Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-6-329 - Special Provisions for Respite Care

A. A foster parent who provides respite care shall comply with all foster home requirements.

B. A foster parent who provides respite care may simultaneously provide respite care, family foster care, and receiving care so long as the total number of children in the foster home at any one time does not exceed the ratios prescribed in R21-6-309 and the terms of the foster home license.

C. A foster parent who provides respite care shall request and receive information and instruction from the regular foster home licensee on at least the following:

1. Information and instruction about the specific personal care of a child in respite care;

2. Information and instruction about the provision of medications required by a child in respite care;

3. Behavior management policies and practices and specific instructions for a child in respite care; and

4. Emergency contacts and telephone numbers for a child in respite care.

D. A foster parent who provides respite shall comply with the requirements of R21-6-316 . The respite provider shall have properly installed and adequate safety restraints and child car seats appropriate to the foster child's age for each child in respite care being transported. A foster parent may provide the equipment required by this subsection to the respite provider.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-6-329

New section made by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 3480, effective 1/24/2016.