1. 1. “Administration” means the Department’s organizational unit responsible for licensing or providing benefits or services that are the subject of an adverse action. The administrations covered by this Article are: OLR, CMDP, ILP, TILP, adoption subsidy and guardianship subsidy.
2. 2. “Administrative appeal” means a written request to the Department to contest an adverse action at an administrative hearing.
3. 3. “Administrative Law Judge” or “ALJ” means the same as A.R.S. § 41-1092(1).
4. 4. “Adoption agency” means the same as “agency” in A.R.S. § 8-101(2).
5. 5. “Adoption subsidy” means the same as A.R.S. § 8-141(A)(1) and includes the non-recurring adoption expense program under A.R.S. § 8-161 et seq.
6. 6. “Adverse action” means the denial, suspension, or revocation of a foster home license, Child Welfare Agency license, and adoption agency license, or a denial or reduction of guardianship subsidy, adoption subsidy, or CMDP, ILP, or TILP services.
7. 7. “Appealable agency action” means the same as A.R.S. § 41-1092(3).
8. 8. “Appellant” means the party who requests a hearing with the Department to challenge an adverse action under R21-1-303.
9. 9. “Applicant” means a person who has applied for a license issued by the Department or for benefits or services provided by the Department. Benefits and services under this Article include CMDP, ILP, TILP, guardianship subsidy, and adoption subsidy.
10. 10. “Child Welfare Agency” means a person licensed by the Department to engage in the activities defined in A.R.S. § 8-501(A)(1).
11. 11. “CMDP” means the Comprehensive Medical and Dental Program described in A.R.S. § 8-512.
12. 12. “Client” means a person who is licensed or receiving benefits or services from one or more of the Administrations covered by this Article.
13. 13. “Corrective action plan” means a written proposal specified by OLR for a foster parent, or a Child Welfare Agency to remedy the violation of a licensing requirement within a specified time-frame.
14. 14. “Department” or “DCS” means the Arizona Department of Child Safety.
15. 15. “Foster Home” means the same as A.R.S. § 8-501(A)(5) and includes a “Group Foster Home” defined in A.R.S. § 8-501(A)(7).
16. 16. “Foster parent” means the same as A.R.S. § 8-501, and includes anyone licensed for any type of foster home including a group home.
17. 17. “Guardianship subsidy” means the program described in A.R.S. § 8-814.
18. 18. “Independent Living Program” or “ILP” means an array of assistance and support services that DCS provides, contracts, refers, or otherwise arranges to help a person eligible under A.R.S. § 8-521, to transition to adulthood by building the skills and resources necessary to ensure personal safety, well-being, and permanency into adulthood.
19. 19. “Licensee” means a person currently licensed as a foster parent, Child Welfare Agency, or adoption agency.
20. 20. “Noncompliance Status” means the Department has received and substantiated a complaint or a Department representative has observed a violation of an adoption agency’s license that does not endanger the health, safety, or well-being of a client.
21. 21. “Office of Administrative Hearings” or “OAH” means the State’s independent, quasi-judicial, administrative hearing body defined in A.R.S. § 41-1092.01.
22. 22. “Office of Licensing and Regulation” or “OLR” means the administration in the Department responsible for licensing a foster home, Child Welfare Agency and adoption agency.
23. 23. “Person” means an individual, partnership, joint venture, company, corporation, firm, association, society, or institution.
24. 24. “Transitional Independent Living Program” or “TILP” means a program of services that provides assistance and support in counseling, education, vocation and employment, and the attainment or maintenance of housing to a person who qualifies under A.R.S. § 8-521.01.

The following definitions apply in this Article.

Historical Note

New Section made by final exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 2554, effective November 30, 2015 (Supp. 15-4).