A. Evaluations of the client‘s placement shall be made at six-month intervals after a client with a developmental disability has been enrolled in a developmental disabilities program or services operated by or supported by the department. The department, upon such evaluation, shall recommend to the responsible person any change in the developmental disabilities program or service for the person with a developmental disability, in accordance with the results of such evaluations.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-565

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Client: means a person receiving developmental disabilities services from the department. See Arizona Laws 36-551
  • Department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 36-551
  • Developmental disability: means either a strongly demonstrated potential that a child who is under six years of age has a developmental disability or will develop a developmental disability, as determined by a test performed pursuant to section 36-694 or by other appropriate tests, or a severe, chronic disability that:

    (a) Is attributable to a cognitive disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, down syndrome or autism. See Arizona Laws 36-551

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Guardian: means the person who, under court order, is appointed to fulfill the powers and duties prescribed in section 14-5312. See Arizona Laws 36-551
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Responsible person: means the parent or guardian of a minor with a developmental disability, the guardian of an adult with a developmental disability or an adult with a developmental disability who is a client or an applicant for whom no guardian has been appointed. See Arizona Laws 36-551
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. If an evaluation has been conducted, and it is determined that the client is in a program or service no longer appropriate to his individual needs or that he can be better treated and habilitated in another facility, program or service, the department shall transfer the client to another developmental disabilities program or service or terminate the client from the developmental disabilities program or service pursuant to this chapter or the department may recommend additional services for the client as reported by the evaluation, and enroll the client in such additional services.

C. The client, parent and guardian shall be given thirty days‘ written notice of the proposed transfer, termination or substantial change of services under this chapter. The client, parent and guardian shall also be informed in writing of the right to an administrative review pursuant to section 36-563 for the purposes of contesting the proposed action. If an administrative review is requested, no transfer, termination or substantial change of services shall be made until the decision resulting from the review is issued.

D. The department shall establish rules and regulations concerning the standards of placement of clients from one program setting to another.

 

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