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(1) an agency may not influence or attempt to influence a parent to make a decision to relinquish their child by offering any form of financial or other material incentive;

(2) an agency may not make any payments to, or on behalf of, a parent for goods or services that have already been paid for and may not seek reimbursement for any expense not met by the agency;

(3) an agency may not make any payments to, or on behalf of, a parent for goods or services for which the parent is eligible through public money or private insurance benefits to which the parent is entitled;

(4) an agency may make allowable and reasonable expenditures on behalf of a parent only when a demonstrated need for expenditures related to the pregnancy and adoption exist;

(5) unless an agency can demonstrate that the basic health or safety of the parent or child is in imminent danger, the agency may not, by action or advice, disrupt an existing agreement in which needs are met and then make expenditures to meet those needs;

(6) each expenditure related to an adoption must be documented by receipts that must include date of payment, identification of the payee, purpose, and express indication that money was expended for services rendered or goods provided. (f) In addition to the requirements of (e) of this section related to expenditures of an agency on behalf of birth parents, if any expense appears to be greater than the usual costs in the community, the child-placing agency shall show that the expenditure was appropriate. The agency shall document in its records that all expenses are necessary and that a birth parent does not have a public resource or private insurance benefits to meet these expenses. An agency may meet expenses of the parents after the birth of the child only for the period of time that the birth mother is incapacitated due to childbirth, but not to exceed six weeks postpartum. An agency shall obtain a variance in a particular adoption from the division to meet any expenses for the birth parent beyond six weeks postpartum. (Eff. 1/1/2001, Register 156; am 7/1/2022, Register 242) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.30.020 AS 47.32.030 7 AAC 56.120. Administrator. (a) An agency shall designate an administrator who is qualified under 7 AAC 56.200. The

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(1) an agency may not influence or attempt to influence a parent to make a decision to relinquish their child by offering any form of financial or other material incentive;

(2) an agency may not make any payments to, or on behalf of, a parent for goods or services that have already been paid for and may not seek reimbursement for any expense not met by the agency;

(4) an agency may make allowable and reasonable expenditures on behalf of a parent only when a demonstrated need for expenditures related to the pregnancy and adoption exist;