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and maintain conferences at least monthly between the supervisor and caregivers regarding needs and treatment plans of specific children in care and techniques or procedures to meet each child’s needs and to implement each child’s treatment plan. (c) If a residential child care facility with one or more employees or contractors does not have a supervisory or administrative individual qualified to supervise mental health professionals, the facility shall contract or otherwise arrange for supervision of mental health activity. (Eff. 1/1/96, Register 136; am 3/1/98, Register 145; am 1/1/2001, Register 156) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.29.020 AS 47.32.030 Editor’s note: Effective July 1, 2022, Executive Order 121 split the former Department of Health and Social Services into the Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services. As of Register 242 (July 2022), the regulations attorney made a conforming technical revision under sec. 138, E.O. 121 and AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the authority citation that follows 7 AAC 50.240, by substituting a reference to AS 47.32.030 (centralized licensing) for AS 47.35.010, a statute that was repealed in 2005. 7 AAC 50.250. Orientation and training. (a) A facility with one or more employees or contractors shall provide an orientation to each caregiver that includes

(1) the facility’s policies and procedures, including responsibilities of the caregiver;

(2) satisfying special needs of specific children, where appropriate; and

(3) emergency procedures and health and safety measures. (b) The orientation required in (a) of this section must begin at the time of employment or work and be completed within the succeeding eight weeks. (c) Training hours required in this section are clock hours and may include any training that is relevant to the caregiver’s primary job responsibilities. A facility may count informal training that increases caregiver skills. Documentation must include the date, subject, method of training, and the name of the person who conducted the training. (d) A residential child care facility shall have on duty at all times at least one caregiver with a valid first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, unless the courses for