Ariz. Admin. Code § 6-5-7436

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R6-5-7436 - Runaways and Missing Children

A licensee shall have a written policy and procedures for handling runaways and missing children. The policy shall include at least the following:

1. Procedures for making staff who provide services to a child with a history of or potential for running away, aware of that child's history or potential;

2. Procedures for immediately notifying the designated administrator of the child's facility or that person's designee when a child is discovered to be missing;

3. Procedures for notifying the local law enforcement agency, the child's placing agency or person, and others as necessary;

4. Procedures to prevent runaways; and

5. Procedures for submitting a written report to the child's placing agency or person within five days or the time specified in the placement agreement.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-5-7436

Adopted effective July 1, 1997; filed with the Secretary of State's Office May 15, 1997 (Supp. 97-2).