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7 AAC 53.199. Definitions. In 7 AAC 53.010 — 7 AAC 53.199, unless the context requires otherwise,

(1) “child” has the meaning given in AS 47.10.990;

(2) “child’s placement plan” means a plan developed to ensure appropriate goals and objectives for a child placed by the department in a foster home, including identification of the person responsible for implementing provisions of the plan; however, a placement plan is not a full case plan for a family with a child in foster care;

(3) “custody of a tribal entity” means children under the custody of a tribe through a tribal court;

(4) “department” means the Department of Family and Community Services;

(5) “difficulty-of-care augmented rates” means higher care and service levels for foster care that are designed to meet the higher difficulty-of-care levels of children and their families;

(6) “foster care” means responsibility and care for a child who is placed by the department or through a tribal entity that has a tribal Title IV-E maintenance pass-through agreement approved by the department;

(7) “foster home” means a home that

(A) is licensed under AS 47.32;

(B) is in compliance with the additional applicable standards and requirements of 7 AAC 10 and 7 AAC 67; and

(C) provides care for a child who is