Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-5-101 - Definitions
The definitions contained in A.R.S. § 8-548 and the following definitions apply in this Article:
1. "Child" means any person less than the age
of 18 years.
2. "Compact" or 'ICPC"
means the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
3. "Compact Administrator" means the same as
A.R.S. §
8-548.
4. "Compact State" means a state that is a
member of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
5. "Department" or "DCS" means the Arizona
Department of Child Safety.
6.
"Interstate placement" means any movement of a child from one state to another
state for the purpose of establishing a suitable living environment and
providing necessary care.
7.
"Intra-state placement" means the placement of a child within a state by an
agency of that state.
8.
"Placement" means the same as in A.R.S. §
8-548.
9. "Receiving state" means the same as in
A.R.S. §
8-548.
10. "Sending agency" means the same as in
A.R.S. §
8-548.
11. "Sending state" means the state where the
sending agency is located, or the state in which the court holds exclusive
jurisdiction over a child, which causes, permits, or enables the child to be
sent to another state.
Notes
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