Sec 36-897.10. Pending action or sale; effect on licensure

A. The department shall not act on an application for certification of a currently certified child care group home while any enforcement or court action related to child care group home certification is pending against that group home's current certificate holder.

B. The director may continue to pursue any court, administrative or enforcement action against the certificate holder even if the group home is in the process of being sold or transferred to a new owner.

C. The department shall not approve a change in group home ownership unless it determines that there has been a transfer of legal and equitable interests, control and authority in the group home so that persons other than the transferring certificate holder, that certificate holder's agent or other parties exercising authority or supervision over the group home's daily operations or staff are responsible for and have control over the group home.