2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §36-424  Inspections; suspension or revocation of license; report to board of examiners of nursing care institution administrators

A. Every applicant for initial licensure or relicensure as a health care institution shall submit to the director a properly completed application for a license accompanied by the necessary fee.

B. Subject to the limitation prescribed by subsection C of this section, the director shall inspect the premises of the health care institution and investigate the character and other qualifications of the applicant to ascertain whether the applicant and the health care institution are in substantial compliance with the requirements of this chapter and the rules established pursuant to this chapter. The director may prescribe rules regarding department background investigations into an applicant's character and qualifications.

C. The director shall accept proof that a health care institution is an accredited hospital or is an accredited health care institution in lieu of all licensing inspections required by this chapter if the director receives a copy of the institution's accreditation report.

D. Upon a determination by the director that there is reasonable cause to believe a health care institution is not adhering to the licensing requirements established pursuant to this chapter, the director and any duly designated employee or agent thereof, including county health representatives and county or municipal fire inspectors, shall, consistent with standard medical practices, have the right to enter upon and into the premises of any health care institution which is licensed, or required to be licensed, pursuant to this chapter at any reasonable time for the purpose of determining the state of compliance with the provisions of this chapter, the rules of the department adopted pursuant thereto, and local fire ordinances or rules. Any application for licensure under this chapter shall constitute permission for and complete acquiescence in any such entry or inspection of the premises during the pendency of the application and, if licensed, during the term of the license. If an inspection reveals that the health care institution is not adhering to the licensing requirements established pursuant to this chapter, the director may take action authorized by this chapter. Any health care institution, including an accredited hospital, whose license has been suspended or revoked in accordance with this section is subject to inspection upon application for relicensure or reinstatement of license.

E. The director shall immediately report to the board of examiners of nursing care institution administrators information identifying that a nursing care institution administrator's conduct may be grounds for disciplinary action as defined pursuant to section 36-446.07.