Sec. 5b.
(1) If a county juvenile agency as defined in section 2 of the county juvenile agency act certifies that it intends to contract with a license applicant as provided in section 5(1), the department shall review the application and advise the applicant and the county juvenile agency within 10 days after receiving the application what further information or material is necessary to complete the application.
(2) If the department fails to issue or deny the license within 60 days after receiving the information it determined was necessary to complete the application, the county juvenile agency or the applicant may bring an action for mandamus to require the department to issue or deny the license.
(3) The county juvenile agency is a party for purposes of any hearing, review, or other proceeding on a license application described in this section or section 5(1) for which the county juvenile agency certifies to the department that it intends to contract with the applicant. The county juvenile agency or applicant may challenge the department's determination concerning what further information or material is necessary to complete the application.
History: Add. 1998, Act 519, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999
Last modified: October 10, 2016