Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-5-208 - Changes Affecting a License
A. At least 30 calendar days before the date
of a change in a facility's name, a licensee shall send the Department written
notice of the name change and the Department shall issue an amended license
that incorporates the name change but retains the anniversary date of the
current license.
B. At least 30
calendar days before the date of an intended change in a facility's service
classification, space utilization, or licensed capacity, a licensee shall
submit a written request for approval of the intended change to the Department
that includes:
1. The licensee's
name;
2. The facility's name,
street address, city, state, zip code, mailing address, and telephone
number;
3. The name, telephone
number, and fax number of a point of contact for the request;
4. The facility's license number;
5. The type of change intended:
a. Service classification,
b. Space utilization, or
c. Licensed capacity;
6. A narrative description of the intended
change; and
7. The following
additional information, as applicable:
a. If
the intended change affects an activity area, the following information about
each affected activity area, as applicable:
i.
Identification of the activity area,
ii. Current and intended square
footage,
iii. Current and intended
operating hours,
iv. Current and
intended service classification,
v.
Current and intended licensed capacity, and
vi. Whether the activity area has or will
have a diaper changing area;
b. If the intended change is to increase
licensed capacity, the square footage of the outdoor activity area;
and
c. If the intended change
includes an alteration or addition to the physical plant of a licensed
facility, the following, as applicable:
i. If
the facility is not located in a public school or if providing child care
services to infants, one-year-old children, or two-year-old children in a
facility located in a public school, the information required in
R9-5-201(A)(5)(g) and (h) showing the intended change; or
ii. If the facility is located in a public
school and provides child care only for three-year-old, four-year-old, or
five-year-old, or school-age children, a set of final construction drawings or
a school map, including the information required in
R9-5-201(5)(j)
showing the intended change.
C. If the intended change in subsection (B)
includes an increase in the licensed capacity, a licensee shall submit the fee
for an increase in licensed capacity in
R9-5-206(C)
with the written request for approval.
D. If requesting a diaper changing area
outside an infant room or indoor activity area to allow privacy for diapering
an enrolled child with special needs, submit a written request for an approval;
and
1. For a license application, submit
physical plant documents required by
R9-5-201(A)(5)(h)
that designate the location of the proposed diaper changing area;
2. For a licensed facility, submit a drawing
of the proposed diaper changing area to the Department before installing the
diaper changing area. Within 30 calendar days after the date of the receipt of
the request, the Department shall send written notice to the licensee of
approval or disapproval. If the proposed diaper changing area:
a. Complies with A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter
7.1, Article 1 and this Chapter and provides privacy for the enrolled child
with special needs, the Department shall approve the proposed diaper changing
area; or
b. Does not comply with
A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1 or this Chapter or provide privacy for
the enrolled child with special needs, the Department shall provide the
licensee with the requirements necessary for the Department to approve the
requested change; and
3.
Not use a diaper changing area located outside of an activity area until the
Department approves the use of the diaper changing area;
E. The Department shall review a request
submitted under subsection (B) according to
R9-5-202. If the
intended change is in compliance with A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1
and this Chapter and any applicable fee is submitted, the Department shall send
the licensee written approval of the requested change or an amended license
that incorporates the change but retains the anniversary date of the current
license.
F. A licensee shall not
implement any change described under subsection (B) until the Department issues
an approval or amended license.
G.
At least 30 days before the date of a change in ownership of a facility, a
licensee shall send the Department written notice of the change. A new owner
shall obtain a new license as prescribed in
R9-5-201
before the new owner begins operating the facility.
H. A licensee changing a facility's location
shall apply for a new license as prescribed in R9-5-201.
I. Within 30 calendar days after a change in
a controlling person, a licensee shall send the Department written notice of
the change that includes:
1. The name of the
licensee;
2. A description of the
change made;
3. The name, title,
street address, city, state, and zip code of each controlling person;
4. A statement that each controlling person
has not been denied a certificate to operate a child care group home or a
license to operate a child care facility for the care of children in this state
or another state;
5. A statement
that each controlling person has not had a certificate to operate a child care
group home or a license to operate a child care facility revoked in this state
or another state for reasons that relate to endangerment of the health and
safety of children;
6. A statement
that the information provided in the written notice is accurate and complete;
and
7. The signature of the
licensee.
J. If the
change in subsection (I) is a change in a controlling person who is a
designated agent, a licensee shall include a copy of one of the following for
the designated agent:
1. A U.S.
passport,
2. A birth
certificate,
3. Naturalization
documents, or
4. Documentation of
legal resident alien status.
K. Within 30 calendar days after changing a
responsible party, a licensee shall send the Department written notice of the
change that includes:
1. The name of the
licensee;
2. A description of the
change made;
3. The name, title,
street address, city, state, and zip code of each responsible party, if the
responsible party is an individual, or each individual in the group, if the
responsible party is a group of individuals; and
4. A statement signed by the licensee
stating:
a. That each individual in subsection
(K)(3) has not been denied a certificate or license to operate a child care
group home or child care facility in this state or another state, and
b. That each individual in subsection (K)(3)
has not had a certificate or license to operate a child care group home or
child care facility revoked in this state or another state for endangering the
health and safety of children.
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