Arizona Administrative Code › Title 21 - CHILD SAFETY › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY - CHILD WELFARE AGENCY LICENSING › Article 2 - RESIDENTIAL GROUP CARE FACILITIES › Section R21-7-231 - Sleeping Arrangements; Areas; Furnishings

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The licensee shall provide a child in care
				with a bedroom.
1. The licensee shall not use
				mobile dwellings or vehicles as sleeping quarters.
2. The licensee shall provide a child with
				bedroom space that:
a. Has a direct source of
				natural light; and
b. Provides at
				least three feet of floor space between beds and is a minimum:
i. 74 square foot floor area for a single
				occupant;
ii. 50 square foot floor
				area for each occupant in a multiple sleeping area; or
iii. 40 square foot floor area for each
				crib.
3. The
				licensee shall provide each child with an individual bed that:
a. Is not a sleeper sofa, rollaway bed,
				couch, cot, mat, bassinet, infant swing, infant rocker, or a portable crib such
				as a Pack 'n Play;
b. Is
				proportional to the child's height;
c. Is proportional to the child's weight and
				at least 30 inches wide;
d. Has a
				solidly constructed bed frame that is in good condition, free from defects, and
				keeps the mattress off the floor;
e. All mattresses shall be:
i. Sanitary and free from stains,
ii. Free from holes and tears,
iii. Free from protruding springs or mattress
				foam,
iv. In service less than
				seven years from the date of purchase and in good condition, and
v. Replaced if required by the
				Department.
4.
				If the licensee uses a bunk bed or similar style bed in which the top of the
				mattress is elevated four or more feet above the floor:
a. The bed shall be limited to a double
				bunk;
b. Shall have sufficient head
				room to allow the occupant on a top tier to sit up;
c. The top tier shall have guard rails that
				extend at least five inches above the mattress surface;
d. The top tier shall have cross ties under
				the mattress foundation;
e. The top
				tier shall be securely fastened to the side frames; and
f. A child in care less than the age of six
				years, has a disability that limits mobility, or has a seizure disorder shall
				not sleep on the elevated mattress.
5. The licensee shall use only cribs that
				have:
a. Bars or slats no more than 2 3/8
				inches apart;
b. A mattress that
				fits snugly into the crib frame so that there is no space between the mattress
				and frame;
c. No pillows, blankets,
				bumper pads, or other soft items or surfaces; and
d. No openings through which a child could
				place their head.
6. The
				licensee shall provide sheets, pillowcases, and blankets for each child and
				shall:
a. Ensure bedding is clean and in good
				repair, without tears or stains;
b.
				Ensure that sheets and pillowcases are washed at least weekly and more
				frequently if necessary; and
c. Use
				water resistant bedding when necessary.
7. The licensee shall provide each child with
				a dresser or other storage space adequate to contain the child's belongings and
				a designated space for hanging clothing in the child's bedroom.
8. The licensee shall not have locks on a
				child's bedroom door.
9. The child
				shall not share a bed.
10. A child
				in care, age 6 or older, shall not share a bedroom with a child of the opposite
				gender.
11. A child in care shall
				not share a bedroom with an adult or young adult unless one of the conditions
				listed in this subsection is met:
a. The
				child is sharing a room with their parent.
b. The child's service plan contains specific
				reasons and authorization for a shared bedroom from the Placing Entity, or if
				there is no Placing Entity, the parent or guardian who placed the
				child.
c. The child has a temporary
				need for special adult care during sleeping hours and the need is verified by a
				licensed medical professional and documented in the child's service
				plan.
d. The child has regularly
				shared a bedroom with another child in the licensee's care who has reached age
				18, and the Placing Entity, or if there is no Placing Entity, the parent or
				guardian who placed the child, and licensee agree that continuing the shared
				arrangement is in the best interests of both the child and the young adult.