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including reunification with the family or development of an alternative plan;

(3) a strategy for fostering positive family relationships for the child and the child’s family, regardless of whether reunification is the goal of the plan;

(4) a description of the services to be provided by the facility, by the child’s parents or agency having custody, from other community resources, and by the department;

(5) plans for family mediation or family involvement, as appropriate;

(6) plans for religious and cultural participation, as appropriate;

(7) plans for education, as appropriate; and

(8) a discharge plan that includes the anticipated date of discharge and the person or agency to whom the child is expected to be discharged, if any. (g) For a child that is expected to reside in a facility for more than 45 days, the facility shall enter into an agreement between the facility and the parent of the child. The agreement must contain the elements of an agreement specified in 7 AAC 50.320(f). (h) A facility shall discharge a runaway child

(1) after 45 days if the facility has not obtained written consent from the child’s parent for the child’s residence at the facility for a period exceeding 45 days, unless the child has been placed in state custody;

(2) after 90 days if the facility has not obtained written consent from child’s parent or the department for the child’s continued residence at the facility for a period exceeding 90 days. (i) A facility

(1) shall make a good faith effort to reunite a child in care with the child’s family, when appropriate;

(2) if reuniting the child with the child’s family is not appropriate, shall attempt to find a safe place for the child to stay with a responsible adult;

(3) may discharge a child age 16 or older care to the child’s self, when necessary and appropriate; and

(4) shall report a proposed discharge of a runaway child to the child’s parent, to the child’s placement worker, and to the department at least 12 hours before the discharge if the discharge is to be made to the child’s self or to the custody of a person other than the child’s parent. (j) A facility that receives state money in an amount that exceeds one-fourth of the program’s costs shall install devices such as door and window alarms to establish the entire facility as semi-secure. In addition,

(1) the devices and installation must meet the approval of the fire safety authority to