Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Article 11 - ADULT DEVELOPMENTAL HOME LICENSE › Section R6-6-1111 - Health and Safety Standards in an Adult Developmental Home

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The licensee
				shall maintain the premises of the adult developmental home in a clean and
				sanitary condition to the degree that it does not present a health or safety
				hazard.
B. The adult developmental
				home shall not have an accumulation of litter, rubbish, or garbage on the
				premises. Litter, rubbish, and garbage shall be contained in cleanable
				containers with lids or sealed disposable containers and shall be removed from
				the property not less than once a week.
C. The licensee shall ensure that the adult
				developmental home is free from, or has an ongoing system to eradicate,
				insects, rodents, and other vermin.
D. Before initial licensure and every three
				years thereafter, the adult developmental home shall be inspected and meet the
				safety and sanitation guidelines of the Department of Health Services unless
				otherwise specified by the Division.
E. Adult developmental homes located in
				mobile homes shall pass an annual fire safety inspection as arranged by the
				Division.
F. The licensee shall
				keep toxic, poisonous, hazardous, and corrosive materials in locked storage
				unless otherwise specified in the ISPP of each client in the
				household.
G. The licensee shall
				keep medicines in separate locked storage unless otherwise specified in the
				ISPP of each client in the household.
H. The licensee shall keep firearms in locked
				storage and shall keep ammunition locked separately from the
				firearms.
I. Bedrooms shall have
				light, ventilation, and a usable and unobstructed exit to the outside in case
				of an emergency.
J. Telephone
				service or similar two-way communication methods shall be available in the home
				and shall be in working order.
K.
				Any permanent body of water shall be fenced and inaccessible to clients and
				shall meet the guidelines of the Department of Health Services unless otherwise
				specified by the Division.
L. The
				licensee shall not allow clients in swimming pool areas or in the area of other
				bodies of water unless supervised by a responsible adult or as specified in the
				ISPP.
M. The licensee shall store
				alcoholic beverages responsibly.
N.
				The licensee shall ensure that smoking of tobacco products does not occur while
				in an enclosed area with residents who do not smoke tobacco products.
O. The licensee shall make reasonable efforts
				to ensure family pets do not present a health or safety hazard to
				clients.
P. The licensee shall
				develop a fire evacuation plan and shall periodically practice the plan with
				the family members. The licensee shall update the fire evacuation plan as
				needed based on placement changes, household member changes, and structural
				changes to the adult developmental home.
Q. The licensee shall equip the adult
				developmental home with smoke detectors and fire extinguishers which are in
				good working order.