R9-9B-104. Submission of Fees

A. The fees in R9-9B-103(A), (B), and, if applicable, (D)(1) are due as part of an application in R9-9B-201, R9-9B-202, R9- 9B-203, or R9-9B-204, as applicable. B. The fees in R9-9B-103(D)(2) and, if applicable, R9-9B- 103(D)(1) are due as part of an application in R9-9B-206(B), (C), or (D). C. The fee in R9-9B-103(D)(3), if applicable, is due as part of an application in R9-9B-201(B) or (C) for a funeral director license or R9-9B-203(B) or (C) for an embalmer license. D. The fee in R9-9B-103(D)(4) or, if applicable, R9-9B- 103(D)(5) is due as part of the submission of the annual report in R9-9B-308. E. The Department shall notify a licensee of the due date of the applicable annual licensing fee in R9-9B-103(C) no later than 90 calendar days before the date the annual licensing fee is due to the Department. F. Before submitting the annual licensing fee or by January 31 of each calendar year, whichever occurs first, a licensee shall: 1. Verify the following information, in a Department-provided format: a. The licensee’s name and license number; b. For a funeral director licensee, a multiple funeral director licensee, an embalmer licensee, an embalmer’s assistant licensee, or a cremationist licensee, the licensee’s residence address and address of each place of employment; c. Ownership information, as specified in R9-9B-301 or R9-9B-401; d. For a funeral establishment licensee, the name of the responsible funeral director; e. For a funeral establishment licensee with a prearranged funeral sales endorsement, the name and address of the associated funeral establishment; and f. For a crematory licensee, the number of retorts and the name of the responsible cremationist; and 2. For a funeral establishment, specify the number of dispositions, as described in A.R.S. § 32-1309, performed by the funeral establishment during the preceding calendar year. G. Except as provided in subsections (I) and (J), a licensee shall submit to the Department the applicable annual licensing fee in R9-9B-103(C): 1. No earlier than 90 days before the anniversary date of: a. The license; or b. If applicable, the prearranged funeral sales endorsement; 2. After complying with the applicable requirements in subsections (F) and, if required, (H); and 3. Before the anniversary date of the license or, if applicable, the prearranged funeral sales endorsement. H. Before and separate from submitting the annual licensing fee in subsection (G) to the Department, a licensee shall: 1. Submit an application to the Department for any change specified in R9-9B-206, R9-9B-303, or R9-9B-402, as applicable; and 2. Correct any other information in subsection (F)(1) that is incorrect. I. Except as specified in subsection (J), a licensee may request an annual licensing fee due date that is different from the anniversary date of a license or, if applicable, prearranged funeral sales endorsement, by submitting an application for an alternate annual licensing fee due date to the Department, at least 30 calendar days before the anniversary date of a license or, if applicable, prearranged funeral sales endorsement, that includes the following information in a Department-provided format: 1. The licensee’s name and email address, 2. The license number, 3. The current annual licensing fee due date, 4. The proposed alternate annual licensing fee due date, 5. The reason the licensee is requesting an alternate annual licensing fee due date, and 6. The name and date of signature of the applicant. J. A licensee may not request an alternate annual licensing fee due date according to subsection (I): 1. More frequently than once in each three-year period, or 2. For a license for which the payment of annual licensing fees is not up-to-date. K. The Department shall send written notice of approval or denial of the request for an alternate annual licensing fee due date within seven calendar days after receipt of the request in subsection (I).