Within 30 days of the child entering out-of-home care, the Department shall request a birth certificate for a child who is in the custody of the Department and in out-of-home care, unless the child is returned to the custody of the child’s parent within that 30-day period. If requested for a lawful purpose, the Department shall provide a foster parent or kinship caregiver with the social security number of a child in the foster parent’s or kinship caregiver’s care within 90 days of the foster parent’s or kinship caregiver’s request. The Department shall provide a child in the custody of the Department age 14 years and older with the child’s social security card within 120 days after receipt of a written request from the child. The Department shall provide children in out-of-home care, age six years and older, contact information for the DCS Specialist, attorney, or advocate, and inform the children they may speak with these individuals in private if necessary. If applicable, a summary of the child's history of adjudication on acts of delinquency, if it is a public record and available in the file of the clerk of the superior court. Other behavioral health, special education or medical needs and Known or available medical history including but not limited to: Pertinent family information including but not limited to the names of family members who, by court order, may not visit the child Type of custody and previous living arrangements The Department shall restrict placing children from birth to five years of age in homes where there are children residing who have not been immunized.Īt the time of placing the child, the Department shall share with the out-of-home caregivers a summary of known information regarding the child, including but not limited to: The Department shall consider a child's immunization records, according to the Arizona State Immunization Information System (ASIIS), when deciding on out-of-home care.

The Department shall place a child in the least restrictive type of out-of-home living arrangement available, consistent with the best interests of the child.

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