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(2) the parent of the child gives written consent for a specified longer period and authorizes emergency medical and surgical care for the child. (n) A shelter home

(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 from 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. (Eff. 1/1/96, Register 136; am 3/1/98, Register 145; am 7/1/2022, Register 242) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.29.020 AS 47.10.392

AS 47.10.300 AS 47.32.030 7 AAC 50.625. Wilderness and adventure experiences in residential child care facilities. (a) A residential child care facility may not provide wilderness or adventure experiences for a period longer than four days without a wilderness and adventure experience specialization approved by the department. (b) A facility must base an experience on a plan that addresses each requirement in this section. A plan for each experience of more than four days’ duration must be submitted to the department for review and approval at least 30 days in advance of the experience. A facility shall ensure that each staff member involved in the experience reviews the plan and that a copy of the plan is taken on each experience away from the facility. (c) A facility shall ensure that the plan required under (b) of this section establishes emergency procedures and injury control procedures for any wilderness or adventure experience the facility conducts. The emergency procedures and injury control procedures must include