LAC 46:LXIII.6505. Withdrawal and Denial of Application

A. Withdrawal: 1. An application shall be withdrawn and removed from board consideration as follows. a. An applicant may submit a written request to the board to withdraw their application at will. b. The board, following written notice to the applicant, may administratively close an application that is abandoned without action or progress for five years. 2. Withdrawn applications shall be retained in accordance with the board’s Records Retention Schedule approved by the Louisiana Secretary of State. 3. An applicant’s withdrawn application(s) may be retained for consideration in conjunction with future application(s) submitted by that applicant. B. Denial: 1. If the board determines that an applicant does not meet the qualifications for licensure, the application shall be denied. 2. Denial Proceedings: a. The board shall notify the applicant of its intent to deny giving the applicant 30 days to remedy all deficiencies or provide reasons and evidence why the application should not be denied. b. An applicant shall not be entitled to a pre-denial hearing. 3. An applicant who is denied licensure based on the evidence submitted as required under this Subpart may reapply after having completed any noted deficiencies in the application, or additional training and remediation prescribed by the board to satisfy the requirements for licensure.