36-410. County standards and guidelines; delegation
A. The director shall provide counties with nonbinding guidelines for their use in
establishing contract standards for adult foster care providers that do not provide
services pursuant to chapter 29, article 2 of this title. These nonbinding guidelines
shall include standards for the self-administration of drugs that the foster care
provider shall follow in conjunction with home health services and outpatient services.
B. The director shall adopt rules that the counties or the Arizona health care cost
containment system administration shall use in prescribing minimum standards for adult
foster care providers that provide services pursuant to chapter 29, article 2 of this
title. The director shall conform these rules with federally approved applicable
standards for adult foster care homes. The director shall delegate the authority to
enforce these rules to each county that accepts this delegation or to the Arizona health
care cost containment system administration. The department shall monitor an adult
foster care program to ensure compliance with department rules. If a county or the
Arizona health care cost containment system administration does not accept the
delegation, the department shall certify and monitor an adult foster care home pursuant
to section 36-409 if that home seeks to participate in the Arizona long-term care system
pursuant to chapter 29, article 2 of this title.
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