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(3) one awake caregiver during sleeping hours for every six children who are less than 10 years of age, or one awake caregiver for every 10 children who are 10 years of age or greater, if

(A) the facility has in place procedures for the caregiver to be able to call in another awake staff member as needed; and

(B) the caregiver has access to an on-call mental health professional for consultation. (c) For purposes of this section, the administrator, medical director, or clinical director may each be counted as a caregiver, if the

(1) facility serves nine or fewer children; and

(2) administrator, medical director, or clinical director is

(A) physically present in or adjacent to the treatment or activity unit or other space where the children are currently located, or is present in an area adjoining the location of the children; and

(B) known by the children and other caregivers to be readily accessible and available to meet their needs. (d) The residential psychiatric treatment center shall have procedures in place to add more caregiver staff on any shift if internal or external circumstances justify the use of additional staff to keep the residents or employees safe, or to meet the treatment needs of one or more residents. (Eff. 6/21/2001, Register 158) 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 50.865, by substituting a reference to AS 47.32.030 (centralized licensing) for the references to AS 47.14.100, 47.14.120, and repealed AS 47.35.010. 7 AAC 50.870. Behavior management.