NAC424.175. Change in license: Application; issuance of revised license on approval; request for review on denial; changes proposed by licensing authority representative.

     1. The director or operator of a foster home shall notify a licensing authority representative and apply to the licensing authority for a change in its license if there are changes in the proposed programs, the range of ages or sex of the children in foster care or the total number of children in foster care. The request for a change must be in writing and may be submitted with an application for the renewal of the license or at any time during the period the license is effective. If the change is approved, after the licensing authority has conducted a study to determine that the relevant requirements have been met, a revised license must be issued. If a request for a change in the license is denied, the director or operator of a foster home may submit a request for a review of the denial to the licensing authority representative. The licensing authority representative shall review the denial but the denial is not subject to appeal.

     2. A licensing authority representative may revise the contents of a license and shall provide the licensee with a written discussion of any proposed changes. The licensee may submit a request to the licensing authority representative for a review of the proposed changes. The licensing authority representative shall review the proposed changes but the changes are not subject to appeal.

     3. The licensing authority representative shall conduct any review requested pursuant to this section within 30 days after the licensing authority representative receives the request and shall inform the licensee in writing of his decision regarding the review.

     [Welfare Div., Req. for Foster Care § 103.5, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89]—(NAC A by Div. of Child & Fam. Services, 8-27-92; 11-14-97; R066-99, 11-8-99; R044-02, 7-23-2002)