Section R4-30-209. Time-frames for Professional Registration, Certi- fication, or In-training Designation

A.      Within 60 days of receiving the initial application package for professional registration, certification, or in-training designa- tion, the Board shall finish an administrative completeness review.

1.        If the application package is complete, the Board shall notify the applicant that the package is complete and that the administrative completeness review is finished.

2.        If the application package is incomplete, the Board shall notify the applicant that the package is deficient and spec- ify the information or documentation that is missing. All time-frames are suspended from the date the notice is mailed to the applicant until the Board receives all miss- ing information or documentation.

3.        An applicant with an incomplete application  package shall supply the missing information or documentation within 90 days from the date of the notice of deficiencies. However, the Board may hold a home inspector appli- cant’s package for one year to permit a home inspector applicant to meet the requirements of R4-30-247(A)(7). If the applicant fails to supply the missing information or documentation, the Board may close the applicant’s application file. Any fee paid by the applicant is non- refundable. An applicant whose file has been closed and who later wishes to apply for professional registration, certification, or in-training designation shall  submit  a new application package and pay the applicable fee.

4.        If an applicant requests to sit for the professional, certifi- cation, or in-training examination, or requests a waiver of examination, the time-frames in R4-30-210 apply until the Board grants or denies the applicant’s request.

B.       The Board shall complete its substantive review of the applica- tion package and render a decision no later than 60 days after the date the Board mails the notice of administrative complete- ness to the applicant.

1.        If the Board finds that the applicant meets all require- ments in statute and rule, the Board shall approve the applicant for professional registration, certification, or in- training designation.

2.        If the Board finds that the applicant does not meet all requirements in statute and rule, the Board shall deny the applicant professional registration, certification, or in- training designation. The Board shall provide written notice of the denial. The notice shall include justification for the denial, references to the statutes or rules on which the denial was based, and an explanation of the appli- cant’s right to appeal, including the number of days the applicant has to file an appeal, and the name and tele- phone number of a Board contact person who will answer questions regarding the appeals process.

3.        If the Board finds a deficiency during the substantive review of the application package, the Board shall issue a

written request, specifying the additional information or documentation to be submitted and the deadline for sub- mission. The time-frame for substantive review of an application package is suspended from the date the writ- ten request for additional information or documentation is mailed until the date that all missing information or docu- mentation is received or the deadline for submission passes.

4.        When the Board and applicant mutually agree in writing, the Board or its designee shall grant extensions of the substantive review time-frame totaling no more than 30 days.

5.        If the applicant fails to supply the missing information or documentation by the deadline date, the Board may close the applicant’s application file. Any fee paid by the appli- cant is non-refundable. An applicant whose file has been closed and who later wishes to apply for professional reg- istration, certification, or in-training designation shall submit a new application package and pay the applicable fee.

C.      Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays are not counted in cal- culating the number of days under this Section.

D.      For purposes of A.R.S. § 41-1073, the Board establishes the following time-frames for a candidate applying for profes- sional registration, certification, or in-training designation:

1.        Administrative completeness review  time-frame:  60 days;

2.        Substantive review time-frame: 60 days; and

3.        Overall time-frame: 120 days. Days during which time is suspended under subsection (A)(2) are not counted in the computation of the overall time-frame.

Historical Note

Adopted effective November 10, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 903, effective February 14, 2002 (Supp. 02-1). Amended by emergency

rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 1102, effective February 19, 2002 for 180 days (Supp. 02-1). Emergency rulemaking amended and renewed for an additional 180 days under

A.R.S. § 41-1026(D) at 8 A.A.R. 3842, effective August 14, 2002 (Supp. 02-3). Emergency expired; original Sec- tion amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 791, effec- tive February 12, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 2798, effective August 7, 2004

(Supp. 04-2).