NOTICE OF AGENCY
SUBSTANTIVE POLICY STATEMENT #18

The Arizona Board of Medical Examiners
9545 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

1. Title of the guidance document or subject of the substantive policy statement and the guidance document number or substantive policy statement number by which the document or policy statement is referenced:

Guidelines for Delegating Limited Authority to the Executive Director to Grant License Fee Refunds (SPS #18)

2. Date of the application of the guidance documents or the date the substantive policy statement was issued and the effective date of the document or policy statement if different from the publication or issuance date:

Adopted by the Board April 27, 2001, Originally Published March 15, 2001.

3. Summary of the contents of the guidance document or the substantive policy statement:

Guidelines for determining when the Executive Director may grant license fee refunds.

4. A statement as to whether the guidance document or substantive policy statement is a new document or statement or a revision:

New Statement

5. The name, address and telephone number of the person to whom questions and comments about the guidance document or substantive policy statement may be directed:

Deputy Director
Arizona Board of Medical Examiners
9545 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
(480) 551-2700

6. Information about where a person may obtain a copy of the guidance document or the substantive policy statement and the costs for obtaining the document or policy statement:

Available from the Board of Medical Examiners,
Twenty-five cents per page copying cost.

Guidelines for Delegating Limited Authority to the Executive Director to Grant License Fee Refunds

STATUTORY REFERENCE:

A.R.S. §32-1436(C)…may return the license renewal fee on special request.

CIRCUMSTANCES OF USE:

The Executive Director may grant license fee refunds:

· If it is determined the applicant does not currently meet the statutory requirements for licensure and requests a refund in writing within two weeks of notification.

· If the applicant requests to have the application withdrawn within two weeks of the Board's receipt of application.

· If a physician who has paid the renewal fee dies before the late fees would be assessed and the family requests a refund.