A. Records maintained by the department for child care facilities are available to the public for review and copying.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-887

  • Child: means any person through the age of fourteen years. See Arizona Laws 36-881
  • Child care: means the care, supervision and guidance of a child or children, unaccompanied by a parent, guardian or custodian, on a regular basis, for periods of less than twenty-four hours per day, in a place other than the child's or the children's own home or homes. See Arizona Laws 36-881
  • Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-881
  • 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.

B. Personally identifiable information that relates to a child, parent or guardian is confidential. The department shall disclose this information only as follows:

1. Pursuant to a court order.

2. Pursuant to a written consent signed by the parent or guardian.

3. To a law enforcement officer who requires it for official purposes.

4. To an official of a governmental agency who requires it for official purposes.

C. The department shall enter into the child care facility’s case file, contiguous to the form containing the reported violation, those documents that verify correction of reported violations.