Section 395.120   Review Process and Program Approval

a)         The Department or DHS-DD will evaluate the application and proposed program for conformance to the program requirements contained in this Part.  Based on this review, the appropriate Department will take one of the following actions regarding the application:

1)         Grant approval of the proposed program.

2)         Deny approval of the proposed program based on major deficiencies in the application.

b)         When the Department DHS-DD finds that a proposed program fails to comply with the program requirements contained in this Part or 42 CFR 483.151(b)(2)(i) through (v), the appropriate Department will notify the sponsor in writing and request additional or revised documentation necessaryto remedy deficiencies in the application.

c)         When the Department or DHS-DD finds that a proposed program, along with any additional materials and revisions that have been submitted, complies with the program requirements contained in this Part, the appropriate Department will issue a written notice of program approval to the program sponsor.

d)         The Department will issue an identification number to each approved BNATP.  The sponsor shall reference that number in any correspondence to the Department about the program.

(Source:  Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 10546, effective June 27, 2013)