Sec 32-2442. Application for employee registration certificate; registration period cancellation

A. Every application for an employee registration certificate shall provide verified information to assist the department in determining the applicant's ability to meet the requirements prescribed in this chapter, as follows:

1. The full name and address of the applicant.

2. The name of the agency for which the applicant will be an employee.

3. Authorization of the qualifying party or the qualifying party's designee to issue an employee registration.

4. Fingerprints of the applicant of a quality and number prescribed by the department for the purpose of obtaining state and federal criminal records checks pursuant to section 41-1750 and Public Law 92-544. The department may exchange this fingerprint data with the federal bureau of investigation. The department may conduct periodic state criminal history checks to ensure continued qualification under this chapter.

5. Photographs of the applicant of a number and type prescribed by the department.

6. Such other information, evidence, statements or documents as the department may reasonably require.

B. An application for an employee registration or renewal shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed pursuant to section 32-2407.

C. An original employee registration is valid from the date of issuance to the date of expiration of the agency license under which the employee is employed. The renewal period of an employee registration runs concurrently with the agency license. An employee registration may be denied as prescribed in section 32-2459 and shall be canceled on the cancellation, termination or revocation of the agency license under which the employee registration is issued.

D. An employee registration or renewal shall not be issued to an applicant unless the employer has on file with the department evidence of current workers' compensation coverage. An employee registration is cancelled on cancellation of the employer's workers' compensation coverage and may be reinstated only on verification of the reinstatement of workers' compensation coverage and payment of the reinstatement fee prescribed pursuant to section 32-2407.

E. If an application is incomplete, the department shall notify the applicant pursuant to section 41-1074. If the department requires additional information to make a decision on registration, the department shall notify the applicant pursuant to section 41-1075. The department shall send notices issued under this subsection to the applicant's last known residential address and shall include sufficient information to assist the applicant to complete the application process. The applicant has forty-five calendar days from the date of notification to provide the additional documentation. If the applicant fails to respond within forty-five calendar days, the application and any certificates issued are automatically suspended until the department receives the necessary documentation to approve or deny the application.