(ii) there is no reasonably available, appropriate, and less restrictive alternative for the child’s treatment or that less restrictive alternatives have been tried and have failed; and
(iii) there is reason to believe that the child’s mental condition could be improved by the course of treatment or would deteriorate if untreated. (b) To place a child in its secure unit or program under (a) of this section, a residential psychiatric treatment center must find through the assessment required by 7 AAC 50.825(b) and by evaluation of all other current professional assessments of and all treatment data available on the child, that a child for whom a court order of authorization or placement in secure care has been entered under (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section, or a child for whom an application for voluntary admission to secure care has been made under (a)(3) of this section, can be appropriately treated in the facility’s secure unit or program. (Eff. 6/21/2001, Register 158) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.29.020 AS 47.10.087 AS 47.32.030
AS 47.10.080 AS 47.12.120 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 50.830, by substituting a reference to AS 47.32.030 (centralized licensing) for the reference to AS 47.35.010, a statute that was
