Ariz. Admin. Code § 21-1-401

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

Section R21-1-401 - Definitions

In this Article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Applicant" means personnel who apply for a Level One fingerprint clearance card or a person who applies for a license or certificate issued by the Department and who A.R.S. § 46-141(I) requires to submit a full set of fingerprints for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check.

2. "Criminal History" means the same as A.R.S. § 41-1750(Y)(5).

3. "Department" or "DCS" means the Arizona Department of Child Safety.

4. "Direct visual supervision" means within sight and hearing of a provider or personnel who have a Level One fingerprint clearance card.

5. "Juvenile" means an individual who is less than 18 years of age.

6. "Level One fingerprint clearance card" means the same as A.R.S. § 41-1758.07(A).

7. "License" means the whole or part of a Department permit, registration, or similar form of permission or authorization required by law, but does not include a foster home license.

8. "Person" means a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person.

9. "Provider" means a federally recognized Indian tribe, county, political subdivision, military base, or person with whom the Department contracts or licenses to provide services to juveniles.

10. "Personnel" means paid or unpaid persons who have or may have direct contact with juveniles or provide services directly to juveniles for a provider, including the provider, consultants, subcontractors, volunteers, students, and persons otherwise affiliated with the provider.

11. "Services directly to juveniles" means in-person interaction between a provider or personnel and a juvenile.

12. "Supervised" means that personnel are within direct visual supervision at all times when providing services of any nature directly to juveniles, including psychological, medical, or any ancillary services.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-1-401

Adopted by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 2555, effective 11/30/2015.