Arizona Laws 8-263. Order for counseling; administration
A. In addition to or before entering a judgment pursuant to article 4 of this chapter, the court may order parents or guardians of a child referred to the court and the child to attend family counseling programs administered by the court pursuant to this article.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 8-263
- Court: means the juvenile division of the superior court. See Arizona Laws 8-261
- Family counseling programs: means those public and private programs established pursuant to rules and guidelines promulgated and administered by the presiding judge of the juvenile division of the superior court in each participating county and approved by the supreme court for the purpose of strengthening family relationships and prevention of juvenile delinquency. See Arizona Laws 8-261
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Matching funds: means state monies distributed by the supreme court to a participating county on a four-to-one ratio provided by the state and participating county respectively. See Arizona Laws 8-261
B. The court shall determine the frequency of attendance at the counseling sessions provided for in subsection A of this section, the times and locations of the counseling sessions and the areas of counseling to be emphasized. The court may employ personnel and delegate to public and private agencies execution of the family counseling programs. Payment for services necessary to carry out the provisions of this section shall be a county charge to the matching funds as provided in this article.
C. The court may not order a child or the child’s parent or guardian to pay for the cost of counseling sessions or other services that are authorized by this section.
D. This section does not prevent a health insurer that is subject to title 20 or an Arizona health care cost containment system contractor from covering a cost that is related to the child’s treatment or care.