Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 290-2-7-.16 - Application for License
(1) Application for licensure of an Outdoor
Child Caring Program shall be made on forms provided by the Department . The
application shall be verified by both the Executive Director and Chairman of
the Governing Body.
(2) The
following material shall be filed with the application:
(a) Certified copy of the current Articles of
Incorporation (if incorporated).
(b) Certified copy of the current Bylaws (if
applicable).
(c) A list of the name
and address of the current members of the Governing Body and a notarized letter
of acceptance from each.
(d) A list
of the professional staff including their education and experience.
(e) Plan for financing including an itemized
annual budget, base for any schedule of fees, letter from C.P.A. stating that
the bookkeeping system will be set up so that an audit can be made at the end
of each fiscal year.
(f) Copy of
personnel policies and practices.
(g) Outline of the Outdoor Child Caring
Program's proposed program.
(h)
Copy of admission policies and procedures.
(i) Documentation of need:
(I) Written communications from community
leaders in the field of child welfare indicating a need for the services
proposed by the applicant ; or
(II)
Recent research data establishing a need for the services being proposed;
or
(III) Evidence that the services
will be used by referral sources.
(j) Manual of operating procedures as
referred to in Section
290-2-7-.03.
(k) Written disclosure concerning the status
of all applications previously made (whether granted, denied, or pending) and
licenses previously obtained (whether currently in force, revoked or suspended)
for outdoor camping activities in other jurisdictions by agencies in common
control with or under common control of the applicant Agency or Outdoor Child
Caring Program or with which the applicant Agency or Outdoor Child Caring
Program intends to cooperate in the care and service of children. The
aforementioned requirement of disclosure will also apply to all applications
and licenses for agencies with whom the Administrator or individual board
members of the applicant Agency or Outdoor Child Caring Program are affiliated
in any capacity. The purpose of this provision is to disclose to the Department
full and complete information concerning the prior and continuing efforts of
the applicant Agency or Outdoor Child Caring Program, its Executive Director
and individual members of the governing body in child care activities in other
jurisdictions.
(3) False
or Misleading Information. The application for a license including the
application for a criminal history background check must be truthfully and
fully completed. In the event that the department has reason to believe that
any required application has not been completed truthfully, the department may
require additional verification of the facts alleged. The department may refuse
to issue a license where false statements have been made in connection with the
application or any other documents required by the department .
(4) A license to operate an Outdoor Child
Caring Program is not transferable. A new application shall be filed when there
is a substantial change in membership (50%) of the governing body.
(5) The Department shall consider each
application filed and in its discretion, either deny said application, suspend
consideration of said application until additional requested information is
received, or issue a temporary license , based on a determination that the
Outdoor Child Caring Program has made adequate provision to meet these Rules.
An Outdoor Child Caring Program's initial license shall be a temporary license ,
valid for a specified period not to exceed one year.
(6) If the department finds that any outdoor
child caring program applicant does not meet rules and regulations prescribed
by the department but is attempting to meet such rules and regulations, the
department may, in its discretion, issue a temporary license or commission to
such outdoor child caring program, but such temporary license or commission
shall not be issued for more than a one-year period.
(a) Upon presentation of satisfactory
evidence that such institution is making progress toward meeting prescribed
rules and regulations of the department , the department may, in its discretion,
reissue such temporary license or commission for one additional period not to
exceed one year.
(b) As an
alternative to a temporary license or commission, the department , in its
discretion, may issue a restricted license or commission which states the
restrictions on its face.
(c) Upon
consideration of an application for renewal of the initial temporary license
granted to an Outdoor Child Caring Program the Department may, in its sole
discretion, based on the Outdoor Child Caring Program's performance during the
initial licensing period, either deny said renewal, issue a full one-year
license , or issue an additional temporary license for a specified period not to
exceed six months.
(7)
An application for renewal of license shall be made no later than 60 days prior
to the expiration of a Outdoor Child Caring Program's current license on forms
provided by the Department . The application for renewal shall be verified by
both the Administrator and Chairman of the Governing Body and shall certify,
unless noted otherwise therein, that all of these Rules have been and continue
to be complied with and that all information previously filed with the
Department is true and correct. All changes in membership of the Governing Body
and personnel since the date of last application (whether for initial license
or renewal) shall be fully documented, as to names, dates and
circumstances.
(8) If an
application for licensure is denied, or a license revoked, an application for a
new license may not be filed within one year of such denial or
revocation.
(9) Information
required for relicensing shall be submitted on forms provided by the
Department .
(10) The license shall
be posted at some point near the entrance or part of the office that is open to
view by the public.
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