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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-300.07 - Employment service contractors; success rate; semiannual report

46-300.07.
Employment service contractors;  success rate;  semiannual report
Beginning in 2017,  each employment service contractor shall report semiannually to the director,  the speaker of the house of representatives,  the president of the senate and the governor,  on or before December 31 and June 30 of each year,  the percentage of persons placed in jobs by the contractor,  the percentage of persons who have retained a job for more than three months,  the average wage paid for all persons employed through the contractor and the percentage of persons receiving health benefits through their employer. A copy of the report shall be provided to the secretary of state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-301 - Definitions

46-301.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Person aggrieved"  means any person who has not been permitted freedom of choice of a practitioner in eye care services when he is entitled to receive such eye care services,  or the holder of a license or a certificate to practice in this state in the field of eye care who has been discriminated against in violation of the provisions of this article.
2. " Practitioners in the field of eye care"  means persons duly licensed or certified in this state to engage in the practice of the profession of optometry,  or physicians and surgeons skilled in diseases of the eye.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-302 - Selection of practitioner

46-302.
Selection of practitioner
Any person entitled to receive eye care under any program supported by funds of the state or any political subdivision thereof,  shall have full freedom to choose a practitioner in the field of eye care to provide the examination,  care or treatment for which the person is eligible,  if in accordance with federal and state civil rights acts.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-303 - Violation; injunction

46-303.
Violation;  injunction
A. No person working in any program supported by state funds nor any state agency or agency of any political subdivision thereof,  or any employee thereof,  shall hinder or prohibit any person who is entitled to eye care which may be rendered by either an optometrist or a physician and surgeon skilled in diseases of the eye,  to select a member of either such profession to render the service within the scope of his license.
B. Whenever any person has engaged in any act or practice which constitutes a violation of this section,  the superior court in and for the county wherein the act or practice took place,  may issue an injunction,  or other appropriate order,  restraining such conduct on application of the attorney general,  the county attorney or any person aggrieved.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-331 - Arizona special supplemental food program fund for women, infants and children; purpose; reimbursement

46-331.
Arizona special supplemental food program fund for women,  infants and children;  purpose;  reimbursement
A. A permanent Arizona special supplemental food program fund for women,  infants and children is established in the department of health services consisting of monies appropriated from the state general fund.
B. Monies in the Arizona special supplemental food program fund shall be used to meet the costs of supplying prescribed supplemental foods to individuals enrolled in the Arizona special supplemental food program for women,  infants and children when federal monies for the program are temporarily unavailable to meet the contracted case load during a federal fiscal year.
C. Monies in the fund shall be used for food costs only.
D. The department,  subject to federal law,  shall replenish the Arizona special supplemental food program fund to its appropriated level upon receipt of any federal monies for support of supplemental food programs for women,  infants and children.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-341 - Definitions

46-341.
Definitions
(Rpld. 7/1/24)
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Care coordinator"  or " case manager"  means a person who provides medical or nonmedical case management service including:
(a) Services that are provided by managed care organizations,  insurance companies or hospitals.
(b) Home and community-based services that are provided through area agencies on aging,  the Arizona long-term care system,  home health agencies,  hospice or senior centers.
2. " Department"  means the department of economic security.
3. " Director"  means the director of the department.
4. " Qualifying expenses" :
(a) Means those expenses that relate directly to caring for or supporting a qualifying family member.
(b) Includes:
(i) Improving or altering the individual's or the qualifying family member's primary residence,  whether owned or rented by the individual or qualifying family member,  to enable or assist the qualifying family member to be mobile,  safe or independent. For the purposes of this item,  primary residence does not include a long-term care facility or assisted living facility.
(ii) Purchasing or leasing equipment or assistive care technology to enable or assist the qualifying family member to carry out one or more daily living activities.
(c) Does not include:
(i) Regular food,  clothing or transportation expenses or gifts that are provided to the qualifying family member.
(ii) Ordinary household maintenance or repairs that are not directly related to and necessary for the care of the qualifying family member.
(iii) Any amount that is paid or reimbursed by insurance or by the federal government,  this state or a political subdivision of this state.
5. " Qualifying family member"  means an individual who meets all of the following requirements:
(a) Is at least eighteen years of age during the calendar year.
(b) Requires assistance with one or more activities of daily living as certified by a physician who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 13 or 17,  a registered nurse practitioner who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 15,  a physician assistant who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 25,  a social worker who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 33 or a case manager or care coordinator who is capable of assessing the activities of daily living for the qualifying family member.
(c) Is the individual's spouse or the individual's or spouse's child,  grandchild,  stepchild,  parent,  stepparent,  grandparent,  sibling,  uncle or aunt,  whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-342 - Family caregiver grant program; requirements

46-342.
Family caregiver grant program;  requirements
(Rpld. 7/1/24)
A. The family caregiver grant program is established for individuals who have qualifying expenses during a calendar year due to caring for and supporting a qualifying family member in the individual's home or the qualifying family member's primary residence.
B. To apply for a family caregiver grant:
1. An individual must submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department.
2. The individual must be a resident of this state.
3. The individual's Arizona gross income,  together with any Arizona gross income of each qualifying family member,  in the taxable year may not exceed:
(a) $75, 000 in the case of a single person or a married person filing separately.
(b) $150, 000 in the case of a married couple filing a joint return.
4. The individual must incur qualifying expenses during the calendar year in which the individual applies for the grant for the care of one or more qualifying family members.
5. The individual must submit with the claim for the grant the qualifying family member's name and relationship to the individual.
C. The amount of the grant is equal to fifty percent of the qualifying expenses incurred for which the individual applies for the grant but not more than $1, 000 for each qualifying family member.
D. An individual who receives a grant under this section is not eligible to apply for a grant under this section again after the individual has received $1, 000 for each qualifying family member.
E. The department shall certify applications for the grant on a first-come,  first-served basis. The department may not award grants under this section that exceed in the aggregate $500, 000 for any calendar year. The department shall include questions in the application to help the department determine whether the grants that were provided delayed or prevented a qualifying family member from entering a long-term care facility or assisted living facility in the calendar year of the application or future calendar years.
F. The department may use the advisory council on aging to provide input on approval of applications for grants and whether an expense is a qualifying expense or other issues relating to the grant program as determined by the department.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-343 - Family caregiver grant program fund; report

46-343.
Family caregiver grant program fund;  report
(Rpld. 7/1/24)
A. The family caregiver grant program fund is established. The director shall administer the fund. The fund shall consist of grants,  gifts,  donations and legislative appropriations. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. Monies in the fund may be spent only for grants provided to individuals who are caring for and supporting a qualifying family member in the individual's home as specified in this article.
B. Expenditures from the family caregiver grant program fund from the previous calendar year shall be reported to the legislature in the course of the department's annual report. The department shall include aggregated data summarizing the qualifying expenses that were approved for grants,  the types of individuals that qualified for the grants and information about the ability for qualified family members to delay entering a long-term care facility or assisted living facility.
C. The state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
D. Interest or other income derived from the family caregiver grant program fund may be used only for the purposes of this article. Interest or other income derived from the family caregiver grant program fund may not be used to supplant other appropriations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-401 - Purpose

46-401.
Purpose
It is the public policy of this state that parents shall be responsible for the support of their dependent children in order to relieve or avoid the burden often borne by the general citizenry through public assistance programs. The existing remedies pertaining to family desertion and nonsupport of dependent children may be augmented by the additional remedies as provided in this chapter,  which are directed to the resources of the parents. These remedies are intended to be additional to those provided under existing law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-402 - Definitions

46-402.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Absent parent"  means the non-custodial natural or adoptive father or mother of a dependent child.
2. " Business day"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 25-500.
3. " Court"  means any court in this or any other state having jurisdiction to determine the liability of persons for the support of another person.
4. " Court order"  means any judgment or order of any court that orders payment of a set or determinable amount of support money.
5. " Department"  means the Arizona department of economic security.
6. " Dependent child"  means a person under the age of eighteen who is eligible for temporary assistance for needy families as provided in chapter 2,  article 5 of this title.
7. " Director"  means the director of the department of economic security or the director's designee or authorized representative.
8. " Obligee"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 25-500.
9. " Public assistance"  or " assistance"  means any money payments made by the department that are paid to or for the benefit of any dependent child as provided in chapter 2,  article 5 of this title.
10. " State"  includes a state,  territory or possession of the United States,  the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
11. " Title IV-D"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 25-500.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-404 - Notice; service; order

46-404.
Notice;  service;  order
A. At any time after the department is assigned support rights or a public assistance payment is made,  the director may issue a notice to be served upon the absent parent in the manner prescribed for service or summons in a civil action.
B. The notice shall include:
1. The name of the dependent child or children for whom support is to be paid.
2. A statement that the department intends to review the absent parents' support obligation.
3. A statement that within ten days after service,  he may contact the department office which served the notice to review his financial status.
4. A statement that the absent parent is required to notify the department of any change of address or employment.
5. A statement that if the absent parent has any questions,  he should contact the department office serving the notice or respond through an attorney.
C. The department and the absent parent may enter into an agreement in which they stipulate as to the amount of support and method of payment that the absent parent shall pay monthly to the clerk of the court. The department,  through the county attorney,  shall petition the superior court for an order approving the stipulation and such order shall be enforced by the county attorney.
D. Failure to respond to the notice will result in referral to the county attorney for further action.
E. Failure to reach agreement on the amount of support which is to be paid will result in the matter being referred to the county attorney for further action.
F. A court order entered pursuant to this chapter does not nullify and is not nullified by a court order made pursuant to any other law except that a court having jurisdiction to do so may modify a prior court order by expressly stating so within its order. Amounts paid pursuant to a court order entered pursuant to this chapter for a particular period shall be credited against amounts accruing or accrued for the same period under any other court order.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-406 - Funding for administration of public assistance services of child support enforcement program; expenditure limitation

46-406.
Funding for administration of public assistance services of child support enforcement program;  expenditure limitation
A. Subject to legislative appropriation,  the department of economic security shall administer the child support enforcement program from the state's share of the child support collections received on public assistance cases.
B. Monies appropriated to the department of economic security for child support purposes shall be used to administer services of the child support enforcement program pursuant to the requirements of title IV-D of the social security act (42 United States Code section 651).
C. The total amount of state monies that may be spent in any fiscal year by the department of economic security for temporary assistance for needy families from child support enforcement monies 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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-407 - Assignment of rights to support; definition

46-407.
Assignment of rights to support;  definition
A. The right to support of a child and spouse who receive temporary assistance for needy families pursuant to Public Law 104-193 and chapter 2,  article 5 of this title and the right to medical support of a child who receives medical assistance under title XIX of the social security act is assigned to this state by operation of law. The support rights are assigned to the state regardless of whether the applicant for assistance has any right to receive the support. The department shall take all steps necessary to enforce the assigned rights to support.
B. The support rights assigned to the state apply to all children of the household for whom temporary assistance for needy families is granted. If a child is denied temporary assistance for needy families due to the receipt of social security income for the child or the child is subject to section 46-292,  subsection H,  the department shall divide the court ordered child support amount by the number of children in the court order. The prorated amount is exempt from assignment for the child who is receiving social security income or subject to section 46-292,  subsection H.
C. The right to support of a child on whose behalf foster care maintenance payments are made is assigned pursuant to section 8-243.02. If the child support order covers more than one child,  the department shall determine the amount to be distributed to the state by dividing the court ordered support amount by the number of the children in the court order.
D. For the purposes of this section,  " support"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 25-500.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-441 - Support payment clearinghouse; records transfer; payment; definition

46-441.
Support payment clearinghouse;  records transfer;  payment;  definition
A. The department shall establish a central support payment clearinghouse to receive,  disburse and monitor support payments pursuant to title IV-D of the social security act.
B. Unless the court orders that support or maintenance be paid directly to the party entitled to receive it,  all orders for support shall direct payment of support or maintenance through the support payment clearinghouse. All orders that specify payments through the clerk of the superior court shall be deemed to require payment to the support payment clearinghouse after a notice to the obligor is issued.
C. The clerk of the superior court shall provide copies of all payment histories and relevant legal documents pertaining to the issue of support.
D. On request the support payment clearinghouse shall promptly furnish to the person entitled to receive support or maintenance information on the current status of payments received and processed through the support payment clearinghouse.
E. Support payments and handling fees in an amount prescribed in section 25-510 for the monthly support handling fee shall be paid to the support payment clearinghouse. The director shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  the handling fees received by the department in a child support enforcement administration fund.
F. If after reasonable efforts to locate the obligee the support payment clearinghouse is unable to deliver payments for the period prescribed in section 25-503 due to the failure of the person to whom the support has been ordered to be paid to notify the clerk or support payment clearinghouse of a change in address,  the clerk or support payment clearinghouse shall not make further payment and shall return the payments to the obligor as prescribed in section 25-503.
G. The support payment clearinghouse shall have an accounting system for monitoring child support payments. The records of the support payment clearinghouse are prima facie evidence of payment or nonpayment of support.
H. Payment of any money directly to an obligee or to a person other than the support payment clearinghouse shall not be credited against the support obligation unless the direct payments were ordered by the court,  or made pursuant to a written support agreement by the parties.
I. The support payment clearinghouse shall issue copies of payment histories for payments received and processed through the support payment clearinghouse on request and may charge a fee for these services.
J. For the purposes of this section " support"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 25-500.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-442 - Child support case registry; data sharing; unauthorized disclosure; civil penalty

46-442.
Child support case registry;  data sharing;  unauthorized disclosure;  civil penalty
A. The department shall establish a registry of child support orders to receive information on each title IV-D case and on each case with a support order established,  modified or registered in the state beginning on October 1,  1998. The clerk of the superior court shall assist the department in establishing the child support case registry.
B. In administering the child support case registry,  the department shall receive and share information from other sources including other state data bases and information comparison services. The information in the child support case registry shall be used to compare with other state or federal data bases or information comparison services as needed.
C. Except as provided by federal law,  the information collected pursuant to this section shall not be disclosed pursuant to title 39,  chapter 1. An employee or agent of this state who discloses any information collected pursuant to this section without authorization is subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars for each offense. The department may impose and collect the penalty and shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  monies collected under this subsection in the state general fund.
D. The director may adopt rules to implement this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-443 - Child support case registry; location information; presumptions concerning notice

46-443.
Child support case registry;  location information;  presumptions concerning notice
A. Beginning on October 1,  1998,  on establishment of paternity or issuance of a support order in a title IV-D case,  each party to any child support action shall file with the child support case registry and update,  as appropriate,  the following information:
1. Full name.
2. Social security number.
3. Date of birth.
4. Residential and mailing addresses.
5. Telephone number.
6. Driver license number.
7. Name,  address and telephone number of the current employer.
B. Any change in the information filed pursuant to subsection A shall be reported to the child support case registry within ten days.
C. On establishment of a support obligation and issuance of a court order in a title IV-D case,  the department in a subsequent child support enforcement action shall notify a party to the action by written notice delivered to the party by first class mail to the most recent residential or employer address filed by the party with the child support case registry. On a sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location of the party,  the court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction shall deem due process requirements for notice and service of process to be met.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-445 - Electronic transfer of support payments; warrants; definition

46-445.
Electronic transfer of support payments;  warrants;  definition
A. The department shall establish a mandatory process to transfer support payments electronically. Under this process,  the department or its agent shall disburse support payments electronically to an account designated by the obligee or an alternate account that can be accessed by the obligee through an electronic access card.
B. On establishment of the process prescribed in subsection A,  electronic transfer of support payments is mandatory unless a hardship exemption is granted. The department or its agent shall provide a notice to each obligee that includes the following:
1. That the obligee has ten days after the date of the notice to complete an authorization for automatic deposit form and return it to the department and that the department or its agent will issue an electronic access card for receipt of support payments unless the obligee claims a hardship exemption pursuant to subsection C,  paragraph 3.
2. That a request for a hardship exemption must be in writing and include documentation that supports the request.
3. Information on the use and restrictions associated with the use of an electronic access card.
C. The department may authorize the generation of a payment by warrant if any of the following conditions applies:
1. Generation of a warrant is necessary to meet federal requirements and electronic transfer is not feasible.
2. The obligee is involved in legal proceedings that require payments to be sent to a trustee or representative payee.
3. The obligee has not requested automatic deposit to a designated account of the obligee and has asserted in writing that the use of an electronic access card will create an undue hardship because of a documented physical or mental disability.
D. The director may adopt rules to implement this section.
E. For the purposes of this section,  " electronic access card"  means a stored value card that is issued by the department or its agents and in which support payments are deposited electronically in the same manner as automatic or direct deposit.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-452 - Protective services worker; powers and duties; immunity; communications

46-452.
Protective services worker;  powers and duties;  immunity;  communications
A. A protective services worker shall:
1. Receive reports of abused,  exploited or neglected vulnerable adults.
2. Receive from any source oral or written information regarding an adult who may be in need of protective services.
3. On receipt of such information make an evaluation to determine if the adult is in need of protective services and what services,  if any,  are needed.
4. Offer an adult in need of protective services or his guardian whatever services appear appropriate in view of the evaluation.
5. File petitions as necessary for the appointment of a guardian or conservator or the appointment of a temporary guardian or temporary conservator or make application for a special visitation warrant as provided for in title 14,  chapter 5.
B. The department or a protective services worker employed by the department may not be appointed as guardian,  conservator or temporary guardian.
C. An adult protective services worker is immune from civil liability for applying for a special visitation warrant or for filing a petition for guardianship or conservatorship unless the application or filing is done in bad faith.
D. For the purposes of this chapter,  communications concerning a person who is incarcerated in any jail,  prison,  detention center or correctional facility or concerning a patient in the Arizona state hospital are not reports that require evaluation by a protective services worker.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-452.01 - Office of state long-term care ombudsman

46-452.01.
Office of state long-term care ombudsman
The office of state long-term care ombudsman is established pursuant to the older Americans act of 1965,  as amended (P.L. 100-175;  United States Code section 307(a)(12)). The state long-term care ombudsman is under the direct supervision of the department of economic security,  aging and adult administration program administrator or his designee. The department shall adopt rules for the purpose of implementing the state long-term care ombudsman program.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-452.02 - State long-term care ombudsman; duties; immunity from liability

46-452.02.
State long-term care ombudsman;  duties;  immunity from liability
A. A representative of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman who performs the official duties of the long-term care ombudsman is not liable under state law for the good faith performance of official duties.
B. Official duties of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman include authority to:
1. Enter long-term care facilities to communicate with residents.
2. Hear,  investigate and attempt to resolve complaints by agreement,  mediation or conciliation.
3. Render advice to residents of facilities.
4. Refer cases involving abuse,  neglect,  exploitation or health and safety to adult protective services or the appropriate licensing agency.
5. Make appropriate referrals to legal services or other community services.
6. Assume such other responsibilities as required pursuant to the older Americans act of 1965,  as amended (P.L. 100-175;  42 United States Code section 3027(a)(12)).
C. Subject to available monies,  the office of the state long-term care ombudsman shall visit each long-term care facility in this state without prior notice at least two times each calendar year to speak with residents of the long-term care facility,  or the resident's representative if the resident is nonverbal,  without the presence of the facility's staff. The requirements of this subsection are in addition to any follow-up in response to a complaint.
D. Official duties of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman do not include activities performed by a licensed health care provider as defined in section 12-561.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-453 - Immunity of participants; nonprivileged communication

46-453.
Immunity of participants;  nonprivileged communication
A. Any person making a complaint,  furnishing a report,  information or records required or authorized by this chapter or otherwise participating in the program authorized by this chapter or in a judicial or administrative proceeding or investigation resulting from reports,  information or records submitted or obtained pursuant to this chapter is immune from any civil or criminal liability by reason of such action,  unless the person acted with malice or unless such person has been charged with or is suspected of abusing,  exploiting or neglecting the vulnerable adult in question. Except as provided in subsection B of this section the physician-patient privilege,  husband-wife privilege or any privilege except the attorney-client privilege,  provided for by professions such as the practice of social work or nursing covered by law or a code of ethics regarding practitioner-client confidences,  both as they relate to the competency of the witness and to the exclusion of confidential communications,  shall not pertain in any civil or criminal litigation in which a vulnerable adult's exploitation,  abuse or neglect is an issue nor in any judicial or administrative proceeding resulting from a report,  information or records submitted or obtained pursuant to section 46-454 nor in any investigation of a vulnerable adult's exploitation,  abuse or neglect conducted by a peace officer or a protective services worker.
B. In any civil or criminal litigation in which incapacitation,  abuse,  exploitation or neglect of a vulnerable adult is an issue,  a clergyman or priest shall not,  without his consent,  be examined as a witness concerning any confession made to him in his role as a clergyman or a priest in the course of the discipline enjoined by the church to which he belongs.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-461 - Multidisciplinary adult protection team; duties; confidentiality; definition

46-461.
Multidisciplinary adult protection team;  duties;  confidentiality;  definition
A. Adult protective services may establish a multidisciplinary adult protection team consisting of employees of the adult protective services program,  the county attorney or the county attorney's designees and representatives of law enforcement,  behavioral health,  domestic violence and sexual assault or other appropriate human service agencies. Representatives from local tribal governments and adult disability and advocate groups may be added to the multidisciplinary adult protection team.
B. The multidisciplinary adult protection team may provide public and professional education and develop resources for prevention,  intervention and treatment to better enable the department to carry out its adult protection functions and to meet the community's needs for adult protection services.
C. Adult protective services may make available to members of the multidisciplinary adult protection team all information or records that are necessary for the official duties without the designation of the client's name unless the client's name is required for the official purposes. The case information received by members of the multidisciplinary adult protection team shall be maintained as confidential unless a consent to release has been given pursuant to this section or pursuant to a court order in this state or another state. Any member of the multidisciplinary adult protection team may share information that is acquired in the team member's professional capacity with other members of the multidisciplinary adult protection team to assist the multidisciplinary adult protection team in its function.
D. Case consultation may be performed by a committee of the team consisting of the team members representing social services,  law enforcement,  the county attorney,  health care and persons directly involved in an individual case as determined by the case consultation committee.
E. A person to whom information is released pursuant to this section is prohibited from using or releasing the information except in the proper performance of the person's official duties unless a consent to release has been given pursuant to this section or pursuant to a court order or a grand jury subpoena.
F. For the purposes of this section,  " case consultation"  means a case review process that results in recommendations about services to be provided to an identified adult and family.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-471 - Definitions

46-471.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Broker-dealer"  has the same meaning as dealer prescribed in section 44-1801.
2. " Eligible adult"  means either of the following:
(a) A person who is sixty-five years of age or older.
(b) A person who is a vulnerable adult.
3. " Financial exploitation"  means either of the following:
(a) The wrongful or unauthorized taking,  withholding,  appropriating or use of money,  assets or property of an eligible adult.
(b) Any act or omission taken by a person,  including through the use of a power of attorney,  guardianship or conservatorship of an eligible adult,  to either:
(i) Obtain control through deception,  intimidation or undue influence over the eligible adult's money,  assets or property to deprive the eligible adult of the ownership,  use,  benefit or possession of the eligible adult's money,  assets or property.
(ii) Convert money,  assets or property of the eligible adult to deprive the eligible adult of the ownership,  use,  benefit or possession of the eligible adult's money,  assets or property.
4. " Investment adviser"  means a person who is licensed or exempt from licensure as an investment advisor pursuant to title 44,  chapter 13.
5. " Investment adviser representative"  means a person who is licensed or exempt from licensure as an investment advisor representative pursuant to title 44,  chapter 13.
6. " Qualified individual"  means a broker-dealer,  investment adviser or person who serves in a supervisory,  compliance,  legal or senior investor protection capacity for a broker-dealer or investment adviser.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-472 - Disclosures; immunity; third-party disclosures

46-472.
Disclosures;  immunity;  third-party disclosures
A. Notwithstanding section 46-454,  if a qualified individual reasonably believes that financial exploitation of an eligible adult may have occurred,  may have been attempted or is being attempted,  the qualified individual may notify adult protective services and the corporation commission.
B. A qualified individual who in good faith and exercising reasonable care makes a disclosure of information pursuant to subsection A of this section is immune from administrative or civil liability that might otherwise arise from the disclosure or for any failure to notify the customer of the disclosure.
C. If a qualified individual reasonably believes that financial exploitation of an eligible adult may have occurred,  may have been attempted or is being attempted,  a qualified individual may notify any third party previously designated by or reasonably associated with the eligible adult. A qualified individual may not notify any designated third party that is suspected of financial exploitation or other abuse of the eligible adult.
D. A qualified individual who in good faith and exercising reasonable care makes a disclosure pursuant to subsection C of this section is immune from any administrative or civil liability that might otherwise arise from the disclosure.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-473 - Delaying disbursements or transactions; immunity

46-473.
Delaying disbursements or transactions;  immunity
A. A broker-dealer or investment adviser may delay a disbursement or transaction from an account of an eligible adult or an account on which an eligible adult is a beneficiary if both:
1. The broker-dealer,  investment adviser or qualified individual reasonably believes,  after initiating an internal review of the requested disbursement or transaction and the suspected financial exploitation,  that the requested disbursement or transaction may result in financial exploitation of an eligible adult.
2. The broker-dealer or investment adviser does all of the following:
(a) Immediately,  but not more than two business days after the delayed disbursement or transaction,  provides written notification of the delay and the reason for the delay to all parties authorized to transact business on the account,  unless any party is reasonably believed to have engaged in suspected or attempted financial exploitation of the eligible adult.
(b) Immediately,  but not more than two business days after the delayed disbursement or transaction,  notifies adult protective services and the corporation commission.
(c) Continues its internal review of the suspected or attempted financial exploitation of the eligible adult,  as necessary,  and reports the investigation's results to adult protective services and the corporation commission on request.
B. A delayed disbursement or transaction expires on the earlier of:
1. A determination by the broker-dealer or investment adviser that the disbursement or transaction will not result in financial exploitation of the eligible adult.
2. Fifteen business days after the date on which the broker-dealer or investment adviser first delayed disbursement or transaction of the monies,  unless either adult protective services or the corporation commission requests that the broker-dealer or investment adviser extend the delay,  in which case the delay shall expire not more than twenty-five business days after the date on which the broker-dealer or investment adviser first delayed disbursement or transaction of the monies unless otherwise terminated or further extended by either adult protective services or the corporation commission or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
C. A court of competent jurisdiction may enter an order extending the delay of the disbursement or transaction of monies or may order other protective relief based on the petition of the corporation commission,  adult protective services,  the broker-dealer or the investment adviser that initiated the delay or another interested party.
D. A broker-dealer or investment adviser who in good faith and exercising reasonable care delays a disbursement or transaction is immune from administrative or civil liability that might otherwise arise from a delay in a disbursement or transaction in accordance with this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-474 - Records; disclosure; exemption

46-474.
Records;  disclosure;  exemption
A. A broker-dealer or investment adviser shall provide access to or copies of records that are relevant to the suspected or attempted financial exploitation of an eligible adult to adult protective services and law enforcement,  either as part of a referral to adult protective services or law enforcement,  or on request of adult protective services or law enforcement pursuant to an investigation. The records may include historical records and records relating to the most recent transaction or transactions that may comprise financial exploitation of an eligible adult. All records made available to adult protective services or law enforcement under this section are not public records and are not subject to title 39,  chapter 1,  article 2.
B. This section does not limit or otherwise impede the authority of the corporation commission to access or examine the books and records of broker-dealers and investment advisers as otherwise provided by law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-601 - Identification card; contents; definition

46-601.
Identification card;  contents;  definition
A. The department shall,  without cost to the applicant,  issue an identification card to every person who is a recipient of financial assistance from the department upon voluntary application by such person,  except in those cases in which the financial assistance is issued by means of an electronic benefits transfer card and the department retains on file a color photograph of the recipient. For the purpose of this article,  " financial assistance"  means payments in cash or kind made under the provisions of this title,  and food stamp benefits.
B. The identification card shall bear the title of " Arizona social services identification card" ,  the social security number,  full name,  date of birth,  residence address and a brief description of the holder,  the case number issued by the department to such recipient and either a facsimile of the signature of the holder or a space on which he shall write his usual signature with pen and ink. Every such card shall contain the photograph of the holder. Such photograph shall be processed in color.
C. The identification card shall be returned to the department when the person to whom it is issued is no longer a recipient of financial assistance from the department.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-701 - Telecommunications service assistance program; administration; rules

46-701.
Telecommunications service assistance program;  administration;  rules
A. A telecommunications service assistance program is established to provide eligible recipients with a reduction in costs of telecommunications services.
B. The program may be administered by the department. If the department administers the program,  the program shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted by the department for the program.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-702 - Assistance eligibility; list

46-702.
Assistance eligibility;  list
A. To be considered eligible for the telecommunications service assistance program,  applicants must be a head of household,  be sixty-five years of age or older and have a household income at or below the poverty level as determined by the United States office of management and budget and reported annually in the federal register. The department shall develop procedures for taking applications for assistance and for determining program eligibility.
B. Each year the department shall provide a list or lists of the names,  addresses and if applicable,  telephone numbers of all eligible recipients to each local exchange telephone company. The local exchange telephone company shall determine from the list those recipients to which the company provides service.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-703 - Assistance rate credit; form; applicable services; amount; application

46-703.
Assistance rate credit;  form;  applicable services;  amount;  application
A. The local exchange telephone company shall provide assistance to all recipients determined to be eligible pursuant to section 46-702 in the form of a credit on their telephone bill. Such a credit on the telephone bill shall apply to the following:
1. Flat rate local exchange services.
2. Local exchange access services in measured service circumstances.
3. Local area calling usage limited to an amount that in conjunction with the exchange access service does not exceed the comparable flat rate total.
4. The charge for maintenance of inside wiring.
5. The installation charge for basic service one time during any calendar year.
B. The credit allowed by the telecommunications service assistance program is seventeen per cent of the rate set by the corporation commission for the services in subsection A,  either paragraphs 1,  4 and 5 or paragraphs 2 through 5,  whichever is applicable,  to the services being received by the eligible recipient.
C. The department shall apply for a waiver for the mandated customer access line charges pursuant to the federal communications commission CC docket 78-72,  80-286. Upon receipt of the waiver,  the assistance provided by the local exchange telephone company pursuant to subsection A shall include a waiver of the mandated customer access line charge.