SECTION 310:641-11-5. Denial for an initial license

(a)   A specialty care ambulance license application may be denied for any of the following reasons:

(1)   A felony conviction, adjudication, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere of any person, member of the firm, partnership, corporation, or the person designated to supervise the service; to include, but not be limited to, fraud, grand larceny, child abuse, sexual offense(s), drug offense(s), or a conviction, adjudication, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere which might otherwise have a bearing on the operation of the service;

(2)   Falsification of Department required information;

(3)   Ownership, management, or administration by principals of an entity whose license has been revoked; and

(4)   Licensure or re-licensure may not be in the best interest of the public as determined by the Department.

(b)   An applicant shall be notified in writing within sixty (60) days from the date the Department receives a complete application of the granting or denial of a license. In the event of a denial, the specific reason(s) shall be noted, and an indication of the corrective action necessary to obtain a license or renewal shall be given, if applicable. A license application may be re-submitted, but each resubmission shall be considered an initial application.

[Source: Amended and renumbered from 310:641-3-46 at 33 Ok Reg 1529, eff 9-11-16]