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and at least three years of supervised child-placing experience. (b) Level II child placing workers shall carry out the following responsibilities:

(1) approval of admission of a child into the child placement program;

(2) approval of the intake study;

(3) approval of a specific residential child care facility, foster home, adoptive home, or guardianship home for the child’s initial and any subsequent placement;

(4) approval of licensing evaluations and home studies for foster homes;

(5) professional supervision of less qualified or experienced staff, if any, including planning for staff development and corrective action in regard to child placement decisions. (Eff. 1/1/2001, Register 156) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.30.020 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 conforming technical revisions under sec. 138, E.O. 121 and AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the authority citation that follows 7 AAC 56.220 to substitute references to AS 44.30.020 and AS 47.32.030 for the references to AS 44.29.020 and AS 47.35.010. 7 AAC 56.230. Level I child placing worker qualifications. (a) An agency shall ensure level I child placing workers at least meet one of the following qualifications:

(1) a bachelor’s degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university;

(2) 60 semester hours of college credit or an associate degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and one year of supervised child placing experience;

(3) a high school diploma or general educational development diploma and three years of supervised child placing experience;

(4) a high school diploma or general equivalency degree and direct supervision from a person meeting one of the above qualifications.