The reaccreditation (relicensing) procedure for social services is carried out under the conditions of Law no. 197/2012 regarding the assurance of quality in the field of social services, with subsequent amendments, and is provided in Government Decision no. 118/2014 for the approval of the Methodological Norms for applying the provisions of Law no. 197/2012, with subsequent amendments and completions, chapter II, section 2 - Accreditation of social services.

Obtaining a new license for social services for which the operating license expires involves:

a) evaluation of the social service, based on the supporting documents submitted by the provider and the field evaluation report, carried out as part of the process of monitoring compliance with minimum standards;

b) issuance of the operating license, only if the field evaluation report confirms the full compliance with minimum standards, as well as the conformity of the data presented in the supporting documents and the self-evaluation form with reality in the field;

c) in the situation where the field evaluation report notes non-compliance with minimum standards and these are not remedied within the established deadlines, the proposed measure may be suspension of the operation of the social service or, as is the case, withdrawal of the operating license, followed by deletion of the service from the Unified Electronic Registry of Social Services.

The provider has the obligation to request the issuance of a new operating license for the social service at least 60 days before the expiration of the operating license.

Reaccreditation of social services is carried out based on the data and information contained in the supporting documents from the existing accreditation file, in the monitoring report (Annex 13 to GD no. 118/2014), in the reaccreditation request for the social service (Annex 7), as well as in the reaccreditation notification (Annex no. 19 to GD no. 118/2014).

The reaccreditation notification is requested from the territorial agency by the provider of the social service a maximum of 30 calendar days before the date of submission or transmission of the reaccreditation file to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection or, as the case may be, to its subordinate institutions, namely the National Authority for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Children and Adoptions (ANPDCA), the National Agency for Equal Opportunities between Women and Men (ANES).

In order to obtain a new license for the social service, the most recent inspection mission, scheduled according to the provisions of art. 24 para. (2) of Law no. 197/2012, is carried out within a maximum period of 3 months prior to the date of expiration of the operating license.

The monitoring report, drawn up during the inspection mission, is completed by social inspectors according to the model used for the evaluation report, provided in Annex no. 13, and is drafted in 3 copies. Two original copies of the monitoring report remain with the provider of the social service.

In cases where providers consider that the proposals to reject the social service’s licensing request, as well as those regarding the withdrawal of the provisional operating license or the operating license, formulated by social inspectors in the evaluation/monitoring reports, hereinafter referred to as initial reports, do not correspond to reality, they may contest, in writing, the evaluation report, requesting a new on-site evaluation. The reevaluation request is submitted to the social inspection department within the National Agency, within a maximum of 3 days from the date of drawing up the initial report. If the reasons presented in the reevaluation request are justified, within a maximum of 10 days from the registration of the reevaluation request, the director of the social inspection organizes an evaluation/monitoring mission on-site at the headquarters of the social service that is the subject of the request and a new evaluation/monitoring report is drawn up, hereinafter referred to as the reevaluation report.

If it is found that the data recorded in the initial report are consistent with reality in the field, it is forwarded, together with the reevaluation report, to the accreditation department for the preparation of the documentation for the withdrawal or rejection of the request for the granting of the provisional license or the operating license for the reevaluated social service.

In the situation where it is found that the minimum standards are met by the reevaluated social service, the reevaluation report is forwarded to the accreditation department, in order to continue the accreditation/reaccreditation procedure.

The reaccreditation file of the service may be sent electronically in non-editable format to the e-mail address acreditare@mmuncii.gov.ro, may be submitted directly to the ministry’s registry, or may be sent by mail, with acknowledgment of receipt, 60 calendar days prior to the expiration date of the previous license. A copy of the reaccreditation request form is also sent to the e-mail address of the accreditation department, on the date of submission or mailing of the service reaccreditation file.

Based on the monitoring report and the supporting documents requested, the evaluator drafts the reaccreditation decision, according to the model provided in Annex no. 20. The reaccreditation decision together with the operating license form granted for the next 5 years from the date of expiration of the previous license are sent for approval to the management of MMPS, namely the management of ANPDCA, ANES.

The accreditation department, within a maximum of 15 days from the date of approval of the operating license, notifies the provider, by fax or e-mail, of the approval of the reaccreditation of the social service and records in the Register the identification data of the operating license.

The reaccredited social service provider may take possession of the original operating license, under the conditions provided in art. 11 para. (5).

The legislative framework regarding the accreditation/reaccreditation of social services can be viewed on the MMPS website, by accessing the link http://www.mmuncii.ro/j33/index.php/ro/2014-domenii/familie/politici-familiale-incluziune-si-asistenta-sociala/4849