Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-7-238 - Special Provisions for Shelter Care Facilities
A. The licensee operating a residential group
care facility for an intended short term period shall be licensed as a shelter
care facility and shall comply with all the requirements of this Chapter,
unless otherwise provided in this Section.
B. Admission Policy and Practice
1. If a child in care has already been in
shelter care for more than 21 calendar days, a licensee shall not admit the
child into shelter care at the licensee's facility, or permit the child to
continue residing at the licensee's facility, unless the licensee has requested
to have a multidisciplinary team meeting with the child's Placing Entity, or if
there is no Placing Entity, the parent, or guardian, to:
a. Assess the child through a review of the
child's records or in person,
b.
Develop a service plan for the child, and
c. Document the request and outcome in the
child's record.
2. When a
child self-refers to a shelter care facility, the licensee shall, within 24
hours of the child's arrival:
a. Notify the
Department or the child's parent or guardian; and
b. Obtain written consent for the child's
continued placement from the Placing Entity, or if there is no Placing Entity,
from the parent or guardian, or by obtaining a court order.
3. The licensee may admit a child
prior to obtaining medical information and consents as required by
R21-7-211 . The licensee shall
attempt to obtain the medical consents from the Placing Entity, parent, or
guardian who placed the child within two workdays of the child's admission. The
licensee shall document details of their attempts.
4. At the time of a child's admission, the
licensee is not required to obtain the comprehensive intake assessment required
by R21-7-211, but shall work with the
Placing Entity, or if there is no Placing Entity, parent or guardian to compile
information on and assess the child's current social, behavioral,
psychological, developmental, health, legal, family, and educational status, as
applicable to the child. The licensee shall document efforts to obtain the
comprehensive intake assessment.
5.
If the child in care remains in shelter for over 21 calendar days the
provisions of
R21-7-224 shall
apply.
C. Unless a child
remains in continuous shelter care for more than 21 consecutive calendar days,
a licensee operating a shelter care facility is not required to comply with
R21-7-120 regarding service planning, but shall comply with all applicable
court orders.
D. The licensee shall
maintain a record for each child in a shelter care facility as prescribed in
R21-7-121 except as otherwise
provided in subsections (B) and (C).
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