(1) Application for a youth detention facility license must be made on an application form provided by the department.

(2) Upon receipt of an application for license or renewal of license, the department shall conduct a licensing study to determine if the applicant meets applicable licensing requirements established in these rules. A licensing study must include an on-site visit for review of incident reports, logs, portions of the employee record as listed in ARM 20.9.610, policies and procedures, other written rules, as well as interviews with detained youth and staff members.

(3) If the department determines that an application or accompanying information is incomplete or erroneous, it will notify the applicant, in writing, of the specific deficiencies or errors, and the applicant shall submit the required or corrected information within 30 days of receipt of the written notice. The department may not issue a license or renew a license until it receives all required or corrected information.