Arizona Laws 36-566. Request for termination from a state facility, program or service
A. Upon written request from the responsible person for termination of the client from a developmental disabilities program or service operated directly or indirectly by the department, or when it has been determined at an evaluation that the client has the necessary independent living skills as determined by the client’s individual program plan, the department shall immediately terminate the client’s programs and services. This section does not conflict with section 36-560, subsection J or Section 36-551.01, subsection M.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-566
- 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
- Individual program plan: means a written statement of services to be provided to a person with developmental disabilities, including habilitation goals and objectives, that is developed following initial placement evaluation and revised after periodic evaluations. 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
B. The department shall terminate a client from developmental disabilities programs and services operated by or supported by the department at the age of eighteen years unless the responsible person has filed a written application for the continuation of services or programs.
C. Six months prior to the eighteenth birthday of a client, the department shall give written and oral notice, subject to the language and communication requirements of Section 36-551.01, subsection P, to the client and the responsible person. This notice shall state that the department is required to terminate the client from developmental disabilities programs and services operated by or supported by the department at the age of eighteen years unless the responsible person has filed a written application for the continuation of services or programs and that a guardian may be required for the client pursuant to section 36-560, subsection E.