Arizona Laws 8-516. Supervision of foster homes; reports; review of file; progress report
A. A licensed child welfare agency shall maintain supervision of all children placed by it in foster homes and such foster homes.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 8-516
- 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
- juvenile: means an individual who is under eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 8-201
- Juvenile court: means the juvenile division of the superior court when exercising its jurisdiction over children in any proceeding relating to delinquency, dependency or incorrigibility. See Arizona Laws 8-201
- Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. The agency’s representative shall contact the foster homes and written reports of the representative’s findings shall be maintained by such agency, subject to the review of the division.
C. Receiving foster homes shall be visited at least once per month.
D. Regular and special foster homes shall be visited at least once every three months.
E. A complete review of the placement and progress concerning a child in a foster home shall be made by the division or the agency, if the juvenile court has awarded custody of the child to the agency, at least every six months. The division or agency shall prepare a progress report resulting from the review, and a copy of such report shall be sent to the juvenile court and the foster care review board. The progress report shall include:
1. An assessment of the extent to which the division or agency is accomplishing the purpose of foster care for the child as described in the case plan.
2. An assessment of the appropriateness of the case plan.
3. The length of time the child has been in foster care.
4. The number of foster home placements the child has experienced while in foster care and the length of each placement.