Rule 701. General Provisions

(a) Generally. An entity may request that a child be placed in a facility to receive an inpatient assessment and treatment as provided in A.R.S. § 8-272(A) if the child exhibits behavior that indicates the child may suffer from a mental disorder as defined in A.R.S. § 36-501 or is a danger to self or others. Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in A.R.S. §§ 8-271 and -272 apply as used in Rules 701 through 706. (b) Attendance at Hearings. Any entity granted the legal care, custody, and control of the child may attend and participate in all hearings or other proceedings relating to the provision of inpatient psychiatric acute care services for the child. (c) Parties. “Party” for purposes of Rules 701 through 706 is any entity as defined in A.R.S. § 8-271(2), a parent of the child, a guardian, an Indian custodian, an Indian tribe when the child is an Indian child, and the child.