Section R9-15-315. Notice of Failure to Complete Full Term of Ser- vice under the Contract at the Service Site

A.       A primary care provider who is unable to complete the full term of service under the contract at the service site shall notify the Department in writing within ten days of making that determination. A primary care provider who does not intend to complete the full term of service under the contract at the service site shall notify the Department in writing at least

ten days before terminating service under the contract at the

inal service site may transfer to another eligible service site to complete the remainder of the term of service under the con- tract.

B.       Upon request, the Department shall provide to a primary care provider a list of all known eligible service sites within the state.

C.       The primary care provider is responsible for obtaining employment at another eligible service site in order to transfer.

D.       A primary care provider who desires to transfer from the origi- nal service site to another eligible service site may request sus- pension of the contract for a period of up to six months to allow the primary care provider to obtain employment at another eligible service site.

1.        To request suspension, the primary care provider shall submit to the Department a written request for suspension that includes:

a.        The following information about the primary care provider:

i.         Full name,

ii.        Address, and

iii.      Telephone number;

b.        The following information about the original service site:

i.         Name;

ii.        Address;

iii.      Telephone number; and

iv.      Full name and telephone number of the individ- ual in the senior leadership position or, if the primary care provider is a sole practitioner, of the primary care provider;

c.        The reasons for the primary care provider’s inability or intention not to complete the full term of service

service site.

under the contract at the original service site;

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B.       If a primary care provider who is not a sole practitioner dies or is incapacitated, the individual in the senior leadership posi- tion at the service site shall notify the Department in writing within ten days of the primary care provider’s death or inca- pacitation.

C.       In the written notice under subsection (A) or (B), the primary care provider or individual in the senior leadership position at the service site shall provide the reasons for the primary care provider’s failure to complete the full term of service under the contract at the service site.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 2823, effective August 9, 2001 (Supp. 01-2).