§ 18-21. Application time periods for new and renewal registration certificates.

(a)

Any pain management clinic that submits a complete renewal or new application for a registration certificate as provided in this article and receives approval from the department after application of the applicable criteria and standards, may establish and operate a pain management clinic.

(b)

Any renewal pain management clinic which submits during the designated application window and receives a denial and timely processes an appeal of the department's denial in strict observance of the requirements of this article, may temporarily operate the pain management clinic, but only until the due process appeal is resolved, and in no case shall the due process appeal be resolved more than ninety (90) days after the appeal is filed. Resolution of the appeal against the applicant terminates temporary authorization; resolution of the appeal for the applicant results in approval for the balance of the registration certificate year. A new application does not have temporary authorization to establish and conduct operations in the event of a denial.

(c)

A pain management clinic operating in Hernando County as of June 14, 2011, shall submit to the department an application for a renewal registration certificate under this article for the period beginning October 1, 2012 and ending December 31, 2013. Renewal applications will be accepted beginning June 15, 2012 and will be accepted at the department only until July 31, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Existing clinics may also apply for expansion and relocation during this window, even if the expansion or relocation will occur prior to the end of the current certificate year, (i.e., September 30, 2012). Failure to submit a complete renewal application in the application window provided above is a jurisdictional defect and any pain management clinic operation failing to submit a timely application will require a new application to be processed in accordance with this article and continued operations will be unlawful after September 30, 2012. The department shall notify all existing pain management clinics of the timelines in this article on or about June 1, 2012.

(d)

Any new pain management clinic, (not previously operating in Hernando County, and not previously permitted or processed under Ordinance 2011-9), shall submit to the department an application for a new registration certificate under this article for the calendar year 2013. Applications will be accepted from new pain management clinics beginning September 1, 2012 and ending October 15, 2012, for operations beginning no earlier than January 1, 2013. Applications for new pain management clinics may also be accepted at any time, but the certificate will only be valid for the calendar year in which it is issued, unless the application occurs in the application window.

(e)

For subsequent calendar years (i.e. beginning with calendar year 2014), renewal applications will be accepted by the department beginning on September 1 of the prior year and ending October 15 of the prior year. Failure to submit a complete renewal application in the application window provided above is a jurisdictional defect and will require a new application in accordance with this article. New applications will be accepted at any time, but failure to observe the application window may delay operations.

(Ord. No. 2012-7, § II, 6-12-12)