Section 7 AAC 53.365 - Payment to child placement agencies(a) The department will pay for child placement services when the department has entered into an agreement with a child placement agency licensed under AS 47.32 and in compliance with the additional applicable standards and requirements of 7 AAC 56.(b) The department will pay for the cost of foster care to a child placement agency under an agreement that meets the requirements of (a) of this section. The department will list the rates in the agreement to be paid by the child placement agency to the foster parents and for associated expenses related to child placement services. The child placement agency is responsible for direct payment to the foster parents.(c) The department may, authorize a child placement agency to pay for the cost of subsidized adoption or subsidized guardianship under agreement as specified in (a) of this section. If payment for subsidized adoption or subsidized guardianship is included in the agreement, the department will list the rates in the agreement to be paid by the child placement agency to the adoptive or guardianship parents. The child placement agency is responsible for direct payment of those subsidies. The department will list the rates in the agreement to be paid for expenses related to child placement services for adoption and guardianship.(d) In this section, "child placement services" includes (1) planning for a child's care and treatment;(2) selection of a particular foster home, guardianship, or adoption setting for a child;(3) carrying out activities of the agency specified in the child's care and treatment plan and, if applicable, the child's case plan;(4) supervision of a child's care; and(5) training and technical assistance of the care setting for a child.Eff. 1/1/2001, Register 156; am 4/13/2011, Register 198; am 12/10/2011, Register 200; am 8/1/2015, Register 215, October 2015; am 7/1/2022, Register 242, July 2022Authority:AS 25.23.200
AS 25.23.210
AS 47.10.080
AS 47.14.010
AS 47.14.100