Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-5-7420 - Denial, Suspension, and Revocation of a License or Operating Certificate

A. The Licensing Authority may deny, suspend, or revoke a license or operating certificate when:

1. An applicant or licensee has violated or is not in compliance with licensing rules and standards, Arizona state or federal statutes, or city or county ordinances or codes;

2. An applicant or licensee refuses to cooperate with the Licensing Authority in providing information required by these rules or any information required to determine compliance with these rules;

3. An applicant or licensee misrepresents or fails to disclose information to the Department regarding qualifications, experience, or performance of duties;

4. A licensee fails to cooperate in developing a corrective action plan after a request by the Licensing Authority, or fails to comply with a corrective action plan; or

5. An applicant or licensee is unable or unwilling to meet the physical, emotional, social, educational, or psychological needs of children in care.

B. In determining whether to deny a license, to take disciplinary action against a licensee, or to renew a license, the Licensing Authority may consider the licensee's past history from other licensing periods, both in Arizona and in other jurisdictions, and shall consider a pattern of violations of applicable child welfare statutes or rules, as evidence that an applicant or licensee is unable or unwilling to meet the physical, emotional, social, educational, or psychological needs of children.

C. The Licensing Authority shall deny, suspend, or revoke a license when an individual applicant or licensee has been convicted of or is awaiting trial on the criminal offenses listed in A.R.S. § 46-141.

D. The Licensing Authority shall deny, suspend, or revoke a license when an agency or facility:

1. Retains staff who have been convicted of or are awaiting trial on the criminal offenses listed in A.R.S. § 46-141;

2. Allows an adult other than those described in subsection (D)(1), who has been convicted of or is awaiting trial on the offenses listed in A.R.S. § 46-141, to reside at a facility; or

3. Allows any staff or other adult at the facility, who has committed an offense listed in A.R.S. § 46-141(D), to have contact with children in care.

E. The Licensing Authority may deny, suspend, or revoke a license when an applicant or licensee, any staff member, or any other adult who resides at the facility, has been convicted of or found by a court to have committed, or is awaiting trial on any criminal offense, other than those listed in A.R.S. § 46-141. In determining whether a person's criminal history affects an applicant's or licensee's fitness to hold a license, the Licensing Authority shall consider all relevant factors, including the following:

1. The extent of the person's criminal record, if any;

2. The length of time which has elapsed since the offense was committed;

3. The nature of the offense and whether the offense was originally classified as a felony or a misdemeanor;

4. The circumstances surrounding the offense;

5. The degree to which the person participated in committing the offense;

6. The extent of the person's rehabilitation; and

7. The person's role within the agency or facility.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-5-7420

Adopted effective July 1, 1997; filed with the Secretary of State's Office May 15, 1997 (Supp. 97-2).