§ 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 […]
§ 8-518 – 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 […]
§ 8-521.02 – Extended foster care program; requirements
8-521.02. Extended foster care program; requirements A. The department may establish an extended foster care program for qualified young adults. To participate in the program, a qualified young adult must meet all of the following requirements: 1. Have been in the custody of the department as a dependent child when the young adult became eighteen […]
§ 8-522 – Dependency actions; special advocate; appointment; duties; immunity
8-522. Dependency actions; special advocate; appointment; duties; immunity A. The presiding judge of the juvenile court in each county may appoint an adult as a special advocate for a child who is the subject of a dependency action. The court shall make this appointment at the earliest possible stage in the proceedings. A child, through […]