Frequently Asked Questions

The Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) maintains an electronic registry of immunizations, and Arizona providers are mandated by law to report all immunizations of children ages birth through 18 in Arizona.

To get a copy of a child's immunization records, fill out the ADHS Immunization Record Request Form, and fax (602-364-3285) or email [email protected] the form along with a copy of the Notice to Provider, a copy of your driver's license, and instructions for where the records should be faxed, emailed, or mailed back to you.

You can also pick up a copy of a child's immunization records in person at the Arizona Department of Health Services, Immunization Program Office at 150 N. 18th Avenue, Suite 120 Phoenix, AZ 85007 by bringing the notice to provider and a valid ID.

Your DCS case manager or DDD support coordinator can also assist in obtaining the child's immunization records.

Download a copy of the ADHS Immunization Record Reqeuest Form here.

It is important to start dental care at an early age and continue regularly. Children and youth who are at least 1 year of age, or with the eruption of the first tooth, should receive a dental examination within 30 days of removal and placement into foster care. Regular dental checkups should occur every 6 months following the first visit.

Children and youth in foster care should receive a well-child medical examination, also known as an Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT), within 30 days of removal and placement into foster care. Regular well-child examinations should occur every 12 months thereafter. A child under two years of age will have more frequent wellness exams. Your DCS Specialist or DDD support coordinator will ask you about medical and dental appointments, so it is a good idea to keep records of these.

The Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) is a statewide system of programs and services. AzEIP provides support for families of infants and toddlers, newborn to 3 years old, with disabilities or delays. The goal is to help these children reach their full potential. A newborn to 3-year-old child who is the victim of abuse or neglect can get an AzEIP evaluation. For more information on the AzEIP program, call 602-532-9960, toll free 1-888-439-5609 or visit the website at https://des.az.gov/services/disabilities/developmental-infant.

Provide care to the child in a manner that supports independence, self-esteem, respect, value, and dignity.
Actively participate in the child's Planning Team.
Attend medical appointments, therapeutic appointments and advanced training to appropriately meet the child's medical/therapeutic needs.
Report incidents to the DDD Support Coordinator, DCS case manager, and your licensing worker if you are licensed, as well as complete a DDD Incident Report form.

The child's assigned DCS Specialist should provide you with the child’s Health and Medical Report. Ask the DCS Specialist to provide all medical information that is in the child's file. With the Notice to Provider form that you receive upon the child’s placement into your home, you can also request records from past medical, dental, vision, and behavioral health providers.

Licensed foster parents should notify DCS and their licensing agency within 24 hours if the child has an illness, injury, change of medication, or medication error that results in seeking medical attention.

Licensed foster parents are to notify DCS and their licensing agency immediately if the child dies, has a serious illness or injury requiring hospitalization, or receives urgent care or emergency room treatment and whenever emergency services (911) is contacted.

Within 24 hours of any of the above noted incidents, licensed foster parents shall complete an Unusual Incident Report form and submit it to their licensing agency. Unlicensed kinship foster parents are to notify DCS within 2 hours of the following death of a child or hospitalization (medical or psychiatric). Unlicensed kinship foster parents are to notify DCS within 48 hours if the child becomes seriously ill.