Section 7 AAC 67.180 - Critical incident records(a) A licensee shall report critical incidents immediately or as soon as reasonably possible to the licensing specialist and to(1) the child's caseworker, during normal work hours; or(2) the department staff who are responsible for after-office hours intake and on-call services.(b) The incidents to be reported include (1) any reasonable cause to believe that a child has suffered child abuse or neglect;(2) serious injury or illness of a child in care requiring attention by medical personnel outside of the foster home;(3) the death of a child, licensee, or household member;(4) suicidal or homicidal ideations, gestures, or attempts by a child in foster care or any other household member;(5) any use of a physical, chemical, or mechanical restraint on a foster child;(6) any disclosures of sexual or physical abuse of a child reported to the licensee;(7) sexual contact between two or more children associated with the foster home;(8) physical assaults between two or more children associated with the foster home;(9) physical or sexual assaults of a foster parent or household members by children;(10) any incidents of medication, prescription or nonprescription, incorrectly administered or not taken as prescribed;(11) hospitalization or inpatient services or treatment of a licensee;(12) change in the physical health, mental health, or medications of a household member that could affect the ability of the member or the family to meet the health, safety, or well-being needs of a child in care; and(13) a circumstance in which a licensee or household member is arrested, charged with, convicted of, found not guilty by reason of insanity, or adjudicated as a delinquent for any criminal activity by any law enforcement agency, including state, local, tribal, or military agencies.(c) A licensee shall report and cooperate with law enforcement when a child in care is missing or has run away from the foster home.Eff. 7/1/2022, Register 242, July 2022Authority:AS 44.30.020
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