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Editor’s note: The substance of 7 AAC 53.020 was formerly contained in 7 AAC 50.710. 7 AAC 53.030. Base rate and rate adjustments. (a) Subject to (b) of this section, the department will pay a base rate for foster care for a child placed by the department or a by tribal entity that has a tribal Title IV-E pass-through maintenance agreement or a memorandum of agreement for state placement in a tribe-licensed foster home with the department. (b) The department will annually review its daily base rates for the care and supervision of children in foster care. Not less than every five years, or when the base rate deviates by 10 percent or more from the previous rate implementation, the department will propose to the legislature a change to the foster care base rates. A change in the base rate becomes effective the state fiscal year following legislative approval. The base rate for care and supervision will be applied to an individual child foster care placement according to the following age ranges:

(1) starting at birth and younger than six years of age;

(2) at least six years of age and younger than 12 years of age;

(3) at least 12 years of age and younger than 21 years of age. (c) Repealed 3/31/2005. (d) The department will publish the in-state rate schedule, containing rates to be paid under this section, before the state fiscal year to which they apply. (e) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, if a reduction in the base rate becomes necessary because appropriations are insufficient, the number of children needing foster care increases, or appropriations are withdrawn, reduced, or limited in any way for payment of base rates under the formula described in (b) of this section, the department will notify foster parents, in advance and in writing, of the amount of the reduction. (Eff. 7/1/90, Register 114; am 11/16/94, Register 132; am 3/31/2005, Register 173; am 4/13/2011, Register 198; am 12/10/2011, Register 200; am 8/1/2015, Register 215; am 7/1/2022, Register 242) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.30.020 AS 47.10.970 AS 47.32.030