Sec. 47.75.060. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “department” means the Department of Health; (2) “social services” means child care services, protective services for children and adults, services for children and adults in foster care, services related to the management and maintenance of the home, day care services for adults, transportation services, training and related services, employment services, information, […]
Sec. 47.80.130. Powers and duties of the department.
(a) The department shall (1) develop budgets and receive and distribute appropriations and funds under this section; (2) adopt regulations regarding standards of services and facilities for persons with disabilities and the quality of services and the process by which services are to be delivered; (3) adopt any other regulations necessary to implement this chapter; […]
Sec. 47.90.010. Program established.
(a) The commissioner, in consultation with state and local government agencies, community groups, and groups concerned with displaced homemakers, may (1) contract with eligible private profit and nonprofit corporations for multipurpose service centers for displaced homemakers; contracting under this paragraph is governed by AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code); and (2) coordinate existing state programs for […]
Sec. 47.80.135. Gainful employment of persons with disabilities.
(a) When carrying out duties under AS 47.80.130 related to the provision of services to a person with a disability, the department’s primary objective and preferred outcome is to help the person become gainfully employed in the general workforce of the public or private sector in an integrated workplace where persons with disabilities work with […]
Sec. 47.90.020. Services provided by centers.
(a) A multipurpose service center for displaced homemakers established under AS 47.90.010 may provide the following services: (1) job counseling services that (A) are specifically designed for displaced homemakers; (B) counsel displaced homemakers regarding job opportunities; and (C) consider and build on the skills and experience of a homemaker and emphasize job readiness as well […]
Sec. 47.80.140. Licensing and certificates of need.
(a) A person may not establish or operate a residential facility until the facility has been licensed under AS 47.32. (b) A certificate of need is required as a prerequisite for the licensing of a residential facility established after July 1, 1978, and not otherwise provided for in AS 18.07.031 – 18.07.111. A certificate shall […]
Sec. 47.90.030. Employment of displaced homemakers.
The staff positions of multipurpose centers established under AS 47.90.010, including supervisory, technical, and administrative positions, shall to the maximum extent possible be filled by displaced homemakers.
Sec. 47.80.150. Liability for expense of services.
(a) A person with a disability or the person’s legal representative acting in a representative capacity, the person’s spouse, or the person’s parents if the person is a minor shall pay or contribute to the payment of the charges for the care or treatment in accordance with the fee schedule adopted under AS 44.29.022. The […]
Sec. 47.80.160. Transportation.
When an individual is to be treated under this chapter, the department shall arrange, upon the request of a person having a proper interest in the individual’s treatment, and may pay for the individual’s transportation to the designated facility, with appropriate medical or nursing attendants and by the available means that are appropriate and suitable. […]
Sec. 47.80.170. Provision for personal needs upon discharge.
The department shall make arrangements which are necessary to ensure that (1) no patient is discharged or placed on convalescent status from a designated facility without suitable clothing; and (2) an indigent patient discharged or placed on convalescent status is furnished suitable transportation to the patient’s permanent residence in this state or other suitable place […]