Arizona Laws 36-897.02. Standards of care; monitoring
A. The department by rule shall establish standards of care for child care group homes. These rules shall include minimum programmatic, personnel, supervision of children, training, physical environment and financial stability standards.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-897.02
- Child care group home: means a residential facility in which child care is regularly provided for compensation for periods of less than twenty-four hours per day for not less than five children but no more than ten children through the age of twelve years. See Arizona Laws 36-897
- Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-897
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Provider: means the certificate holder or a person the certificate holder designates in writing who, pursuant to applicable statutes and rules, is to be responsible for direct daily supervision, operation and maintenance of the child care group home. See Arizona Laws 36-897
B. At least two adults shall be present in the child care group home when six to ten children are cared for in the home.
C. For purposes of certification of the child care group home, the provider‘s own children shall not be counted.
D. The total number of children present in a child care group home at any given time for whom compensation is received shall not exceed ten.
E. The total number of children present in a child care group home at any given time, including children related to the provider, shall not exceed fifteen.
F. The department shall monitor the operation of a child care group home at least two times each year to ensure that the child care group home is meeting department standards of care.