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Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITYChapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - SOCIAL SERVICES
Article 50 - CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SYSTEM
Section R6-5-5007 - Provider Listing Status

Ariz. Admin. Code § 6-5-5007

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Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section R6-5-5007 - Provider Listing Status
A. Regulated Providers:
1. When the Department learns that a regulatory agency has suspended a regulated provider's license, certificate, or alternate approval, the Department shall direct a Contractor to change the provider's listing status from referral listing to information only listing, using the process in R6-5-5009.
2. If a Contractor has changed a provider to information only listing status under subsection (A)(1), the Department shall direct the Contractor to return the provider to referral listing status if the regulatory agency removes the provider's suspension status.
3. The Department shall notify the provider in writing when the Department returns the provider to referral status. The Department shall send the notice within 10 work days of the change in status, and shall include the effective date of the change.
B. Registered Providers:
1. When the Department receives a complaint or is notified that a registered provider may have failed or may be unable to meet the needs of a family due to one of the following circumstances, the Department shall direct a Contractor to change a registered provider's listing status from referral listing to information listing using the process in R6-5-5009:
a. A child has allegedly been abused, neglected, exploited, or abandoned while in the registered provider's care;
b. A registered provider has allegedly been involved in activities or circumstances that may threaten the health, safety, or emotional well-being of a child, including, acts of physical violence, domestic disputes, or incidents involving deadly weapons or dangerous or narcotic drugs; or
c. As determined by DHS, a registered provider has allegedly violated state law by providing care to more than four children at any one time for compensation.
2. If a Contractor has changed a registered provider to information only listing status, as prescribed in subsection (B)(1), the Department shall direct the Contractor to return the registered provider to referral listing status if one of the following occurs:
a. Child Protective Services or a law enforcement agency determines that the allegation cannot be substantiated;
b. Child Protective Services or a law enforcement agency determines that the threat to a child has been eliminated; or
c. DHS determines that the registered provider may continue child care activities without obtaining a certificate or license.
3. As used in subsection (B)(2), substantiation by a law enforcement agency means that law enforcement has referred a case to a prosecutorial agency with a recommendation to file charges.
4. The Department shall notify the registered provider in writing when the provider is returned to referral status. The Department shall send the notice within 10 work days of the change in status, and shall include the effective date of the change.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-5-5007

Adopted effective August 11, 1976 (Supp. 76-4). Section repealed effective November 8, 1982 (Supp. 82-6). New Section adopted effective November 19, 1996 (Supp. 96-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 2956, effective July 1, 2002 (Supp. 02-2).