authorized to serve.

3. An Agency shall post its current license in a conspicuous location visible to the public at its licensed location.

4. An Agency shall not transfer or assign a license.

B. Operating Certificate

1. If an Agency's administrative office is located separately from an Agency facility, the Department shall issue a license to the Agency and an operating certificate for each separate facility. If the Agency and facility occupy the same location, the Department shall issue only a license.

2. An operating certificate shall:

a. Identify the Agency operating the facility;

b. Identify the facility name, if different from the Agency name, and the geographical area in which the facility is authorized to operate;

c. List the type of service or program to be offered at the facility; and

d. Specify the number, gender, and ages of children the facility may receive for care.

3. An operating certificate is not valid unless it has been issued in the name of a licensed Agency.

4. An Agency shall not transfer or assign an operating certificate.

5. The Agency shall post a facility's current operating certificate in a conspicuous location visible to the public within the facility.

6. An operating certificate expires at the end of the agency's regular licensing year, or as described in R21-7-111 for a provisional license.

C. A license and all operating certificates associated with the license expire upon a change in ownership, unless the Department approves an amendment to the license. For the purpose of this Section, a "change in ownership" includes the following events:

1. Sale or transfer of an Agency or facility;

2. Placement of the Agency in the control of a court appointed receiver or trustee;

3. Change in the composition of the partners or joint ventures of an Agency organized as a partnership;

4. Sale or transfer of an ownership interest or stock of a corporate Agency; or

5. Loss of an Agency's nonprofit status.

D. A license issued under this Chapter may not satisfy a Child Welfare Agency's minimum contractual requirements.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-7-106

New Section made by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 2231, effective 11/6/2023.