Arizona Administrative Code › Title 21 - CHILD SAFETY › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY - CHILD WELFARE AGENCY LICENSING › Article 2 - RESIDENTIAL GROUP CARE FACILITIES › Section R21-7-211 - Admission and Intake; Criteria; Process; Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The licensee shall have a written policy
				and procedure describing the process and requirements for both regular and
				emergency admissions and intake. The policy shall include the provisions listed
				in this subsection.
1. The licensee shall
				have a method to allow a child to participate in admission and intake
				decisions, including selection of living unit, if developmentally appropriate
				and consistent with the licensee's program;
2. The licensee shall provide the Placing
				Entity or, if there is no Placing Entity, parent or guardian who placed the
				child with the Agency with a reasonable opportunity to participate in admission
				and intake decisions;
3. For an
				emergency admission the licensee shall have documentation that attempts were
				made to obtain the following:
a. A written
				agreement with the child's Placing Entity,
b. A court order, or
c. The written consent of the child's
				custodial parent or guardian;
4. The licensee shall obtain any available
				medical information about the child before or at the time of the child's
				admission. The information shall include the following, if available to the
				licensee:
a. A report of a medical examination
				of the child performed within 45 calendar days prior to admission;
b. A report of a dental examination of the
				child performed within six months prior to admission; and
c. The child's and child's family's medical
				history;
5. The licensee
				shall comply with the requirements of
				R21-7-224 to obtain an
				examination;
6. At the time of or
				prior to admission, the licensee shall obtain written consent from the Placing
				Entity, or if there is no Placing Entity the child's parent or guardian, for
				the licensee to authorize routine medical and dental procedures for the
				child;
7. If a child is taking
				medication at the time of admission, the licensee shall:
a. Document in the child's medical record
				required by
				R21-7-121 and the medication
				administration schedule required by
				R21-7-226; and
b. Administer medication, prescribed or
				over-the-counter, only if it is in the original container, and if applicable,
				labeled by the dispensing pharmacy with a fill date, prescribing physician, and
				instructions for administration; or
c. Schedule a medical appointment immediately
				if the medication is not its original container, and if applicable, labeled by
				the dispensing pharmacy with a fill date, prescribing physician, and
				instructions for administration; and
8. Within 24 hours of a child's admission, a
				licensed medical professional or staff who has the training listed in
				R21-7-132, shall complete a
				child's initial wellness screening, to include:
a. A visual inspection of the child for signs
				of obvious physical injury and symptoms of disease or illness;
b. An assessment of the child for evidence of
				apparent vision and hearing problems; and
c. The documentation of any condition or
				problem and referring the child for immediate or further assessment or
				treatment, if indicated.