Section R9-10-1612. Children’s Behavioral Health Respite Services

A.      A provider may provide children’s behavioral health respite services for up to four recipients if at least two of the recipients are siblings.

B.       For a behavioral health respite home that provides children’s behavioral health respite services, a provider shall:

1.        Have   a  valid  fingerprint  clearance  card   according  to

A.R.S. § 36-425.03; and

2.        Ensure that:

a.         If an adult other that a provider is present in the behavioral health respite home, the provider super- vises the adult when and where a recipient is pres- ent;

b.        A recipient does not share a bedroom with:

i.         An individual that, based on the other individ- ual’s developmental levels, social skills, verbal skills, and personal history, may present a threat to the recipient;

ii.        Except as provided in subsection (C), an adult; or

iii.      Except as provided in subsection (B)(2)(c), an individual that is not the same gender;

c.         A recipient may share a bedroom with an individual that is not the same gender if the individual is the recipient’s sibling;

d.        A bedroom used by a recipient:

i.         If the bedroom is a private bedroom, contains at least 60 square feet of floor space, not includ- ing the closet; or

ii.        If the bedroom is a shared bedroom:

(1)     Contains at least 100 square feet of floor space, not including a closet, for two indi- vidual occupying the bedroom or contains at least 140 square feet of floor space, not including a closet, for three individuals occupying the bedroom;

(2)     If there are four siblings occupying the bedroom, contains at least 140 square feet of floor space, not including a closet;

(3)     Provides space between beds or bunk beds; and

(4)     Provides sufficient space for an individual in the bedroom to have unobstructed access to the bedroom door;

iii.      For a recipient under three years of age, may contain a crib;

iv.       Except for a recipient under three years of age who has a crib, contains a bed for the recipient that is at least 36 inches wide and at least 72 inches long, and consists of at least a frame and mattress and clean linens; and

v.        Contains individual storage space for personal effects and clothing such as shelves, a dresser, or chest of drawers;

e.         Clean linens for a bed include a mattress pad, sheets large enough to tuck under the mattress, pillows, pil- low cases, waterproof mattress covers as needed, and blankets to ensure warmth and comfort of a recipient;

f.         A recipient older than three years of age does not sleep in a crib;

g.        Clean and non-hazardous toys, educational materi- als, and physical activity equipment are available and accessible to recipients in a quantity sufficient to meet each recipient’s needs and are appropriate to each recipient’s age and developmental level; and

h.        The following are stored in a labeled container sepa- rate from food storage areas and inaccessible to a recipient:

i.         Materials and chemicals labeled as a toxic sub- stance, and

ii.        Substances that have a child warning label and may be a hazard to a recipient.

C.      If a recipient is younger than 2 years of age and sleeps in a crib, the recipient may sleep in a crib placed in a provider’s bedroom.

Historical Note

New Section R9-10-1612 renumbered from R9-10-1611 and amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, pursuant to Laws 2013, Ch. 10, § 13; effective July 1,

2014 (Supp. 14-2).