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(c) Child placing workers responsible for the foster home study shall evaluate information obtained during the study process and shall make specific recommendations about the family’s capacity to work with children. The recommendations must address characteristics of children appropriate for placement in the foster home, including age, sex, special needs, and number of children. (Eff. 1/1/2001, Register 156) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.30.020 AS 47.32.030 AS 47.32.032 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 56.550 to substitute references to AS 44.30.020, AS 47.32.030, and 47.32.032 for the references to AS 44.29.020 and AS 47.35.010. 7 AAC 56.560. Verification for foster home licensing. (a) The department may enter into an agreement authorizing an agency to inspect and evaluate applicants for a foster home or foster group home license or renewal of a license under 7 AAC 67 and to monitor the homes, if the department determines that the agency is qualified under AS 47.32 and this chapter to do so. The agreement may authorize an agency to

(1) obtain a completed application for a license or renewal of a license from the applicant;

(2) inspect and evaluate the proposed foster home or foster group home;

(3) request sanitation and environmental or fire safety inspections from authorities if inspections are required by applicable statutes, regulations, or considered necessary by agency;

(4) submit verification to the department that all requirements for licensure have been met; and

(5) provide ongoing monitoring and foster home or foster group home management under 7 AAC 56.570. (b) Upon receiving verification that a home reviewed by the agency meets requirements

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(1) obtain a completed application for a license or renewal of a license from the applicant;

(2) inspect and evaluate the proposed foster home or foster group home;

(3) request sanitation and environmental or fire safety inspections from authorities if inspections are required by applicable statutes, regulations, or considered necessary by agency;

(4) submit verification to the department that all requirements for licensure have been met; and

(5) provide ongoing monitoring and foster home or foster group home management under 7 AAC 56.570. (b) Upon receiving verification that a home reviewed by the agency meets requirements