Processing of Service License Applications

(A) The Department shall issue a license to those applicants meeting the requirements of 105 CMR 170.000. The Department shall act on applications for original licensure within 90 calendar days of receipt of the completed forms and fees. (B) Applicants for license renewal must submit to the Department the completed forms and fees required by the Department at least 90 calendar days prior to the expiration of their current license. (C) If the complete renewal application is timely filed with the Department the license shall not expire until the Department makes a determination on the renewal application. If, however, an application is not submitted in a timely fashion in accordance with 105 CMR 170.230, then the service may not continue to operate after expiration of its license. (D) A license shall not be renewed if there are any outstanding assessments issued pursuant to 105 CMR 170.730. (E) A license at the BLS or ALS level shall remain in effect for a period of up to 24 months, at the discretion of the Department. (F) A license to provide critical care services shall be coterminous with the period of CAMTS or Department-approved substantially equivalent accreditation on which it is based. If a service’s accreditation, upon which critical care service licensure is issued, has not been maintained, lapses, or expires, the service’s critical care license from the Department shall expire immediately, and the service shall not continue to provide critical care services. (G) A service licensed to provide critical care services that loses its CAMTS or Department- approved substantially equivalent accreditation on which its licensure at this level is based, shall notify the Department immediately. A service that plans to change its status as accredited, or take action that will result in loss of its accreditation, by CAMTS or an accreditation program approved by the Department as substantially equivalent, shall notify the Department 60 calendar days prior to the proposed effective date of such change.