Section 7 AAC 67.360 - Safe sleep(a) A foster parent shall provide beds, cribs, and bedding for the children in the home.(b) A foster parent shall provide children with individual beds and cribs, except that children under six years of age of the same sex may share a bed with approval of the department.(c) For an infant, the foster parent must follow safe sleep practices, including(1) not using soft bedding materials that increase the risk of suffocation, including comforters, pillows, fluffy blankets, crib bumpers that do not stand upright, and stuffed toys;(2) not using sleeping equipment that may allow a child to fall, become entrapped, or have clothing tangled on protrusions;(3) providing each child in care with the child's own sleeping area; and(4) prohibiting co-sleeping; in this paragraph "co-sleeping" means the practice of allowing an infant to share a bed with an adult.Eff. 7/1/2022, Register 242, July 2022Authority:AS 44.30.020
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