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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 56.630 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 56.640. Subsequent adoptions or guardianships. Before a subsequent placement is made into an adoptive or guardianship home, the home study must be made up-to-date within the 30-day period before the intended subsequent placement. The home study for a subsequent placement must be in writing and must include

(1) at least one individual interview with each applicant individually;

(2) at least one visit to the home when all individuals living in the home are present;

(3) observation of the adjustment of the children in the family and how the children feel about the addition of another child; and

(4) updates, as appropriate, on areas addressed in the home study for the initial placement. (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 56.640 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.