DCS; training; child placement; management
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Overview
This bill makes changes to the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) to improve its operations and child safety practices. It requires the DCS to establish an audit team to review its performance and data management, updates licensing requirements for foster homes, including fingerprint checks and training hours, and clarifies placement procedures, particularly for kinship foster care. The bill also strengthens worker qualifications and oversight to ensure child safety and legal rights are protected.
Key provisions
- Establishes an audit team within the DCS to review department performance and data accuracy.
- Updates foster home licensing requirements, including fingerprint clearance card requirements and ongoing training hours.
- Clarifies kinship foster care placement procedures, including consent requirements and financial support.
- Requires child safety workers to have valid fingerprint clearance cards and undergo specific training.
- Modifies temporary custody limits for children in DCS care.
- Requires cooperation and coordination between DCS, the Office of Child Welfare Investigations, and the Inspections Bureau.
- Addresses alterations to client files to prevent fraud or misrepresentation.
- Specifies requirements for documenting medication administration in group foster homes.
Who is affected
- Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS)
- Foster parents and kinship foster parents
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