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7 AAC 160.900. (b) The department will certify a provider who meets and complies with the standards of certification for a

(1) probationary certification of one year, during which the department will not certify an additional service under 7 AAC 125.010 - 7 AAC 125.199, this chapter, and 7 AAC 130, or service location beyond those approved at the beginning of the probationary certification period, for

(A) a provider not previously certified by the department; or

(B) a renewing provider who does not meet the certification requirements to the department's satisfaction under (a) of this section, or has committed an act or omission that is grounds for sanction under 7 AAC 105.400, regardless of whether a sanction was imposed; or

(2) standard certification of

(A) two years for each renewing provider that the department has determined met the probationary certification requirements under (1) of this subsection in the immediately preceding certification period; or

(B) a variable period of up to four years, to be determined by the department's review of the provider's compliance with the certification requirements under (a) of this section in the preceding certification periods. (c) Not later than 90 days before the expiration of a provider’s certification, the department will send to the provider notice of the requirement to renew that certification. The provider must submit a new certification application and all required documentation not later than 60 days before the expiration date of the current certification. (d) A certified provider under this chapter shall comply with this chapter and the requirements of 7 AAC 105.200 — 7 AAC 105.280. The department will determine compliance through monitoring, including audits, program reviews, and investigations, that may take place at the provider’s place of business or at any site where services under this chapter are provided. The department will conduct compliance reviews under 7 AAC 125.190, and may

(1) request, in accordance with 7 AAC 105.240, records related to the services provided under this chapter; or

(2) take immediate custody of a provider’s original records, maintained in accordance with 7 AAC 105.230, if the department has reason to believe, based on an audit, program review, or investigation, that those records are at risk of alteration; once records are in the custody of the department, the provider may make copies of those records only under the supervision of the department. (e) In addition to the authority under 7 AAC 105.400 — 7 AAC 105.490 to take action in regard to certification, the department will deny an initial application or an application to renew certification of a provider agency as a provider of Community First Choice services if