315. PROVISIONAL AND RESTRICTED LICENSES

315 PROVISIONAL AND RESTRICTED LICENSES 315.1 As an alternative to denial, suspension or revocation of a license, when a Facility has one or more deficiencies that jeopardize the health, safety or welfare of children, staff or the general public, the Director may: (a) Issue a provisional license if the Facility is taking appropriate ameliorative action in accordance with a timetable established by the Director; or (b) Issue a restricted license that prohibits the Facility from accepting new children or from delivering certain specified services that it would otherwise be authorized to deliver. 315.2 A provisional license may be issued to a new Facility in order to afford the Director sufficient time and evidence to evaluate whether a new Facility is capable of complying with the provisions of the Act, this Chapter, or any other applicable federal or District of Columbia law. 315.3 A provisional license may be granted for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, and may be renewed no more than once. 315.4 The issuance of provisional and restricted licenses may be: (a) Summary actions implemented in accordance with procedures set out in section 314 of this Chapter; or (b) Non-summary enforcement actions implemented in accordance with procedures set out in sections 317 and 318 of this Chapter. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 003793 (April 27, 2007).