Ariz. Admin. Code § 21-7-125

Current through Register Vol. 31, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section R21-7-125 - Staff: Notification; Hiring; Changes; Monthly Report

A. Prior to the staff's start date the licensee shall:

1. Enter the information contained in the completed background check authorization form in the Department's electronic database;

2. Request a Central Registry Check for the staff through the Department's electronic database; and

3. Ensure the staff is in compliance with A.R.S. § 46-141.

B. The Department shall notify the licensee if the staff has a substantiated finding of child abuse or neglect or does not have a valid Level One fingerprint clearance card.

1. If the staff has a substantiated finding on the Central Registry, the licensee shall:

a. For non-disqualifying act provide the Department within 72 hours of notification a written plan detailing the licensee's determination on employment including the staff's job responsibilities; or

b. For disqualifying act where the staff has received a good cause exception as prescribed in A.R.S. §§ 8-804 and 41-619.57, provide the Department within one workday of notification a written statement on a form provided by the Department detailing and the licensee's determination on employment including the staff's job responsibilities; or

c. For a disqualifying act where the staff has not received a good cause exception, provide the Department within one workday of notification a written statement on a form provided by the Department detailing the staff has been suspended or separated from employment with the licensee.

2. If the staff does not have a valid Level One fingerprint clearance card, the licensee shall provide the Department within 72 hours of notification a written statement on a form provided by the Department detailing the staff has been suspended or separated from employment with the licensee.

C. The licensee shall submit to the Department, on a monthly basis, a list of staff on a form provided by the Department.

D. The licensee shall enter any changes to employment, including separation, with the licensee in the Department's electronic database within five workdays from the date of the change.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-7-125

New Section made by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 2231, effective 11/6/2023.