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repository does not contain information described in 7 AAC 56.210(b)(5). (f) An agency may and the department may require that a person residing in an applicant household provide an evaluation from a probation, health, or mental health professional affirming that the person is free from problems that can be detrimental to the health, safety, or well-being of a child. (g) An agency shall obtain at least three positive written references on an applicant for adoption or guardianship, at least two of which are from persons unrelated to the applicant. A reference must
(1) be received by the agency directly from the individual making the reference;
(2) attest to the person’s ability to work successfully with children, act as a positive role model for children, and meet the requirements of this section; and
(3) if taken by telephone, be recorded immediately by written notes, signed by the individual taking the reference, and dated. (h) The worker responsible for a home study shall gather information required by this section, shall assess the family’s capacity to parent children and shall recommend approval or disapproval to the division of the home for adoption or guardianship. If the recommendation is for approval of the home, the worker shall make specific recommendations on age, sex, special needs, and number of children recommended for placement in the home. (i) Before placing a child in an adoptive home, the agency shall review and record the number, age, sex, if applicable, and special needs of the children for whom the home is approved. (j) If a child has not been placed with the adoptive or guardianship applicants within one year of the time the home study is completed, the home study must be made up-to-date within the 30-day period before a child is placed in the home. The written update must include
(1) review and any required updating of each category of information in the adoptive home study; and
(2) documentation of at least one additional visit within the last six months to the home when all individuals living in the home are present. (Eff. 1/1/2001, Register 156; am 7/1/2022, Register 242) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.30.020 AS 47.32.030