Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-6-306 - Supervisory Responsibilities
A. A foster parent shall commit the time
necessary to provide each foster child with care and supervision in accordance
with licensing requirements and based on the child's age, developmental level,
and maturity.
B. A foster parent
shall implement the alternative supervision plan, as prescribed by R21-6-331, or R21-6-332 as applicable, if the foster parent must leave any of the
following foster children in the care of another person:
1. Medically complex child,
2. Child receiving therapeutic foster care,
or
3. Child diagnosed with a
developmental disability.
C. For routine child care of a foster child
or unless prescribed in subsection (B), a foster parent shall have arrangements
approved by the Child Placing Agency and the licensing agency. For the purpose
of this subsection, "routine care" refers to care that is recurrent and
predictable, including preschool, after school care, or care that allows the
foster parent to attend recurring activities.
D. Except as prescribed in subsections (B)
and (C), a foster parent may independently select an adult to provide
short-term care or supervision that is not routine. For the purpose of this
Section, "short-term" means a time period that does not exceed 24 hours in a
nonemergency and does not exceed 72 hours in an emergency.
1. A foster parent shall use careful and
sensible judgment in selecting an adult to provide short-term care or
supervision for a foster child and shall ensure that the adult has the ability
to meet the specific needs of a foster child.
2. Before leaving a foster child with an
adult to provide short-term care or supervision, a foster parent shall provide
the adult with:
a. Information about the
child's behavioral health, medical, or physical condition that is necessary for
the adult to provide care;
b.
Medication prescribed to be administered to the child, and any relevant
instructions for the administration of the medication; and
c. Emergency information for contacting the
child's physician, the Child Placing Agency, the licensing agency, and the
foster parent.
3. The
foster parent shall notify the licensing agency and obtain approval from the
Child Placing Agency before the short-term care exceeds:
a. Twenty-four hours in a nonemergency
situation. Examples of a nonemergency situation include going out to dinner,
running errands, grocery shopping, and participation in a special training
activity.
b. Seventy-two hours in
an emergency situation. Examples of an emergency situation include a death in
the family, serious illness of a family member, and foster parent
illness.
E. A
foster parent shall use careful and sensible judgment:
1. To protect each foster child from harm and
teach the foster child to manage risks as permitted by the child's age,
developmental level, and maturity; and
2. In determining when additional help or
support is needed to ensure the health, well-being, and educational needs of a
foster child.
Notes
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