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diagnosis, and treatment (EPSDT) schedule of the department’s division of public health in obtaining health care for infants. (g) A facility shall ensure a practicing physician makes postnatal examination of the mother and the infant or that an appointment is made for the examinations before their discharge from the facility. (h) A facility must have a written agreement with each clinic or hospital that is used for obstetrical and related services provided to clients of the maternity home and their infants. The agreement must include any services the clinic or hospital will provide to ensure the facility meets the requirements of 7 AAC 50.700 — 7 AAC 50.790, including training in prenatal care or maintenance of medical records. (Eff. 3/1/98, Register 145) 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 50.770, by substituting a reference to AS 47.32.030 (centralized licensing) for the reference to AS 47.35.010(a)(3), a statute that was repealed in 2005. 7 AAC 50.780. Discharge and aftercare. (a) A facility shall discharge an infant only to the infant’s parent or a licensed child placement agency. (b) A facility must have a written policy that a pregnant individual seeking adoptive placement for her infant shall be referred to a child placement agency or to the department. (c) For a mother leaving a facility, the facility shall provide aftercare services or refer the mother to services in the community. (Eff. 3/1/98, Register 145; am 7/1/2022, Register 242) Statutory Authority: