Section R4-7-1403. Procedures for Processing Initial Registration Applications

A.      An applicant may obtain an application package at the Board Office on a business day, or by requesting that the Board send the application to an address specified by the applicant.

B.       A completed business entity registration application package shall be submitted to the Board office on a business day. The Board shall deem the business entity application package received on the date that the Board stamps on the package as the date the package is delivered to the Board office.

C.      To complete a business entity application package, an appli- cant shall provide the following information and documenta- tion:

1.        The full current name and any former names and title of any and all owners, officers or directors.

2.        The current home and all office addresses, current home and all office phone numbers, all current office fax num- bers, and any previous home or office addresses for the past five years for each owner, officer or director.

3.        The business name and the current addresses, phone numbers and fax numbers for each office, clinic or other setting where any service is performed, supervised or directed by a licensed doctor of chiropractic according to R4-7-1401(A) and this Chapter.

4.        The non-refundable application fee of $400.00.

5.        The name and license number of each doctor of chiro- practic employed with, contracted with, or otherwise affiliated with the business entity according to R4-7- 1401(A) and this Chapter.

6.        A completed fingerprint card for each owner, officer and director.

7.        Copies of any and all contracts or any other agreement between the business entity and the doctor of chiroprac- tic, to include employment or franchise contracts, agree- ments or equivalent.

8.        Any record of an owner, officer or director being con- victed of, pleading guilty to, or pleading nolo contendere to a misdemeanor or a felony, even if the record of the conviction or plea was sealed or expunged or the convic- tion was set aside or forgiven, and any record of an arrest, investigation, indictment, or unconcluded charge.

9.        Any record of an owner, officer or director being refused a license to practice chiropractic or any other profession in this or any other jurisdiction, and any record of a disci- plinary action taken against an owner, officer or director’s license in this or any other jurisdiction.

10.     The Social Security number for each owner, officer, or director.

11.     A  government   issued  photo  identification  confirming

U.S. citizenship or legal presence in the United States for each owner, officer or director, or if those individuals reside outside of the United States, confirmation of legal authority to operate a business in the United States.

12.     A copy of the written protocol required by A.R.S. § 32- 934(G).

13.     The name, phone number and address for a contact per- son.

14.     A notarized signature for each owner, officer or director attesting to the truthfulness of the information provided by the applicants. A stamped signature will not be accepted for the purposes of completing the application.

D.      Within 25 business days of receiving a business entity registra- tion application package, the Board shall notify the applicant in writing that the package is either complete or incomplete. If the package is incomplete, the notice shall specify the infor- mation that is missing.

E.       An applicant with an incomplete business entity registration application package shall supply the missing information within 30 calendar days from the date of the notice. An appli- cant who is unable to supply the missing information within 30 calendar days may submit a written request to the Board for an extension of time in which to provide a complete application package. The request for an extension of time shall be submit- ted to the Board office before the 30-day deadline for submis- sion of a complete application package, and shall state the reason that the applicant is unable to comply with the 30-day requirement and the amount of additional time requested. The Board shall grant a request for an extension of time if the Board finds that the reason the applicant was unable to comply with the 30-day requirement was due to circumstances beyond the applicant's control and that compliance can reasonably be expected to be remedied during the extension of time.

F.       If an applicant fails to submit a complete business entity regis- tration application package within the time permitted, the Board shall close the applicant's file and send a notice to the applicant by U.S. Mail that the application file has been closed. An applicant whose file has been closed and who later wishes to become registered shall reapply under R4-7-1401 and R4-7-1403.

G.      After timely receipt of all missing information as specified in subsection (E), the Board shall notify the applicant that the application package is complete.

H.      The Board shall render a decision no later than 120 business days after receiving a completed registration application pack- age. The Board shall deem a registration application package to be complete on the postmarked date of the notice advising the applicant that the package is complete.

I.        The Board shall approve the registration for a business entity that meets all of the following requirements:

1.        Timely submits a complete application.

2.        The Board does not find grounds to deny the application under R4-7-1401(D).

3.        The business entity has complied with the requirements of this Chapter and A.R.S. § 32-900 et. seq.

4.        Pays the original business entity prorated renewal fee of

$17.00 per month from the first day of the month the business entity is registered through May 31 plus $25.00 for each duplicate license issued by the Board for the pur- pose of compliance with R4-7-1402.

J.        An applicant shall reapply for registration if the applicant does not pay the prorated registration fee within 3 months after hav-

ing been notified by the Board that the applicant is eligible to receive an approved registration.

K.      For the purpose of A.R.S. § 41-1073, the Board establishes the following time-frames for initial registration:

1.        Administrative completeness review time-frame: 25 busi- ness days.

2.        Substantive review time-frame: 120 business days.

3.        Overall time-frame: 145 business days.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R.

2239, effective October 5, 2014 (Supp.14-3).