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routine contact with children and other clients of the agency;

(14) “department” means the Department of Family and Community Services;

(15) repealed 7/1/2022;

(16) “emergency placement” means placement of a child under emergency conditions for a period usually not exceeding 90 days;

(17) “EPSDT” means the early periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment provided under 7 AAC 110.200 — 7 AAC 110.210;

(18) “facility” means the administration, program, and physical plant of a foster home;

(19) “foster home” has the meaning given in AS 47.32.900;

(20) “foster parent” means a person providing foster care for children; “foster parent” includes a shelter home parent;

(21) “home” means a foster home, an adoptive home, or a guardianship home;

(22) “home study” means a written report of an investigation of the prospective adoptive or foster parent or parents’ ability to care for a child that has been prepared in accordance with AS 25.23.100(f), including the joint assessment process entered into by the agency and a foster home licensee or an applicant for adoption or guardianship or a foster home license for the purpose of determining the family’s strengths and how they could best serve the children the agency has available for placement;

(23) “human services field” means social services, juvenile corrections, education, mental health, developmental disabilities, health care, pastoral counseling, and related subjects;

(24) “ICPC” means the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AS 47.70.010 — 47.70.080);

(25) “ICWA” means the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1901 — 1963);

(26) “infant” has the meaning given in 7 AAC 50.990;

(27) “least restrictive setting” means the most family-like setting that can provide the environment and services needed to serve the child’s best interests and special needs;

(28) “license” means a permit issued under AS 47.10.392 or a license issued under AS 47.32;

(29) “licensee,” with respect to a person to whom a license has been issued under AS 47.10.310 or AS 47.32, has the meaning given “licensed entity” in AS 47.32.900;

(30) “licensing representative” means an employee of the department whose decisions are subject to review and approval by the department;

(31) “medically fragile child” means a child who lacks physical or emotional strength