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Arizona Revised Statutes - Title 36 Public Health and Safety - Chapter 5.1 State Department of Developmental DisabilitiesIn this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Adaptive behavior" means the effectiveness or degree to which the individual meets the standards of personal... A. A developmentally disabled person in this state shall not be denied as the result of the developmental disability the rights, benefits, and privileges guaranteed... A. The department shall function as the developmental disabilities authority for the state of Arizona. B. No provisions of this chapter shall be construed to... A. The developmental disabilities advisory council is established consisting of the following members: 1. One parent or guardian of a child who is under the... A. The director shall: 1. Be responsible for developing and annually revising a statewide plan and initiating statewide programs and service for the developmentally disabled... A. The department may conduct jointly, directly or indirectly, with a school district the placement evaluation of a developmentally disabled person who has applied for... The department shall coordinate with the division of behavioral health in the department of health services in: 1. The development of specialized programs for developmentally... A. The department may use state and federal funds appropriated or otherwise available to it for this purpose to assist in the establishment and maintenance... A. In addition to the Arizona training program facilities at Randolph and Tucson, the director shall establish and maintain a state owned and operated service... A. The department shall operate directly or support and supervise child developmental foster homes and foster homes licensed pursuant to title 8, chapter 5, article... The state operated service center shall provide temporary residential care and space for child and adult services. Residential care includes respite services, crisis intervention and... A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a person with a developmental disability is eligible to apply for developmental disabilities programs, services... 36-560. Admission A. Persons shall be admitted to developmental disabilities programs or services operated by or supported by the department only pursuant to the procedures... A. No psychosurgery, insulin shock or electroshock treatment or experimental drugs shall be administered by the department to any client, nor shall the department license,... A. Money for the support of a person with a developmental disability in a residential program operated or supported by the department, except for children... A. This section governs the review and appeal procedure for decisions relating to the admission, evaluation, assignment to programs and services, care and treatment, discharge... A. Guardians for clients acting under the provisions of this chapter shall be appointed pursuant to title 14, chapter 5, articles 1, 2, 3 and... A. Evaluations of the client's placement shall be made at six-month intervals after a developmentally disabled client has been enrolled in a developmental disabilities program... A. Upon written request from the responsible person for termination of the client from a developmental disabilities program or service operated directly or indirectly by... A. The division shall require qualifications for persons who provide music therapy services through a contract to persons with developmental disabilities. At a minimum these... A. All information obtained and records prepared in the course of providing any services under this chapter to clients shall be confidential and privileged matter.... A. If a health plan, a health care provider licensed or certified pursuant to title 32 or title XIX of the social security act or... A. Improper, abusive treatment or neglect of a developmentally disabled person is prohibited. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Abusive treatment" means: (a) Physical... A. The developmental disabilities fund is established consisting of appropriations and other monies for use for developmental disabilities. The department shall receive and disburse monies... A. A developmentally disabled client services trust fund is established. B. The fund consists of the proceeds of the sale or lease of the real... A. Subject to legislative appropriation, in addition to any existing autism services, the department may provide children's autism services through the division of developmental disabilities... In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Developmental disability" means autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or cognitive disability. 2. "Residential facility" means a home... A. Unrelated persons living together notwithstanding, a residential facility which serves six or fewer persons shall be considered a residential use of property for the... A. An adult developmental home, child developmental foster home or secure facility shall be licensed pursuant to this article. B. Group homes, except for those... A. An applicant for an adult developmental home, child developmental foster home or secure facility license shall submit an application on a form prescribed by... A. The department may issue a provisional license to an applicant or licensee who is temporarily unable to conform to standards of care established by... The department may deny, suspend or revoke a license pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, article 6 for any one or a combination of the... A. The following persons shall be fingerprinted pursuant to section 41-1758.07: 1. A person who is paid or who volunteers to work in a facility... A person who applies for a license for an adult developmental home or a child developmental foster home shall have a valid fingerprint clearance card... A. The department of economic security shall perform programmatic and contractual monitoring of the services it provides or for which it contracts. B. The department... A group home shall allow the following to inspect the facility at reasonable times: 1. Parents and guardians of facility residents. 2. Members of the... The department shall receive reports of complaints about services provided by the department and may refer those reports to licensing, contracting or program authorities, or... A. The division of developmental disabilities in the department shall annually evaluate the need for a secure facility. The evaluation shall identify those persons who... A. The department of economic security shall establish a benefit recovery program for state funded services to persons who receive services pursuant to this chapter... A. The department is entitled to a lien for the charges for hospital or medical care and treatment paid by the department on behalf of... In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Assistant director" means the assistant director of the division of developmental disabilities. 2. "Community supports" means... A. The division shall administer a family support program subject to funding appropriated by the legislature or otherwise available for this purpose. The division shall... A. The division and all districts and local agencies that operate family support programs or administer programs authorized under the social security act shall assist... A. The division may provide family support vouchers for services provided pursuant to chapter 29, article 2 of this title if those services are provided... A. The family support program may assist with other community based resources in developing community based services by establishing a program of grants to districts... A. A person who is eligible for services pursuant to section 36-559 is also eligible to receive services under this article if that person is... Admission into any developmental disabilities family support program or service which is operated or supported by the department shall be subject to the availability of... Last modified: February 20, 2012 |
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