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AZ Rev Stat § 8-506 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-506 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license; foster home; hearing; exception

8-506.  Denial,  suspension or revocation of license;  foster home;  hearing;  exception A. The division may deny the application or suspend or revoke the license of any foster home for wilful violation of any provision of this article or failure to maintain the standards of the care prescribed by the division. Written notice of the grounds of the suspension or the proposed denial or revocation shall be given to the applicant or holder of the license. A copy of the written notice of the suspension or the proposed denial or revocation shall be forwarded to the agency that recommended the foster home for licensing. Within twenty-five days after the mailing date of the written notice of proposed denial,  revocation or suspension,  the applicant or holder may request a hearing in accordance with the rules of the division. If the hearing is requested it shall be held within ten days after the request,  at which time the applicant or holder shall have the right to present testimony and confront witnesses. B. A denial,  suspension or revocation of a foster home license due to a failure to obtain or maintain a level I fingerprint clearance card as required by section 8-509 is not an appealable agency action.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-506.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-506.01 - Denial, suspension, revocation or change of license; child welfare agency; appeal

8-506.01.  Denial,  suspension,  revocation or change of license;  child welfare agency;  appeal The division may deny the application or suspend or revoke the license of any child welfare agency for the wilful violation of any provision of this article or for failure to maintain the standards of the care prescribed by the division. Written notice of the grounds of the suspension or the proposed denial or revocation or any other material change in the license status,  including provisional status,  shall be given to the applicant or holder of the license. Within twenty days after receipt of written notice of a proposed denial,  revocation,  suspension or change,  the applicant or holder may request a hearing in accordance with title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10. If the hearing is requested it shall be held within ten days of the request,  at which time the applicant or holder has the right to subpoena witnesses,  present testimony and confront witnesses.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-507 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-507 - Operation without license

8-507.  Operation without license A. When the division has reason to believe that an agency or foster home is being conducted or maintained without a license,  it shall make an investigation,  and,  if necessary,  the division shall take action to prevent such continued operation. B. If an agency provides treatment or permits restrictive behavior techniques to be used,  the agency shall obtain a license issued by the department of health services pursuant to title 36,  chapter 4 or a child welfare agency license issued pursuant to this article. C. The superior court shall have jurisdiction to issue an injunction restraining the operation of a child welfare agency or foster home without a license.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-508 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-508 - Receipt of articles of incorporation

8-508.  Receipt of articles of incorporation Before issuing a charter for the incorporation of any organization for the purpose of receiving children for care or for placement in foster homes,  the corporation commission shall transmit a copy of the petition for incorporation,  together with all information in its possession pertaining to the proposed corporation,  to the division. Application for amendment of the existing charter of such corporation shall be similarly referred.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-509.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-509.01 - Prospective foster parent's blindness; burden of proof; specific written findings; definitions

8-509.01.  Prospective foster parent's blindness;  burden of proof;  specific written findings;  definitions A. The department may not refuse to license a foster home based on a prospective foster parent's blindness,  if the foster home otherwise qualifies for licensure. B. If a prospective foster parent's blindness is alleged to have a detrimental impact on the operation of the foster home,  the person who raises the allegation has the burden of showing by clear and convincing evidence that the prospective foster parent's behavior endangers or is likely to endanger the health,  safety or welfare of a child placed with the foster home. C. If the department denies or limits the licensing of the foster home operated by the prospective foster parent,  the department shall make specific written findings that state the basis of the denial or limitation. D. For the purposes of this section: 1. " Blindness"  means having either of the following: (a) A central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens. (b) A degenerative condition that reasonably can be expected to result in a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens. 2. " Central visual acuity of 20/200 or less"  includes having a limitation in the field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle of not more than twenty degrees.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-510 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-510 - Acceptance of children by agency

8-510.  Acceptance of children by agency A. A licensed child welfare agency may accept any child of a class,  age and sex specified in its license,  from the child's parent,  guardian or relative,  or a child which is lawfully committed thereto,  and shall care for and control the child until discharged to its parent,  relative or guardian,  transferred to another child welfare agency or otherwise lawfully committed to another. B. A licensed child welfare agency may assume the care,  custody and guardianship of the person or estate of a child,  or both,  during the minority of the child,  upon the order of a court having jurisdiction.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-511 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-511 - Short-term caregiver

8-511.  Short-term caregiver A. Except as prescribed in subsection B,  if circumstances require a foster parent to leave a foster child in the care of another person,  the foster parent shall: 1. Use reasonable judgment in the foster parent's choice of an adult to provide the care. 2. Notify the department case manager before the care exceeds twenty-four hours,  in a nonemergency situation. 3. Notify the department case manager before the care exceeds seventy-two hours,  in an emergency situation. B. A foster parent who is certified to provide care to a child with developmental disabilities,  a medically fragile child or a child receiving treatment foster care shall implement the alternate care plan that is approved by the department,  if the foster parent must leave the foster child in the care of another person.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-512 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-512 - Comprehensive medical and dental care; guidelines

8-512.  Comprehensive medical and dental care;  guidelines A. The department shall provide comprehensive medical and dental care,  including behavioral health services,  as prescribed by rules of the department,  for each child who is: 1. In a voluntary placement pursuant to section 8-806. 2. In the custody of the department in an out-of-home placement. 3. In the custody of a probation department and placed in foster care. The department shall not provide this care if the cost exceeds funds currently appropriated and available for that purpose. B. The comprehensive medical and dental care consists of those benefits provided by the Arizona health care cost containment system benefit as prescribed in title 36,  chapter 29,  article 1 and as set forth in the approved medicaid state plan. C. The department shall require providers to submit claims for medical and dental services pursuant to section 36-2903.01. D. The department shall require that the provider pursue other third party payors before submitting a claim to the department. Payment received by a provider from the department is considered payment by the department of the department's liability for the bill. A provider may collect any unpaid portion of its bill from other third party payors or in situations covered by title 33,  chapter 7,  article 3. E. The department shall not pay claims for services pursuant to this section that are submitted more than one hundred eighty days after the date of the service for which the payment is claimed. F. The department may provide for payment through an insurance plan,  hospital service plan,  medical service plan,  or any other health service plan authorized to do business in this state,  fiscal intermediary or a combination of such plans or methods. The state shall not be liable for and the department shall not pay to any plan or intermediary any portion of the cost of comprehensive medical and dental care in excess of funds appropriated and available for such purpose at the time the plan or intermediary incurs the expense for such care. G. The total amount of state monies that may be spent in any fiscal year by the department for comprehensive medical and dental care shall not exceed the amount appropriated or authorized by section 35-173 for that purpose. This section shall not be construed to impose a duty on an officer,  agent or employee of this state to discharge a responsibility or to create any right in a person or group if the discharge or right would require an expenditure of state monies in excess of the expenditure authorized by legislative appropriation for that specific purpose.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-512.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-512.02 - Comprehensive health plan expenditure authority fund; reversion

8-512.02.  Comprehensive health plan expenditure authority fund;  reversion  A. The department shall establish and maintain a comprehensive health plan expenditure authority fund,  which is a separate fund to distinguish the department's revenues and the department's expenditures pursuant to section 8-512 from other programs that are funded and administered by the department. The fund shall be used to pay administrative and program costs associated with providing comprehensive medical care,  dental care and behavioral health services pursuant to section 8-512. The comprehensive health plan expenditure authority fund consists of: 1. Monies paid by the Arizona health care cost containment system administration pursuant to the contract. 2. Amounts paid by third-party payors. 3. Gifts,  donations and grants from any source. 4. Interest on monies deposited in the comprehensive health plan expenditure authority fund. B. All monies from capitated payments in the comprehensive health plan expenditure authority fund that are unexpended and unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year revert to the state general fund on or before June 30 of the following fiscal year. The transfer amount may be adjusted to pay nonmedicaid claims incurred by the department.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-513 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-513 - Participation in activities; contact with relatives; placement with siblings; independent living programs

8-513.  Participation in activities;  contact with relatives;  placement with siblings;  independent living programs A. A child may participate in activities and functions generally accepted as usual and normal for children of the child's age group if permission is granted as follows: 1. If the activity by law requires a license,  the agency or division that placed the child may give permission on request of the foster parent. 2. If the activity includes the child leaving the jurisdiction of the court for a period not to exceed thirty days,  the agency or division that placed the child may give permission on request of the foster parent. 3. If the activity is one which is associated with a school or organization not prohibited by rule of the division,  the foster parents of the child may give permission. B. The state shall indemnify and hold harmless the agency or foster parents for liability that may be incurred or alleged as a result of giving permission pursuant to subsection A if it is reasonably and prudently given. The state shall provide the defense of any action alleging such liability. C. A child placed in foster care has the right to maintain contact with friends and relatives unless the court has determined that contact is not in the child's best interests as determined pursuant to a court hearing. D. If a child has been removed from the child's home and placed in out-of-home placement,  guardianship or adoptive placement,  the department shall make reasonable efforts to place that child with the child's siblings or,  if that is not possible,  to maintain frequent visitation or other ongoing contact between the child and the child's siblings unless a court determines that either the placement or the visitation or contact would be contrary to the child's or a sibling's safety or well-being.  E. The out-of-home provider for a youth who is at least sixteen years of age shall work with independent living programs that are focused on career,  education and future development planning to assist the youth in meeting program goals.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-514.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-514.01 - Placement of children with developmental disabilities

8-514.01.  Placement of children with developmental disabilities A. All foster placements of children with developmental disabilities made by the division shall be made to child developmental homes for children with developmental disabilities that are operated or licensed by the department of economic security pursuant to title 36,  chapter 5.1,  article 3 and that provide specialized programs for children with developmental disabilities,  except that placements of children with developmental disabilities to foster homes licensed pursuant to this article may be made if the division determines that such placement is in the best interests of the child. B. A regular foster home shall apply for certification as a child developmental certified home pursuant to section 36-593.01 if either of the following applies: 1. The department of child safety has placed a foster child with a developmental disability in the foster home. 2. A foster child in the foster home has been determined by the department of economic security to have a developmental disability. C. Subsection B of this section does not apply to a regular foster home or group foster home with a foster child with a developmental disability who was placed in the home before August 6,  2016. Any such placements shall continue to be licensed,  certified and monitored by both the department of child safety and the department of economic security.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-514.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-514.02 - Placement of child

8-514.02.  Placement of child A. The department may place a child with a parent,  a relative or a person who has a significant relationship with a child. B. During an emergency situation when a child must be placed,  the department shall not place a child with a relative or a person who has a significant relationship with the child unless each adult member of the relative's or person's household consents to both of the following: 1. A preliminary state and federal name-based background check. 2. Within fifteen calendar days from the date the name-based background check is conducted,  the submission of a full set of the person's fingerprints to obtain a state and federal criminal records check pursuant to section 41-1750 and Public Law 92-544. The department of public safety may exchange this fingerprint data with the federal bureau of investigation. C. Except for a placement pursuant to section 8-861,  before a child who has been in out-of-home care is placed with a parent,  the department shall conduct a background check pursuant to section 41-1750 of all adult household members and all adults who have been identified as having caregiving responsibilities of the child in the home. The results of this background check shall be considered when making a safety assessment of the placement. D. The department shall immediately remove a child from a home if any adult household member fails to provide fingerprints as provided in subsection B of this section. If placement of the child in the home was ordered by the court,  the department shall immediately request a change of physical custody from the court. E. Unless approved in writing by the department,  the parent or relative shall not allow the child to: 1. Be placed with any other person. 2. Have any contact with the allegedly abusive or neglectful parent,  guardian or custodian or other person designated by the department. 3. Leave this state. F. If a child is placed with a parent or relative pursuant to this section,  the department shall inform the parent or relative about available financial and nonfinancial services and eligibility requirements and shall assist the parent or relative to complete the necessary applications.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-514.04 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-514.04 - Kinship care program; requirements

8-514.04.  Kinship care program;  requirements A. The kinship care program is established in the department. The program shall:  1. Streamline,  expedite and coordinate existing services and referrals. 2. Preserve families. 3. Meet the protection,  developmental,  cultural and permanency needs of children. 4. Enable families to sustain support for a child who cannot live with the child's parents. 5. Promote the best interests of the child. B. The department shall adopt rules to prescribe application and eligibility requirements that provide an expedited process for kinship care families to receive child only temporary assistance for needy families. C. The department shall use existing measures for outreach and marketing in order to facilitate community awareness regarding the program. D. The department of economic security shall submit an amendment to modify the temporary assistance for needy families state plan to the United States department of health and human services. The amendment shall waive the face-to-face requirement for relative caregivers applying for temporary assistance for needy families,  for a child only case. E. Any kinship care family that applies for or receives cash assistance under this section on behalf of a dependent child who is under eighteen years of age shall conform to the requirements established pursuant to sections 46-292 and 46-295 and department of economic security rule unless the requirements have been modified pursuant to this section. F. The department shall keep confidential information it obtains pursuant to this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-514.06 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-514.06 - Out-of-home placement; documents; definition

8-514.06.  Out-of-home placement;  documents;  definition A. If a child who is in the custody of the department and who is at least sixteen years of age is placed in out-of-home placement,  the out-of-home placement provider: 1. Within sixty days after placement,  shall obtain and provide the child access to the documents if the out-of-home placement provider is a child welfare agency. 2. May obtain and provide the child access to the documents if the out-of-home placement provider is a licensed foster home or a kinship foster home. B. If an out-of-home placement provider requests a document pursuant to subsection A of this section and the department of child safety verifies the current placement,  the department of health services or the department of transportation,  as applicable,  shall provide the out-of-home placement provider with the requested document that the relevant department maintains. C. The department of health services shall waive any fees charged by an agency to provide a document prescribed by subsection A of this section. D. The department of child safety shall provide a foster parent or kinship foster parent with the social security number of a child in the foster parent's or kinship foster parent's care for a lawful purpose within ninety days after the foster parent's or kinship foster parent's request.  E. The department of child safety shall provide a child who is in its custody and who is at least fourteen years of age with the child's social security card within one hundred twenty days after receipt of a written request from the child. F. The department shall request a birth certificate for a child who is in the custody of the department and who is placed in out-of-home placement within thirty days after the child's placement,  unless the child is returned to custody of the child's parent within that thirty-day period. G. For the purposes of this section,  " documents"  means all of the following: 1. The child's birth certificate. 2. The child's nonoperating identification license. 3. The child's immunization records.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-514.07 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-514.07 - Kinship foster care; relative identification and notification

8-514.07.  Kinship foster care;  relative identification and notification A. If a child is taken into temporary custody,  as part of the ongoing search,  the department shall use due diligence in an initial search to identify and notify adult relatives of the child and persons with a significant relationship with the child within thirty days after the child is taken into temporary custody. B. The department shall file with the court information regarding attempts made pursuant to subsection A of this section or as otherwise required by the court to identify and notify adult relatives of the child and persons with a significant relationship with the child.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-514.08 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-514.08 - Educational decisions; parent contact information; inability to locate

8-514.08.  Educational decisions;  parent contact information;  inability to locate A. If a child in the custody of the department is in out-of-home care and is receiving or in need of services pursuant to title 15,  chapter 7,  article 4,  the department shall promptly notify the child's public education agency of the name and contact information for the child's parent,  as defined in 34 Code of Federal Regulations section 300.30,  unless a court has ordered otherwise.  B. If a public education agency notifies the department that the child requires an initial evaluation for special education and related services and the parent identified pursuant to subsection A of this section cannot be located or does not attempt to participate,  the department shall promptly notify the public education agency of a parent,  as defined in 34 Code of Federal Regulations section 300.30,  who can consent to or refuse the initial evaluation in accordance with 20 United States Code section 1414.  C. When the biological or adoptive parent of the child attempts to act as the parent,  the biological or adoptive parent is presumed to be the parent for the purposes of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-515 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-515 - Time limits on placement in receiving home; court orders

8-515.  Time limits on placement in receiving home;  court orders A. In the absence of a juvenile court order,  a child shall not remain in a receiving foster home for a period of more than three weeks. B. Juvenile court orders extending receiving foster home placement beyond three weeks shall be reviewed by the juvenile court at least once each week,  beginning one week from the date of the order. At the time of this review,  the juvenile court shall either reaffirm or withdraw the order.