Title 47 — Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions
34 chapters · 745 sections in this title.
AS 47.20.005 Secs. 47.20.005 — 47.20.020. Purpose; assistance. [Repealed, § 4 ch 77 SLA 1992.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 47.20.030 Secs. 47.20.030 — 47.20.040. Appropriations; purpose. [Repealed, § 6 ch 77 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 47.20.050 Definitions. [Repealed, § 4 ch 77 SLA 1992.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 47.20.060 Purpose.
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It is the purpose of AS 47.20.060 — 47.20.290 to (1) subject to the availability of funding, provide quality learning and related early intervention family support services to eligible children under the age of three who have developmental delays or disabilities and, on a discret…
AS 47.20.070 Establishment of early intervention services system program.
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(a) The department, with the assistance of the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education, shall establish a coordinated, comprehensive, statewide system of multidisciplinary interagency programs that provide appropriate early intervention services to eligible perso…
AS 47.20.075 Grant authority.
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The department may award grants for covered services to children and their families who are eligible under AS 47.20.060 — 47.20.290.
AS 47.20.080 Program eligibility.
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(a) A child and the child's family are eligible for core early intervention services and additional early intervention services under AS 47.20.060 — 47.20.290 if the child is under the age of three and (1) experiencing developmental delay or disability; or (2) at risk of experien…
AS 47.20.090 Finding and evaluating eligible participants.
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(a) The department shall establish a comprehensive system for finding children and their families who are eligible for services under AS 47.20.060 — 47.20.290. This child find system must (1) include a public awareness program focusing on early identification of developmentally d…
AS 47.20.100 Individualized family service plan.
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The individualized family service plan developed under AS 47.20.090(b)(2) shall be based on the evaluation conducted under AS 47.20.090(b)(1) and must include, subject to AS 47.20.080(b), (1) provisions for case management services to implement the plan, including the name of the…
AS 47.20.110 Other duties of the department.
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(a) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement AS 47.20.060 — 47.20.290, including regulations (1) for personnel development, including preservice and in-service training programs for providers of early intervention services; (2) to govern resolution of intra-a…
AS 47.20.290 Definitions.
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Article 2. Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program. In AS 47.20.060 — 47.20.290, (1) “additional early intervention services” means (A) family training and counseling; (B) speech pathology and audiology; (C) occupational therapy; (D) physical ther…
AS 47.20.300 Department to implement program.
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The department shall plan, develop, and implement a hearing screening, tracking, and intervention program to facilitate compliance with the requirements of AS 47.20.310 — 47.20.390.
AS 47.20.310 Screening requirements.
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(a) Subject to (b) of this section, the physician in attendance at or immediately after the birth of a child in a hospital in this state, or, if a physician is not in attendance at or immediately after the birth, the person attending the newborn child in a hospital in this state,…
AS 47.20.320 Reporting and tracking program.
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(a) The department shall develop and implement a reporting and tracking system for newborns and infants screened for hearing loss in order to provide the department with information and data to effectively plan, establish, monitor, and evaluate the newborn and infant hearing scre…
AS 47.20.330 Intervention program.
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(a) The department shall establish guidelines for the provision of follow-up care for newborn and infant children in the state who have been identified as having or being at risk of developing a hearing loss. The services recommended must include appropriate follow-up care for ne…
AS 47.20.340 Outreach campaign.
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The department shall conduct a community outreach and awareness campaign to inform medical providers, pregnant women, and families of newborns and infants of the newborn and infant hearing screening, tracking, and intervention program and the value of early hearing screening, tra…
AS 47.20.350 Report.
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The department shall prepare an annual report for the governor about the newborn and infant hearing screening, tracking, and intervention program administered under AS 47.20.310 — 47.20.390. The report must include recommendations on improving the early screening, tracking, and i…
AS 47.20.360 Performance evaluation.
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(a) The department shall collect and compile performance data on the early hearing screening, tracking, and intervention program established under AS 47.20.300 — 47.20.390 to ensure that the program is in compliance with AS 47.20.300 — 47.20.390 and the regulations adopted under …
AS 47.20.390 Definitions.
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In AS 47.20.300 — 47.20.390, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of health; (2) “department” means the Department of Health; (3) “follow-up care” means all of the following: (A) services necessary to diagnose and confirm a hearing loss; (B) ongoing audiological services to …