36-698

36-698. Arizona children and families resource
directory; distribution

A. The department of health services shall develop the Arizona children and
families resource directory. The directory shall include a list of private and public
organizations and providers that specialize in early childhood development and the
services included in section 8-701, subsection D. The purpose of the directory is to
enable parents to obtain information that is critical to the development of their young
children without relying on public programs.

B. The department shall distribute the directory to hospitals for distribution to
the families of any newly born child to help these families answer questions concerning
early childhood development.

C. The department of health services shall distribute the directory to the
department of economic security for distribution to program participants in the healthy
families pilot program pursuant to section 8-701.

D. The department may provide the directory to other persons or organizations that
request copies and may charge a fee to cover the department's costs to prepare these
copies.