(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Attorney General shall issue a provider license to a person who complies with §§ 2405A and 2406A of this title.
(b) The Attorney General may deny a license if:
(1) The application contains information that is materially erroneous or incomplete;
(2) An officer, director, or owner of the applicant has been convicted of a crime, or suffered a civil judgment, involving dishonesty or the violation of state or federal securities laws;
(3) The applicant or any of its officers, directors, or owners has defaulted in the payment of money collected for others; or
(4) The Attorney General finds that the financial responsibility, experience, character, or general fitness of the applicant or its owners, directors, employees, or agents does not warrant belief that the business will be operated in compliance with this chapter.
(c) The Attorney General shall deny a license if:
(1) The application is not accompanied by the fee established pursuant to this chapter; or
(2) With respect to an applicant that has organized as a not-for-profit entity or has obtained tax-exempt status under the Federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501 as amended, the applicant's board of directors is not independent of the applicant's employees and agents.
(d) Subject to adjustment of the dollar amount pursuant to § 2432A(f) of this title, a board of directors is not independent for purposes of subsection (c) of this section if more than 1/4 of its members:
(1) Are affiliates of the applicant, as defined in § 2402A(1)(A) or (1)(B)(i), (1)(B)(ii), (1)(B)(iv), (1)(B)(v), (1)(B)(vi), or (1)(B)(vii) of this title; or
(2) After the date 10 years before first becoming a director of the applicant, were employed by or directors of a person that received from the applicant more than $25,000 in either the current year or the preceding year.