When the Department of Economic Security denies a vendor's application for credentialing or recredentialing to provide developmental disabilities services, the department must give the applicant 14 business days to correct the problems and must reevaluate the application if told in writing that they were fixed.
Official title: deficiencies; denial; credentialing
- September 12, 2026
- June 30, 2027: Deadline for the department to adopt rules to implement the law
What changes
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NowIf the department denies a credentialing or recredentialing application, it must give the applicant a chance to correct the deficiencies that led to the initial denial.
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NowThe applicant has 14 business days after receiving the denial notice to correct the deficiencies. If the applicant notifies the department in writing within that period that they are corrected, the department must reevaluate the application.
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NowIf the department denies the application again after reevaluation and does not start a contract action within 14 business days, the applicant may appeal under the department's existing appeal process (Article 3 of the same chapter of state law).
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NowThe department must adopt rules to carry out these steps on or before June 30, 2027.
Who it affects
- People and organizations applying for credentialing or recredentialing to contract with the Department of Economic Security to provide developmental disabilities services
- Arizona Department of Economic Security
What you need to do
Applicants whose credentialing or recredentialing application is denied and who want it reevaluated must correct the deficiencies and notify the department in writing within 14 business days after receiving the denial notice.
What the law doesn't answer
- What kinds of deficiencies can be corrected under this process
- How the department must deliver the denial notice
- What a "contract action" by the department means or involves
- What the appeal process under Article 3 involves or how long it takes
- Whether the law applies to applications already pending when it takes effect
- Whether an applicant gets more than one chance to correct deficiencies
- How long the department has to finish its reevaluation
This summary describes the law as enacted. Later laws, court rulings or referendum petitions can change the picture. Check the official text for the current wording.