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(a) The provisions of this chapter apply to a residential child care facility licensed or required to be licensed by the Department of Health under AS 47.10.300 and 47.10.392; AS 47.32.020; or AS 47.80.140. (b) In the event of a conflict between a generally applicable requirement and a specific requirement applicable to a particular facility, the requirement specifically applicable to the facility applies. (Eff. 1/1/96, Register 136; am 7/1/2022, Register 242) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.29.020 AS 47.32.030 7 AAC 50.010. Exemptions from licensure requirements. (a) The following persons are exempt from the licensure requirements of AS 47.32 and this chapter:

(1) a person caring for a child in the child’s own home, whether related to the child or not;

(2) repealed 7/1/2022;

(3) a person operating a residential child care facility on a United States Department of Defense installation or on a federal reserve;

(4) a person licensed as an assisted living home under AS 47.33 who admits a child for care depending on an evaluation of

(A) the number, ages, needs, and characteristics of children that the facility intends to admit for care;

(B) the physical accommodations, staff qualifications, plan for supervision, and health and safety provisions; and

(C) the proposed length of stay of children in the program;

(5) a person providing boarding care exclusively for children 16 years of age and older if

(A) each parent of a child has agreed to the placement of the child in a home selected by the school in which the child is enrolled; and