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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.63.06.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="63" chapter_num="06" heading="Issuance and Duration of Accreditation-Based and Non-Accreditation-Based Licenses.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If the Department’s designated approval unit determines that a program is eligible for a license to provide community-based behavioral health services, whether accreditation-based or non-accreditation-based, the Department’s designated approval unit shall issue a license to the program that specifies the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Programs that the applicant is licensed to provide, including the addresses of all sites where the services will be provided;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Duration of the licensure period:</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Name of the accreditation organization, if applicable; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Date of issue.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The duration of the license:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For an accreditation-based license, shall equal the accreditation period plus 3 months; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For a non-accreditation-based license, may not exceed 3 years.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Department’s designated approval unit shall notify the following when a license has been issued for a program:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Administration;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The CSA, LAA, or LBHA, as appropriate, of the jurisdiction in which the program is providing or will provide services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Medical Assistance Program; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The ASO for MDH.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The program director shall ensure that the license:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For non-residential programs, is posted in clear view during the regular hours of operation; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For residential programs, is available for review during regular hours of operation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>In order to be approved, an application for renewal of a license and supporting documentation shall be received by the Department or its designee at least 60 days before the expiration of the program’s current license.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If the program fails to submit the application and supporting documentation within the timeframe established in §E of this regulation, the program’s license shall be suspended from the license expiration date until the issuance of a new license for the program.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>If the Department’s designated approval unit suspends the program’s license in accordance with §F of this regulation, the program director shall immediately take the actions described in Regulation .11D of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>