Ariz. Admin. Code § 21-9-101

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 42, October 18, 2024

Section R21-9-101 - Definitions

The definitions contained in A.R.S. & 8-101 and R21-5-301 apply in this Chapter. In addition, and where inconsistent with the definitions in R21-5-301, the following definitions apply in this Chapter:

1. "Adoption agency applicant" means the individual completing an application for a license to operate an adoption agency in Arizona on behalf of the individual or on behalf of the adoption agency. "Adoption agency applicant" also includes the adoption agency for which the individual is applying.

2. "Child restraint system" means an add-on child restraint system, a built-in child restraint system, a factory-installed built-in child restraint system, a rear-facing child restraint system, or a booster seat.

3. "Child welfare field" means an area of endeavor that provides a set of services designed to protect children and encourage family stability. These typically include investigation of alleged child abuse and neglect, foster care, adoption services and services aimed at supporting at-risk families so they can remain intact.

4. "Client" means a prospective adoptive parent and the child who is or would be the subject of an adoption performed by the adoption agency.

5. "Human services field" means any area of study that moves the human experience forward; including, psychology, sociology, social work, medicine, and education.

6. "Office of Licensing and Regulation" or "OLR" means the administration within DCS that is responsible for reviewing and evaluating applications for licensure; supervising and monitoring licensees; and completing all official licensing actions, including issuing, denying, amending, suspending, and revoking a license.

7. "Person" means a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or society, as well as a natural person.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-9-101

New section made by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 3524, effective 1/24/2016.