Title 47 — Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions
34 chapters · 745 sections in this title.
AS 47.15.025 State council.
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The State Council for Interstate Adult and Juvenile Offender Supervision created in AS 33.36.140 shall serve as the state council under AS 47.15.010.
AS 47.15.030 Supplementary agreements.
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The compact administrator may make supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to the compact. If a supplementary agreement requires or contemplates the use of an institution or facility of this state or requires or contemplates the provision of a…
AS 47.15.035 Regulations.
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The Department of Family and Community Services may adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter.
AS 47.15.040 Financial arrangements.
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The compact administrator, subject to the approval of the commissioner of administration, may make or arrange for the payments necessary to discharge the financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by a supplementary agreement made under the compact.
AS 47.15.050 Appointment of attorney or guardian. [Repealed, § 10 ch 37 SLA 2009.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 47.15.060 Enforcement.
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The courts, departments, agencies and officers of this state and its subdivisions shall enforce this compact and shall do all things appropriate to the effectuation of its purposes and intent which are within their respective jurisdiction.
AS 47.15.070 Additional procedures not precluded.
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In addition to the procedures provided under AS 47.15.010 for the return of a runaway juvenile, the states that are participants to the compact, the juvenile, the juvenile's parents or other legal custodian, or the courts of the participating states may agree upon and adopt any p…
AS 47.15.080 Short title.
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This chapter may be cited as the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.
AS 47.17.010 Purpose.
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To protect children whose health and well-being may be adversely affected through the infliction, by other than accidental means, of harm through physical injury or neglect, mental injury, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or maltreatment, the legislature requires the reporting …
AS 47.17.020 Persons required to report.
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(a) The following persons who, in the performance of their occupational duties, their appointed duties under (8) of this subsection, or their volunteer duties under (9) of this subsection, have reasonable cause to suspect that a child has suffered harm as a result of child abuse …
AS 47.17.022 Training.
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(a) A person employed by the state or by a school district who is required under this chapter to report abuse or neglect of children shall receive training on the recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect. (b) Each department of the state and school district that emplo…
AS 47.17.023 Reports from certain persons regarding child sexual abuse material.
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A person providing, either privately or commercially, film, photo, or visual or printed matter processing, production, or finishing services or computer installation, repair, or other services, or Internet or cellular telephone services who, in the process of providing those serv…
AS 47.17.024 Duties of practitioners of the healing arts.
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(a) A practitioner of the healing arts involved in the delivery or care of an infant who the practitioner determines has been adversely affected by, or is withdrawing from exposure to, a controlled substance or alcohol shall immediately notify the nearest office of the department…
AS 47.17.025 Duties of public authorities.
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(a) A law enforcement agency shall immediately notify the department of the receipt of a report of harm to a child from abuse. Upon receipt from any source of a report of harm to a child from abuse, the department shall notify the Department of Law and investigate the report and,…
AS 47.17.027 Duties of school officials.
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(a) If the department or a law enforcement agency provides written certification to the child's school officials that (1) there is reasonable cause to suspect that the child has been abused or neglected by a person responsible for the child's welfare or as a result of conditions …
AS 47.17.030 Action on reports of harm; disclosure.
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(a) If a child, concerning whom a report of harm is made, is believed to reside within the boundaries of a local government exercising health functions for the area in which the child is believed to reside, the department may, upon receipt of the report, refer the matter to the a…
AS 47.17.033 Investigations and interviews.
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(a) In investigating child abuse and neglect reports under this chapter, the department may make necessary inquiries about the criminal records of the parents or of the alleged abusive or neglectful person, including inquiries about the existence of a criminal history record invo…
AS 47.17.035 Duties of department in domestic violence cases.
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(a) In consultation with the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, the department shall develop written procedures for screening reports of harm for abuse and neglect of a child to assess whether there is domestic violence occurring within the family. The procedures mu…
AS 47.17.040 Child protection registry; confidentiality.
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(a) The department shall maintain a child protection registry of all investigation reports, including substantiated findings under AS 47.10 or AS 47.17. (b) Investigation reports and reports of harm filed under this chapter are considered confidential and are not subject to publi…
AS 47.17.050 Immunity.
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(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person who, in good faith, makes a report under this chapter, permits an interview under AS 47.17.027, or participates in judicial proceedings related to the submission of reports under this chapter, is immune from civil or crimina…
AS 47.17.060 Evidence not privileged.
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Neither the physician-patient nor the husband-wife privilege is a ground for excluding evidence regarding a child's harm, or its cause, in a judicial proceeding related to a report made under this chapter.
AS 47.17.064 Photographs and x-rays.
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(a) The department or a practitioner of the healing arts may, without the permission of the parents, guardian, or custodian, take the following actions with regard to a child who the department or practitioner has reasonable cause to suspect has suffered physical harm as a result…
AS 47.17.068 Penalty for failure to report.
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A person who fails to comply with the provisions of AS 47.17.020 or 47.17.023 and who knew or should have known that the circumstances gave rise to the need for a report, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
AS 47.17.069 Protective injunctions.
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(a) A court may enjoin or limit a person from contact with a child if the attorney general establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the person (1) has sexually abused a child; (2) has physically abused a child; or (3) has engaged in conduct that constitutes a clear and…
AS 47.17.070 [Renumbered as AS 47.17.290.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 47.17.290 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “athletic coach” means (A) a paid leader or assistant of a sports team; or (B) a volunteer leader or assistant of a sports team who volunteers as a leader or assistant of a sports team for more than four hours a week; (2) “child” means a person under 18 years…
AS 47.18.010 Development of statewide plan.
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Article 2. Public Information About Programs. (a) With the advice of the Alaska Human Relations Commission, the department shall develop a comprehensive statewide plan to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of state programs that relate to the prevention of adolescent pregnan…
AS 47.18.050 Public awareness campaign.
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Article 3. Adolescent Pregnancy Projects. (a) The department shall develop and implement statewide a continuing public awareness campaign, including appropriate public forums and workshops, radio and television public service announcements, and press releases designed to (1) comm…
AS 47.18.100 State funding authorized.
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In order to encourage and support community-based initiatives to combat the many problems associated with adolescent pregnancy and parenthood, the department shall, from appropriations for that purpose, give grants or award contracts to fund a percentage of the cost of local proj…
AS 47.18.110 Eligible projects.
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(a) Projects funded under AS 47.18.100 shall be designed with a holistic approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of adolescent parenthood and a broad array of related circumstances, such as low self-esteem, domestic violence, substance abuse, economic security, financial …
AS 47.18.120 Applications for project funding.
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(a) A person or group seeking funding under AS 47.18.100 shall apply to the department on a form provided by the department. (b) When applying under (a) of this section, the applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the proposed project (1) has been de…
AS 47.18.140 Promotion of program and projects.
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Article 4. Adolescent Peer Counseling. (a) The department shall take appropriate actions to publicize the availability of funds under AS 47.18.100 — 47.18.140. (b) The department shall annually conduct regional conferences or workshops across the state to (1) showcase the activit…
AS 47.18.200 Peer counselor program.
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(a) The department shall develop and implement a continuing statewide program of technical support and assistance to encourage school districts, municipalities, and nonprofit corporations incorporated under AS 10.20 that initiate implementation, or that are considering implementa…
AS 47.18.300 Program authorized.
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(a) The department, in coordination with local public and private agencies, shall design, develop, and implement a foster care transition program to provide support and services to individuals who (1) reach or have reached the age of 16 or older while in state foster care and hav…
AS 47.18.310 Program design.
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The department, in coordination with local public and private agencies, shall design the program as a continuation of the training efforts related to independent living skills that were initiated when the state foster care recipients were identified as being likely to remain in s…
AS 47.18.320 Program development.
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(a) Subject to the availability of an appropriation made for the purposes of AS 47.18.300 — 47.18.390, the program may provide (1) education and vocational training; (2) assistance in obtaining educational and vocational training; (3) career and employment services; (4) training …
AS 47.18.330 Program implementation.
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(a) The department may implement the program through the award of contracts or grants to qualified entities to provide services under the program. The department may award contracts and grants if the contracts and grants further the purposes of and meet the requirements of AS 47.…
AS 47.18.390 Definitions.
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Article 6. General Provisions. In AS 47.18.300 — 47.18.390, (1) “program” means the foster care transition program authorized under AS 47.18.300 — 47.18.390; (2) “qualified entities” means municipalities, other political subdivisions of the state, nonprofit corporations formed un…
AS 47.18.900 Definition.
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In this chapter, “department” means the Department of Family and Community Services.
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…