Section 7 AAC 56.510 - Placement requirements(a) Except in an emergency placement or for respite care, an agency may not place a child in foster or residential care without (1) an intake evaluation developed in accordance with 7 AAC 56.320 and service plan for the child and the child's family developed according to 7 AAC 56.340;(2) an authorization to place the child according to 7 AAC 56.370;(3) a placement agreement developed in accordance with 7 AAC 56.500;(5) if the placement is for residential care arrangements to participate in the development of the child's treatment plan in accordance with 7 AAC 50.330; and(6) if the placement is for foster care, an evaluation of the prospective foster home according to the requirements of 7 AAC 56.550 and 7 AAC 56.560.(b) At or before placing a child in foster or residential care, an agency shall provide the foster parents or workers responsible for the child's care with all information from the intake study relating to the child's needs and the agency's plans for care and management.(c) In an emergency placement, an agency shall provide all available intake study information relating to the child's needs and the agency's plans for care and management to foster parents or workers responsible for the child's care and shall provide remaining relevant information from the intake study within 10 working days of completion of the intake study.Eff. 1/1/2001, Register 156; am 7/1/2022, Register 242, July 2022Authority:AS 44.30.020
AS 47.32.030