Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-3-305

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R9-3-305 - Admission and Release of Enrolled Children

A. A certificate holder shall ensure that:

1. An enrolled child is signed into and signed out from the child care group home by:

a. The enrolled child's parent;

b. An individual authorized in writing or by telephone by the enrolled child's parent; or

c. The enrolled child, if the enrolled child is a school-age child and the enrolled child's parent has given written permission for the enrolled child to self-admit or self-release;

2. The individual signing the enrolled child into or out from the child care group home:

a. Records the time of the enrolled child's arrival or departure, and

b. Signs the attendance record with at least the first initial of the individual's first name and the individual's last name; and

3. The attendance record is maintained on the premises for 12 months from the date of the attendance record.

B. If an enrolled child gives a staff member written permission for the enrolled child to self-admit or self-release, the certificate holder shall ensure that the staff member verifies permission with the enrolled child's parent before the enrolled child is allowed to self-admit or self-release.

C. If an individual who is unknown to a staff member present comes to sign out an enrolled child, the certificate holder shall ensure that before releasing the child to the individual the staff member reviews:

1. The enrolled child's Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card to verify that the enrolled child's parent has authorized the individual to sign out the child; and

2. A driver's license or other picture identification to verify the individual's identity.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-3-305

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 1214, effective September 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Section repealed; new R9-3-305 renumbered from R9-3-310 and amended by exempt rulemaking at 17 A.A.R. 1530, effective September 30, 2011 (Supp. 11-3).