§ 8-530.01 – Placement of a child returning to foster care; notification
8-530.01. Placement of a child returning to foster care; notification A. If a child who has been in foster care is returned to the child’s home then removed again from the child’s home, the department shall notify all foster homes in which the child previously resided that the child has been removed from the child’s […]
§ 8-530.02 – Child welfare; joint annual report
8-530.02. Child welfare; joint annual report On or before February 1 each year, the Arizona early childhood development and health board and the department shall jointly report to the joint legislative budget committee on their collaborative efforts to address child welfare issues of common concern during the prior year. The report shall include information about […]
§ 8-530.03 – Child placement; time limits
8-530.03. Child placement; time limits A. All parties, counsel and the court shall adhere to the procedural time limits established pursuant to this chapter. B. Procedural time limits established pursuant to this chapter may not be waived, extended or continued unless it is necessary for the full, fair and proper presentation of evidence. A continuance […]
§ 8-517 – Withdrawal from foster home
8-517. Withdrawal from foster home The division or agency that placed the child may withdraw a child from a foster home only when the division or agency determines that withdrawal is according to written, specific standards and is clearly necessary for the child’s interests and welfare. The division may change the placement of a child […]
§ 8-530 – Foster parents; rights
8-530. Foster parents; rights A. A foster parent in this state has the following rights: 1. To be treated with consideration and respect for the foster parent’s personal dignity and privacy. 2. To be included as a valued member of the team that provides services to the foster child. 3. To receive support services that […]
§ 8-518 – Central registry; change of address; marital status
8-518. Central registry; change of address; marital status A. The division shall maintain a central registry of all licensed foster homes. B. All foster home parents shall report any change of their address or marital status to the division and agency.
§ 8-519 – Records and reports
8-519. Records and reports A. Each child welfare agency shall keep records regarding the children in its care as the division prescribes and shall furnish to the division, on request, such additional information as the division requires. B. The department shall provide information necessary for foster care review boards to perform their statutory duties through […]
§ 8-520 – Violations; classification
8-520. Violations; classification Any agency, society, association, institution or person, whether incorporated or unincorporated, and any individual acting for or in its name, which engages in caring for children or children and adults or of placing children for care pursuant to this article, without having first procured a license as a child welfare agency as […]
§ 8-521 – Independent living program; conditions; eligibility; rules; progress reports; educational case management unit
8-521. Independent living program; conditions; eligibility; rules; progress reports; educational case management unit A. The department or a licensed child welfare agency may establish an independent living program for youths who are the subject of a dependency petition or who are adjudicated dependent and are all of the following: 1. In the custody of the […]
§ 8-521.01 – Transitional independent living program
8-521.01. Transitional independent living program A. The department may establish a transitional independent living program for persons who meet the following qualifications: 1. The person is under twenty-one years of age. 2. The person was the subject of a dependency petition, adjudicated dependent or placed voluntarily pursuant to section 8-806. B. The department shall provide […]