Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-7-212 - Information and Services Provided to the Placing Entity, Parent, or Guardian

A. The licensee shall provide information, no later than the date of a child's admission, about the following subjects to the Placing Entity, or if there is no Placing Entity, a parent or guardian:

1. The licensee's program description required by R21-7-107 ,

2. Daily routines and schedule at the facility where the child is or will be placed,

3. The method of how to assign the child to a particular living unit,

4. The positive behavior management policies and procedures prescribed in R21-7-227 ,

5. Services and treatment strategies provided or used at the facility,

6. The visitation and communications policy prescribed by R21-7-220 ,

7. The education program or method for providing a child with education, and

8. Any religious practices observed by the licensee or religious observances required of a child in care.

B. The licensee may provide the information in summary form or orally, but shall:

1. Convey the information in a language or form that the Placing Entity, or if there is no Placing Entity, parent and guardian can understand;

2. Advise the Placing Entity, or if there is no Placing Entity, parent or guardian that, upon request, the licensee shall provide a copy of the licensee's policies or procedures; and

3. Provide contact information for which the Placing Entity, or if there is no Placing Entity, parent or guardian can obtain information about the program, facility, or child in care.

C. The licensee shall provide the Placing Entity, or if there is no Placing Entity, parent or guardian with a copy of the licensee's grievance procedures required by R21-7-205 and the rights of a child in care required by R21-7-203.

D. The licensee shall explain the contents of the documents before obtaining the signature of a child's parent or guardian on a contract, consent, or release.

E. The licensee shall obtain the dated signature of the Placing Entity, or if there is no Placing Entity, parent or guardian indicating receipt of the information listed in subsections (A) through (C).

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-7-212

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