Section R9-16-107. Time-frames

A.      The overall time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41-1072(2) for each type of license granted by the Department is specified in Table 1.1. The applicant or midwife and the Department may agree in writing to extend the substantive review time-frame and the overall time-frame. The substantive review time-frame and the overall time-frame may not be extended by more than 25 percent of the overall time-frame.

B.       The administrative completeness review time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41-1072(1) for each type of license granted by the Department is specified in Table 1.1.

1.        The administrative completeness review time-frame begins:

a.         For an applicant submitting an application for initial licensure, when the Department receives the appli- cation packet required in R9-16-102(A); and

b.        For a licensed midwife applying to renew a mid- wifery license, when the Department receives the application packet required in R9-16-103(A).

2.        If an application is incomplete, the Department shall pro- vide a notice of deficiencies to the applicant or midwife describing the missing documentation or incomplete information. The administrative completeness review time-frame and the overall time-frame are suspended from the date of the notice until the date the Department receives the documentation or information listed in the notice of deficiencies. An applicant or midwife shall sub- mit to the Department the documentation or information listed in the notice of deficiencies within the time speci- fied in Table 1.1 for responding to a notice of deficien- cies.

3.        If the applicant or midwife submits the documentation or information listed in the notice of deficiencies within the time specified in Table 1.1, the Department shall provide a written notice of administrative completeness to the applicant or midwife.

4.        If the applicant or midwife does not submit the documen- tation or information listed in the notice of deficiencies within the time specified in Table 1.1, the Department shall consider the application withdrawn.

5.        When an application is complete the Department shall provide a notice of administrative completeness to the applicant or midwife.

6.        If the Department issues a notice of eligibility to take the jurisprudence test or a license during the administrative completeness review time-frame, the Department shall not issue a separate written notice of administrative com- pleteness.

C.      The substantive review time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41- 1072(3) is specified in Table 1.1 and begins on the date of the notice of administrative completeness.

1.        If an application complies with the requirements in this Article and A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 6, Article 7, the Department shall issue a notice of eligibility to take the jurisprudence test to an applicant or a license to a mid- wife.

2.        If an application does not comply with the requirements in this Article or A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 6, Article 7, the Department shall make  one comprehensive written request for additional information, unless the applicant or midwife has agreed in writing to allow the Department to submit supplemental requests for information. The sub- stantive review time-frame and the overall time-frame are suspended from the date that the Department sends a comprehensive written request for additional information

or a supplemental request for information until the date that the Department receives all of the information requested.

3.        An applicant or midwife shall submit to the Department all of the information requested in a comprehensive writ- ten request for additional information or a supplemental request for information within the time specified in Table 1.1.

4.        If the applicant or midwife does not submit the additional information within the time specified in Table 1.1 or the additional information submitted by the applicant or mid- wife does not demonstrate compliance with this Article and A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 6, Article 7, the Department