§36.  License renewal; failure to timely renew

A.  As a condition for renewal of a license, the licensee shall submit to the licensing agency a completed annual renewal application on forms prescribed by the licensing agency and shall contain such information as required by the agency; additionally a nonrefundable, annual renewal licensing fee shall be submitted with the annual renewal application.  Upon receipt of the completed annual renewal application and the annual renewal licensing fee, the licensing agency shall determine if the facility or provider continues to meet the requirements established and the licensing standards adopted by the department.  The licensing agency may perform an on-site survey and inspection upon annual renewal.  If the facility or provider continues to meet the requirements established and the licensing standards adopted by the department, a license shall be issued which is valid for one year.

B.  Any person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity currently operating or planning to operate a forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facility and who is licensed by the department shall be assessed a delinquent fee of two hundred fifty dollars for failure to timely renew its license.  This fee shall be assessed for each day of such offense and shall be in addition to any renewal or other applicable fee.  The delinquent fee described in this Subsection shall be assessed and shall become due and payable to the department at 12:01 a.m. on the first day following the expiration date of the license.

Acts 2008, No. 332, §1, eff. upon the final adoption of the necessary rules and regulations promulgated by DHH.