A. The division shall visit each child welfare agency and foster home and inspect the premises used for care of children for sanitation, fire and other actual and potential hazards. The division shall take action it deems necessary to carry out the duties imposed by this section including the denial of the application for licensure and the suspension or revocation of a license.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 8-504

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • department: means the department of child safety. See Arizona Laws 8-501
  • Foster home: means a home that is maintained by any individual or individuals having the care or control of minor children, other than those related to each other by blood or marriage, or related to such individuals, or who are legal wards of such individuals. See Arizona Laws 8-501
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. The division may delegate any additional inspection, examination or study provided for by this article, including inspection of premises for fire hazards, to an agency, department, political subdivision or governmental entity deemed appropriate by the division.

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