Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-407 - Time-frames

A. The overall time-frame begins, for:

1. A sanitarian examination approval, on the date the Department receives an application packet in R9-16-405 ;

2. An environmental health sanitarian registration approval, on the date the Department receives the applicant's sanitarian examination test results administered by:

a. A testing center described in R9-16-405(B)(1)(i) or (F), or

b. A testing organization or jurisdiction that administered the sanitarian examination required by another state or jurisdiction described in R9-16-405(B)(1)(h) ;

3. A continuing education deferral approval, on the date the Department receives the continuing education deferral request in R9-16-404 ; and

4. A renewal registration approval, on the date the Department receives a renewal application packet in R9-16-406.

B. The applicant and the Department may agree in writing to extend the substantive review time-frame and the overall time-frame. The substantive review time-frame and the overall time-frame may not be extended by more than 25% of the overall time-frame.

C. Within the administrative completeness review time-frame in Table 4.1, the Department shall:

1. Provide a notice of administrative completeness to an applicant; or

2. Provide a notice of deficiencies to an applicant, including a list of the missing information or documents.

D. If the Department provides a notice of deficiencies to an applicant:

1. The administrative completeness review time-frame and the overall time-frame are suspended after the date of the notice of deficiencies until the date the Department receives the missing information or documents from the applicant;

2. If the applicant submits the missing information or documents to the Department within the time-frame in Table 4.1, the substantive review time-frame resumes on the date the Department receives the missing information or documents; and

3. If the applicant does not submit the missing information or documents to the Department within the time-frame in Table 4.1, the Department shall consider the application or the request withdrawn.

E. If the Department issues a registration or notice of an approval during the administrative completeness review time-frame, the Department may not issue a separate written notice of administrative completeness.

F. Within the substantive review time-frame specified in Table 4.1, the Department:

1. Shall approve an:

a. Applicant's request for registration as an environmental health sanitarian or

b. Applicant, who did not score 70% or more on the sanitarian examination, to resubmit a sanitarian examination according to R9-16-405(I) ;

2. Shall deny an applicant's request for registration as an environmental health sanitarian;

3. May make a written comprehensive request for additional information or documentation; and

4. May make supplemental requests for additional information and documentation if agreed to by the applicant.

G. If the Department provides a written comprehensive request for additional information or documentation or a supplemental request to the applicant:

1. The substantive review time-frame and overall time-frame are suspended from the date of the written comprehensive request or supplemental request until the date the Department receives the information and documents requested; and

2. The applicant shall submit to the Department the information and documents listed in the written comprehensive request within 15 calendar days after the date of the written comprehensive request or supplemental request.

H. The Department shall issue:

1. An approval to an applicant who submits:

a. An application packet to take a sanitarian examination that complies with the requirements in R9-16-405 ;

b. An application packet and a sanitarian examination with a score of 70% or more from a testing center that complies with the requirements in R9-16-405 ;

c. An application packet and a sanitarian examination test results from the testing organization or jurisdiction that administered the sanitarian examination that complies with the requirements in R9-16-405 ;

d. A continuing education deferral request that complies with the requirements in R9-16-404 ; and

e. An application for renewal registration that complies with the requirements R9-16-406 ; or

2. A denial to an applicant, including the reason for the denial and the appeal process in A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10, if:

a. The applicant does not submit all of the information and documentation listed in a written comprehensive request or supplemental request for additional information or documentation; or

b. The applicant does not comply with A.R.S. § 36-136.01 and this Article.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-407

Adopted effective September 29, 1976 (Supp. 76-4). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 2444, effective May 16, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). Former R9-16-407 renumbered to R9-16-409 ; new R9-16-407 renumbered from R9-16-405 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3004, effective September 11, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 3038, effective 10/5/2017. Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 1875, effective 9/2/2020.