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AS 47.06.010 AS 47.14.010

AS 47.10.080 AS 47.14.120 Editor’s note: A copy of the current rate schedule referred to in 7 AAC 53.030(d) may be obtained or reviewed by contacting the Department of Health and Social Services, Office of Children’s Services, P.O. Box 110630, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0630. The substance of 7 AAC 53.030 was formerly contained in 7 AAC 50.720. The history note for 7 AAC 53.030 does not reflect the history of the earlier provision. The substance of 7 AAC 53.030(e) was formerly contained in 7 AAC 53.130. The history note for 7 AAC 53.030 does not reflect the history of the earlier provision. 7 AAC 53.040. Emergency shelter. (a) The department will authorize emergency shelter rates for a foster home that meets the requirements of 7 AAC 50.610. (b) Emergency shelter rates are 125 percent of the base rate for the age range set out in 7 AAC 53.030(b)(3) and adjusted for geographic differentials. (c) The department will authorize emergency shelter rates only

(1) in an emergency situation in which less than 24-hour notice was given to the foster parents before placement of a child in the home; and

(2) if the foster parents meet the licensure requirements set out in 7 AAC 67.045 before, or at the time of, emergency placement. (d) The department will authorize emergency shelter rates for no more than 10 days for a child in a foster home. However, the department may extend the emergency shelter rates for up to a maximum of 30 days if the department determines that special circumstances exist that necessitate emergency shelter for a longer period. (e) Repealed 7/1/2022. (Eff. 7/1/90, Register 114; am 11/16/94, Register 132; am 1/1/96, Register 136; am 3/31/2005, Register 173; am 8/1/2015, Register 215; am 7/1/2022, Register 242) Statutory Authority: