Section 300.175  Denial of Renewal of License

a)         Application for renewal of a license of a facility shall be denied and the license of the facility shall be allowed to expire when the Director or his or her designee finds that a condition, occurrence, or situation in the facility meets any of the criteria specified in Section 300.165(b) and in Section 3-119(a) of the Act.  Pursuant to Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act  [5 ILCS 100/10-65], licensees who are individuals are subject to denial of renewal of licensure if the individual is more than 30 days delinquent in complying with a child support order.

b)         When the Director or his or her designee determines that an application for renewal of a license of a facility is to be denied, the Department shall notify the facility.  The notice to the facility shall be in writing and shall include:

1)         A clear and concise statement of the basis of the denial.  The statement shall include a citation to the provisions of the Act and this Part on which the application for renewal is being denied.

2)         A statement of the date on which the current license of the facility will expire as provided in subsection (c) of this Section and Section 3-119(d) of the Act.

3)         A description of the right of the applicant to appeal the denial of the application for renewal and the right to a hearing.  (Section 3-119(b) of the Act)

c)         The effective date of the nonrenewal of a license shall be as provided in Section 3-119(d) of the Act.

d)         The current license of the facility shall be extended by the Department when it finds that such extension is necessary to permit orderly removal and relocation of residents.  (Section 3-119(d)(3) of the Act)

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 11419, effective June 29, 2011)