Ariz. Admin. Code § 21-1-108

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section R21-1-108 - Release of Dcs Information to a Legislator or a Committee of the Legislature, or Another Person That Provides Oversight

A. A person that provides oversight of DCS and seeks DCS Information shall send a request to the Department and include the following information:

1. The name of the person seeking the information;

2. The purpose of the request and its relationship to the person's official duties; and

3. The person's signature, or the signature of an authorized agent for an entity or other body, confirming that the person or authorized agent understands the DCS Information shall not be further disclosed unless authorized by A.R.S. § 8-807.

B. A legislator or committee of the legislature seeking DCS Information to perform official duties shall send a request to the presiding officer of the body of which the state legislator is a member and include the name of the person whose case record is to be reviewed and any other information that will assist the Department in locating the record. The legislator shall also sign the request, confirming that the legislator understands that the DCS Information shall not be further disclosed unless authorized by A.R.S. § 8-807. The presiding officer shall forward the request to the Department within five workdays of receiving the request.

C. The copying fee required under R21-1-110 does not apply to this Section.

D. Within 10 workdays of receiving the request, the Department shall provide the requester with one of the following written responses:

1. The requested DCS Information;

2. A statement that the requested DCS Information does not exist;

3. A statement that the Department cannot provide the requested DCS Information within 10 workdays, the reason for the delay and the anticipated time-frame for response; or

4. A statement that the Department cannot provide the requested DCS Information, with the statutory citation and the reason for denial.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-1-108

Adopted by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 2554, effective 11/30/2015.