Incomplete application; notification; order approving or denying registration.

(1) Effective 60 days after the department receives a registration application, the application shall be considered to be complete unless the department proceeds as provided in subsection (2). (2) If, before the expiration of the 60-day period under subsection (1), the department notifies the applicant that the application is not complete, specifying the information necessary to make the application complete or stating that the fee required to accompany the application has not been paid and specifying the amount due, the running of the 60-day period under subsection (1) is tolled until the applicant submits to the department the specified information or fee amount due. (3) Not more than 180 days after the expiration of the 60-day period under subsections (1) and (2), the department shall enter an order registering the continuing care community or denying the registration and submit a copy of the order to the applicant. An order approving a registration shall specify the expiration date of the registration. If the department denies registration, the order shall specifically describe the deficiencies in the registration application or instances of noncompliance by the applicant with the requirements of this act. (4) If an order approving or denying registration is not timely entered under subsection (3), the registration is immediately effective unless the applicant has consented in writing to a waiver or delay of automatic effectiveness.