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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.63.06.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="63" chapter_num="06" heading="Denial of License to Provide Community-Based Behavioral Health Services.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Department may deny a license to provide community-based behavioral health services to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An applicant, if the Department’s designated approval unit determines that the application does not meet the licensure requirements;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An applicant that has had a license or approval revoked by the Department or other licensing agency, or has surrendered or defaulted on its license or other approval for reasons related to disciplinary action, within the previous 10 years;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An applicant that has an officer who has served as an officer for a provider that has had a license revoked, or has surrendered or defaulted on its license or other approval for reasons related to disciplinary action, within the previous 10 years; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Any program that discontinues operations without complying with Regulation .10 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If the Department’s designated approval unit denies licensure to an applicant under this chapter, the Department’s designated approval unit shall give written notice of the proposed denial to the program.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The notice of the proposed denial of an application for a license shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The facts that warrant the proposed denial of licensure; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Notice that the program has a right to a hearing in accordance with Regulation .19 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>