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7 AAC 50.880. Resident grievances. A residential psychiatric treatment center shall establish a grievance procedure by which a resident, or a parent, Indian custodian, or guardian may seek redress of a grievance by a resident or on behalf of a resident. The residential psychiatric treatment center shall give a copy of the grievance procedure to the division, shall deliver a copy to each resident and to each resident’s parent, Indian custodian, or guardian, and shall post a summary of the grievance procedure in at least two places in the facility where the residents are likely to see it. (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 50.880, by substituting a reference to AS 47.32.030 (centralized licensing) for the references to AS 47.14.100, 47.14.120, and repealed AS 47.35.010. 7 AAC 50.885. Educational services for residents. A residential psychiatric treatment center shall provide, within the facility, a school program for residents that provides the type and quality of education that is offered in the community. The residential psychiatric treatment center shall develop procedures to ensure that each resident has educational guidance by qualified personnel. As part of the resident’s transition toward discharge from the facility, the residential psychiatric treatment center may arrange for the resident to attend school outside the facility. (Eff. 6/21/2001, Register 158) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.29.020 AS 47.32.030