Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS: LICENSING › Article 16 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPITE HOMES › Section R9-10-1612 - Children's Behavioral Health Respite Services

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A provider may provide children's
				behavioral health respite services for up to four recipients if at least two of
				the recipients are siblings.
B. For
				a behavioral health respite home that provides children's behavioral health
				respite services, a provider shall:
1. Have a
				valid fingerprint clearance card according to A.R.S. §
										36-425.03;
				and
2. Ensure that:
a. If an adult other that a provider is
				present in the behavioral health respite home, the provider supervises the
				adult when and where a recipient is present;
b. A recipient does not
				share a bedroom with:
i. An individual that,
				based on the other individual's developmental levels, social skills, verbal
				skills, and personal history, may present a threat to the recipient;
ii. Except as provided in subsection (C), an
				adult; or
iii. Except as provided
				in subsection (B)(2)(c), an individual that is not the same gender;
c. A recipient may share a bedroom with an individual
				that is not the same gender if the individual is the recipient's
				sibling;
d. A bedroom used by a recipient:
i. If the bedroom is a private bedroom,
				contains at least 60 square feet of floor space, not including the closet;
				or
ii. If the bedroom is a shared
				bedroom:
(1) Contains at least 100 square
				feet of floor space, not including a closet, for two individual occupying the
				bedroom or contains at least 140 square feet of floor space, not including a
				closet, for three individuals occupying the bedroom;
(2) If there are four siblings occupying the
				bedroom, contains at least 140 square feet of floor space, not including a
				closet;
(3) Provides space between
				beds or bunk beds; and
(4) Provides
				sufficient space for an individual in the bedroom to have unobstructed access
				to the bedroom door;
iii. For a recipient under three years of
				age, may contain a crib;
iv. Except
				for a recipient under three years of age who has a crib, contains a bed for the
				recipient that is at least 36 inches wide and at least 72 inches long, and
				consists of at least a frame and mattress and clean linens; and
v.
				Contains individual storage space for personal effects and clothing such as
				shelves, a dresser, or chest of drawers;
e. Clean linens for a
				bed include a mattress pad, sheets large enough to tuck under the mattress,
				pillows, pillow cases, waterproof mattress covers as needed, and blankets to
				ensure warmth and comfort of a recipient;
f. A recipient older
				than three years of age does not sleep in a crib;
g. Clean and
				non-hazardous toys, educational materials, and physical activity equipment are
				available and accessible to recipients in a quantity sufficient to meet each
				recipient's needs and are appropriate to each recipient's age and developmental
				level; and
h. The following are stored in a labeled container
				separate from food storage areas and inaccessible to a recipient:
i. Materials and chemicals labeled as a toxic
				substance, and
ii. Substances that
				have a child warning label and may be a hazard to a recipient.