In assisting the development of community programs, the department of child safety in partnership with the Arizona health care cost containment system as joint administrators of the program shall consider the following issues:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 8-882

  • Abuse: means the infliction or allowing of physical injury, impairment of bodily function or disfigurement or the infliction of or allowing another person to cause serious emotional damage as evidenced by severe anxiety, depression, withdrawal or untoward aggressive behavior and which emotional damage is diagnosed by a medical doctor or psychologist and is caused by the acts or omissions of an individual who has the care, custody and control of a child. See Arizona Laws 8-201
  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Custodian: means a person, other than a parent or legal guardian, who stands in loco parentis to the child or a person to whom legal custody of the child has been given by order of the juvenile court. See Arizona Laws 8-201
  • Department: means the department of child safety. See Arizona Laws 8-201
  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Prevention: means the creation of conditions, opportunities and experiences that encourage and develop healthy, self-sufficient children and that occur before the onset of problems. See Arizona Laws 8-201
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Referral: means a report that is submitted to the juvenile court and that alleges that a child is dependent or incorrigible or that a juvenile has committed a delinquent or criminal act. See Arizona Laws 8-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

1. The determination of eligibility and a screening process to identify:

(a) A parent, guardian or custodian of a child who is named in a report to the department as a victim of abuse or neglect and whose substance abuse is a significant barrier to maintaining, preserving or reunifying the family.

(b) A person whose substance abuse is a significant barrier to maintaining or obtaining employment if the person is receiving cash assistance pursuant to Title 46, Chapter 2, Article 5.

2. Training and technical assistance to be provided to communities for developing and providing the programs.

3. Collaboration among and integration with public and private agencies, programs, service providers, advocates and consumers.

4. Coordination and integration of funding sources to meet prevention, treatment and other service needs.

5. The scope of services to be provided that are family centered and that fit within the following categories:

(a) Substance abuse screening and assessment.

(b) Treatment referral.

(c) Treatment services.

(d) Aftercare.

(e) Service coordination.

(f) Other services necessary to achieve the outcome goals identified in section 8-884.

6. Procedures for sharing information to ensure the well-being of a child and the person being treated while maintaining confidentiality as otherwise prescribed by statute. These procedures shall include requirements for treatment providers to keep any court timely informed of the nature and status of treatment for a parent, guardian or custodian of a child who is the subject of a dependency action before the court.

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