Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-7-112 - Alternative Method of Compliance

A. The Department, after consultation with the Attorney General's Office, may permit a licensee to substitute an alternative method of compliance for a licensing requirement or objective prescribed in this Chapter and not otherwise required by law, if the following conditions are met:

1. The licensee seeking to achieve compliance through an alternative method proposes, to the satisfaction of the Department, that the licensee can satisfy the objective of the requirement through the alternative method; and

2. Allowing the licensee to achieve compliance through an alternative method will not jeopardize the health, safety, or well-being of a child in care.

B. Permission of an alternative method expires as prescribed in the written notice provided by the Department. The licensee shall request a renewal of the previously permitted alternative method of compliance at time of license renewal.

C. The Department is not obligated to permit an alternative method of compliance or to renew approval of the alternative method of compliance.

D. The Department shall document the alternative and the findings required by subsection (A) in the licensing file.

E. The Department may revoke the licensee's permission to comply through an alternative method if the Department finds that a condition listed in subsection (A)(1) or (2) is not met.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-7-112

New Section made by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 2231, effective 11/6/2023.