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(Eff. 1/1/96, Register 136; am 3/1/98, Register 145; repealed 7/1/2022, Register 242) 7 AAC 50.420. Program in child care facilities. Deleted 7/1/2000. (Eff. 1/1/96, Register 136; am 3/1/98, Register 145) 7 AAC 50.425. Program in residential child care facilities. (a) A residential child care facility shall describe in writing the ways its program will provide treatment, structure, and daily activities designed to promote the individual physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, and emotional development of the children in the facility. The description must address the requirements of this section and also include provisions and policy relating to the applicable requirements of 7 AAC 50.435, 7 AAC 50.440, 7 AAC 50.445, 7 AAC 50.455, 7 AAC 50.460, and any specialization of the facility under 7 AAC 50.600 — 7 AAC 50.650. (b) A facility shall plan routines and activities appropriate to the children’s age and development in a manner that

(1) ensures

(A) consistency through communication between caregivers on different shifts regarding activities and special needs or problems of children;

(B) involvement of children in decision-making regarding the routines and activities of their living group; and

(C) the accommodation of an individual child’s treatment plan; and

(2) includes

(A) routines to meet the children’s basic daily needs;

(B) experiences or training to facilitate independent living, including social skills, family life, personal hygiene, human sexuality, care of clothing and personal belongings, health and nutrition, and money management;

(C) opportunities for religious education and attendance at religious services, group, individual, or family counseling, and attendance at ethnic or cultural events compatible with the child’s treatment plan; a facility shall recognize, encourage, and support the religious beliefs, ethnic and cultural heritage, and language of a child’s birth parent; however, a facility shall respect the preference of a child nine years of age or older;

(D) opportunities for group, individual, or family counseling within or outside the