Office of Licensing and Regulation (OLR)

The Training Unit is responsible for the design and implementation of curricula for OLR for delivery to and use by licensing agencies and licensees.  If you have questions, please contact [email protected].

TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT

As promised, here is the Training Development and Delivery Accountability (TDDA) Unit's Training Calendar for the first half of 2017 (January 2017- June 2017). Please review the course descriptions fully for any prerequisites to attend, and follow the registration instructions to request a seat in the class.  Check back occasionally in the event any unscheduled classes are added/announced.

The Training Unit looks forward to meeting your future training needs.

Training Calendar: January 2017- June 2017

LSI schedules inspection appointments based on the expiration of the foster care or group home license.  As LSI covers the entire state, appointments are scheduled to maximize inspection time and minimize drive time for the inspectors. LSI also offers pool fence consultations with applicants/licensees to help ensure pool fences meet rule (R21-8-113).

Rules R21-6-201 and 211 place certain requirements on the foster home licensing agencies, specifically to ensure the applicant/licensee has “information to help the applicant to prepare for the Life-Safety Inspection” and to “conduct a preliminary inspection of the applicant’s or foster parent’s home to assess compliance with Life-Safety Rules (R21-8-101 et seq.).  OLR will schedule the inspection only after a verification of compliance inspection is completed by the licensing agency.

It is also imperative that LSI be notified of any changes in address, email or phone numbers after the inspection request is received.  Should an applicant/licensee chose to close the application or license after the inspection has been scheduled, LSI should be notified immediately as this will allow us to reschedule another inspection for a potential foster parent awaiting licensure. 

Unfortunately most of the 3246 Life-Safety Inspections completed in 2015 showed significant deficiencies.  This required either OLR or the Licensing Agency to make additional visits to the home to verify the deficiencies were brought into compliance which can significantly lengthen the licensing time-line. 

Questions regarding Life-Safety Inspections can be sent to:  [email protected].

The unit investigates complaints reported to the hotline, community complaints and internal complaints. This unit investigates compliance concerns/violations. This unit is responsible for deploying adverse actions when necessary.

When sending in incident reports to OLR, please send the incident report to [email protected]. Please include in the subject line of the email, “FH” if it is regarding a foster home incident report or “GH” if it is regarding a group home incident report.

The Child Welfare Licensing Unit is responsible for the licensure of group homes and Child Placing and Adoption agencies across the State of Arizona.

Article 74 - LICENSING PROCESS AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES OPERATING RESIDENTIAL GROUP CARE FACILITIES AND OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS

The Family Home Licensing Unit provides licensure of family foster homes across the State of Arizona.

Complaints and Grievances regarding licensed foster parents, group homes, shelters, adoption agencies and Child Placing agencies can be sent to [email protected]