Types And Conditions Of Licenses

(1) Initial License - An initial license is issued to a facility or service to give the licensee an opportunity to implement minimum program requirements and to give DIDD an opportunity to evaluate the facilities’ or service’s compliance performance. Initial licenses will not exceed a period of twelve (12) months. (2) Full License - A full license is valid for up to one (1) year from the date of issuance and is issued to a facility or service when the licensee demonstrates compliance with the licensure law and applicable rules as determined by DIDD. (3) Provisional License - A provisional license may be issued to a facility or service when it does not meet all of the requirements for a full license. The Department may grant a provisional license, for a period not to exceed six (6) months, if all of the conditions below are satisfied: (a) The facility or service is making a diligent effort to comply with the licensure law and rules. A “diligent effort to comply with rules" is determined by past performance of the facility or service in meeting rules and correcting deficiencies and by commitments to correct existing deficiencies within time frames agreed to by the Department; (b) The continued operation of the facility or service will not endanger the health or safety of persons supported. (c) The facility or service has submitted an acceptable compliance plan specifying how and when deficiencies will be corrected. The Department will consider the seriousness of the deficiencies and the past performances of the facility or service in determining whether the compliance plan is acceptable; and (d) The facility or service has substantially met the commitments made in the preceding year's compliance plan, if any.