(a)  The license shall be renewed annually, except as otherwise provided in Rule .0209 of this Subchapter, if the licensee submits an application for renewal on the forms provided by the Department with a nonrefundable annual license fee according to G.S. 131D-2(b)(1) and the Department determines that the licensee complies with the provisions of all applicable State adult care home licensure statutes and rules. When violations of licensure rules or statutes are documented and have not been corrected prior to expiration of license, the Department shall either approve a continuation or extension of a plan of correction, issue a provisional license, or revoke the license.

(b)  All applications for license renewal shall disclose the names of individuals who are co-owners, partners or shareholders holding an ownership or controlling interest of five percent or more of the applicant entity.