Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-6-309 - Capacity Requirements
A.
The maximum capacity of a license shall not exceed five foster children, and
may be restricted to fewer than five, if the foster home provides special
services under R21-6-331 or an increase is not justified under subsection
(F).
B. The total number of
children in a foster home at one time, including the children of the foster
parent and the children of a household member, shall not exceed
eight.
C. Subject to subsection
(F), OLR may permit an applicant or licensee to exceed the maximum number of
children in the home:
1. To keep a sibling
group together, if approved in writing by the DCS Director's office or
designee;
2. If the total number of
foster children exceed five and the additional requirements specified in
R21-6-331 are met for a Group Foster Home; or
3. If the children living in the applicant or
licensee's home would exceed eight, including any foster children, and the
applicant or licensee meets the requirements of subsection (F);
4. To keep a foster child in the home as of
the effective date of this Section.
D. The total number of children in the foster
home at one time, including the children of the foster parent and any household
member, any child placed for respite care, child care services, or babysitting
shall not exceed:
1. Four who are five years
of age or younger in the care of one adult; and
2. Two who are less than one year of age in
the care of one adult.
E. OLR may permit the licensee to exceed the
age limits of children in the foster home, as specified in subsection (D), to
accommodate multiple birth siblings.
F. Recommendations of the licensing agency
and decisions of OLR to establish or increase the capacity of a foster home or
to exceed the limits as indicated in subsections (B) and (C), shall be
justified by:
2. The support network available to the
foster parent, and
3. The
licensee's willingness and ability to provide care for each additional foster
child.
G. A foster
parent is limited to the capacity, age, gender, and other conditions or
restrictions specified on the license when providing care, including respite
care.
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