§ 16.80.030. Adoption of standards; authority of Anchorage Health Department.

The Anchorage Health Department, through its director, shall:

1.

Receive and review all applications for habilitative care facilities and correctional community residential centers to ensure their compliance with the standards and criteria described in subsection A. of this section.

2.

Make findings of fact pertaining to each application received.

3.

Issue one-year permits to applicants who meet standards and criteria to allow the operation of habilitative care facilities and correctional community residential centers as approved.

4.

Review, on at least a yearly basis, each habilitative care facility or correctional community residential center to ascertain its continued compliance with standards and criteria and, where compliance is found and a permit is due to expire, issue a new permit.

5.

Investigate any alleged violations of the standards and criteria.

6.

Have the authority, upon finding that any habilitative care facility or correctional community residential center will not or cannot comply with the standards and criteria, to revoke, suspend or deny the renewal of a permit allowing operation of a habilitative care facility or correctional community residential center.

(GAAB 16.80.030; AO No. 85-8; AO No. 2011-1(S-1), § 4, 2-15-11; AO No. 2018-118 , § 2, 1-1-19)