Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-9-219 - Staffing Ratios

A. An adoption agency shall have sufficient staff to satisfy:

1. All statutory requirements for provision of adoption services;

2. All applicable requirements of this Article and A.A.C. Title 21, Chapter 5, Article 4; and

3. All requirements included in the adoption agency's own operating and procedural manuals, policies, or guidance documents.

B. To determine sufficiency under subsection (A), OLR shall consider:

1. Complaints made against the adoption agency;

2. The complexity of the individual needs of the clients served by the adoption agency;

3. The professional training and experience of the adoption agency's staff;

4. The specific functions assigned to individual adoption agency staff;

5. The geographic area served by the adoption agency and any travel time required for adoption agency staff;

6. The respective amounts of time staff devote to various functions and responsibilities, including provision of services, court appearances, case documentation, professional training and development, and administrative tasks; and

7. Other similar factors bearing on caseload distribution.

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a social worker whose caseload is predominantly a caseload of children with special needs shall not have a caseload in excess of 20 children.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-9-219

New section made by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 3524, effective 1/24/2016.