Sec. 47.14.120. Standards of care.
The department shall establish standards of care and adopt regulations desirable for the welfare of every child under its care.
Sec. 47.14.130. Payment of costs.
The department shall pay the proper and necessary costs of the court and witnesses and other expenses necessarily incurred in the enforcement of AS 47.14.100 – 47.14.130.
Sec. 47.14.100. Powers and duties of department over care of child.
(a) Subject to (e), (f), and (i) – (m) of this section, the department shall arrange for the care of every child committed to its custody by placing the child in a foster home or in the care of an agency or institution providing care for children inside or outside the state. The department may […]
Sec. 47.14.110. Department inspections; reports by foster homes and institutions.
(a) A representative of the department shall visit, as often as is considered necessary, every foster home or institution in which a child is placed, and, if not satisfied as to the care given, may remove the child from the foster home or institution and place the child elsewhere. (b) The person or institution receiving […]
Sec. 47.14.112. Training and workload standards; reports to legislature.
(a) The department shall implement workload standards and a training program for employees who supervise the care of children committed to the supervision or custody of the department under AS 47.10, work with families to prevent the removal of a child from the child’s home under AS 47.10, or investigate reports of harm under AS […]
Sec. 47.14.115. Training of foster parents.
(a) If the department has placed a child in a foster home, the department shall, no less often than once quarterly, make available training that will assist the foster parent or parents in providing care that will meet the needs of the child placed in the home and the requirements established by the department in […]