Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-19-903 - Rescission of Program Approval, Unprofessional Program Conduct, Voluntary Termination, Disciplinary Action, and Reinstatement

A. The Board may take disciplinary action against an LHA program, including rescinding program approval, for any of the following acts of unprofessional conduct:

1. Failing to comply with Board requirements within designated timeframes;

2. Making a false, inaccurate or misleading statement to the Board or the Board's designee in the course of an investigation, or on any application or information submitted to the Board or on the program's public website;

3. Engaging in any other conduct that gives the Board reasonable cause to believe the program's conduct may be a threat to the safety or welfare of students, instructors, patients or the public.

4. Failing to:

a. Furnish in writing a full and complete explanation of a matter reported pursuant to A.R.S. § 32-1664, or

b. Respond to a subpoena issued by the Board;

5. Failing to promptly remove, or adequately discipline or train, program instructors whose conduct violates this Article or may be a threat to the safety or welfare of students, patients, or the public.

B. Disciplinary Action

An LHA program may request a hearing prior to the imposition of any disciplinary action by the Board by filing a written request with the Board within 30 days of service of the Board's notice of charges. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10, and 4 A.A.C. 19, Article 6.

C. Voluntary termination

1. An LHA program that seeks to voluntarily terminate the program before its next renewal shall submit a written notice of termination to the Board.

2. The program shall continue the training program, including retaining necessary instructors, until the last enrolled student has transferred or completed the training program.

3. Within 15 days after the termination of a training program, a program representative shall notify the Board in writing of the permanent location and availability of all program records.

4. A program that fails to renew its approval with the Board shall be considered voluntarily terminated unless there is a complaint against the program.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-19-903

Adopted by exempt rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 111, effective 1/2/2022.