Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-3-23-.07

Period Of Certification

This section establishes the rules governing the period and status of certification issued by the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (DMH/MR) to behavioral health and MR service providers. Certificates may be issued for up to two years, with provisional certifications (not to exceed 60 days) available for programs that do not fully meet standards. Decertification or provisional status triggers automatic restrictions on future certification periods, and providers must complete the initial certification process again before resuming services after decertification or a service gap exceeding 30 days.

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(1)

 The provider is notified by the Commissioner of the status of
 certification.

(2)
 Certificates may
 be issued for a period of up to two (2) years. If a program does not
 sufficiently meet all DMH/MR certification standards, it may be granted a
 provisional certification not to exceed sixty (60) days.

(3)
 If the agency holds a provisional
 certification following a survey, there will be an automatic one (1) year
 restriction on the period for certification immediately following that
 provisional certification. In accordance with
 
580-3-23-.07
(4)
 
 hereunder, this period begins retroactively on the date of the expiration of
 the last certification that was not a provisional certification.

(4)
 If an agency is decertified under any
 division standards, the period of certification by the DMH/MR is automatically
 limited to one (1) year for all DMH/MR Divisions' certifications, and the
 certificate will be retroactive to the expiration date of the last
 certification that was not a provisional certification.

(5)
 When DMH/MR issues a certificate, the
 certificate will be retroactive to the expiration date of the last
 certification and will be for the shortest period specified by any one
 division's review.

(6)
 A separate
 certificate is issued for each site, program, or service operated or provided
 by an entity.

(7)
 The certificate
 will reflect compliance with administrative standards, programmatic standards,
 and with Life Safety Code requirements as applicable.

(8)
 The certificate must be maintained at the
 site of the service. If there is no physical plant for a specific service, the
 certificate will be maintained in the agency's main office.

(9)
 When a program is decertified, or the
 operation of a site or services ceases to exist or services are not provided
 for more than thirty (30) days, any current certificate must be returned to the
 DMH/MR Facilities Certification Office and, unless waived by the Commissioner
 of DMH/MR, the procedure for initial certification of the program or service
 (
580-3-23-.08
 and
 
580-3-23-.09
) must once again be
 completed before the program can resume the services. 
 
Author:
 DMH/MR Office of Certification

Authority:

Code of Ala.
 1975,

 §
 
22-50-11
.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code
 r. 
580-3-23-.07

New Rule: Filed October 1,
 2001; effective November 5, 2001. Amended: Filed August 13, 2002; effective
 September 17, 2002. Amended: Filed April 11, 2005; effective May 16,
 2005.

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