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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 56.650 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 56.660. Adoptive and guardianship home study. (a) An agency shall conduct a home study for all applicants in the family being considered as an adoptive or guardianship home reviewed by the agency. The report of the home study must state the number of interviews and visits included in the home study. The home study must include at least the following:

(1) one face to face interview with all individuals living in the home;

(2) one on-site home visit;

(3) an assessment of the capabilities, willingness, and readiness of the prospective adoptive or guardianship parent to properly parent a child not born to the parent. (b) The agency shall obtain all available information about each adoptive applicant regarding the following:

(1) motivation for adoption or guardianship;

(2) level of preparedness for adoption or guardianship, including how the family responded to orientation and other preparation information;

(3) current residence and the suitability of the family to provide a safe and healthy living environment for a child as compared to community standards;

(4) physical, mental, and emotional health status of all persons living in the home in relation to the family’s ability to properly parent an adoptive or guardianship child;

(5) results of a check for all adults living in the home of abuse, violence or criminal background and an evaluation of the suitability of the home in light of any finding of such history;