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(d) For children who are receiving home and community-based waiver services and are in the custody of the Department of Family and Community Services, the licensee must also follow the child’s case plan for children’s services. (Eff. 7/1/2022, Register 242; am 4/9/2023, Register 246) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.30.020 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030 7 AAC 67.230. Program and management in foster home. (a) A foster home shall promote the physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, and emotional development of a child in care, including

(1) supporting the child’s choice of participation in religious or faith-based services, including providing for transportation to those services;

(2) supporting the child’s choice of participation in ethnic or cultural events, including providing for transportation to those events;

(3) helping the child develop age-appropriate patterns of behavior that foster constructive relationships and increase the child’s coping skills; and

(4) providing the child with access to safe and suitable toys and activities that contribute to developing the child’s physical, mental, social, and emotional skills. (b) Except for medical reasons, a foster parent may not deny food to a child, force-feed a child, or otherwise coerce a child to eat against the child’s will for any reason. (c) A child in care shall be clean and groomed appropriately. A foster parent is responsible for providing a child in care with items needed for grooming and personal hygiene. (d) A foster parent is responsible for providing each a child in care with clean, well-fitting clothing appropriate to the age of the child and seasonal weather conditions. (e) A foster parent is responsible for ensuring that chores are shared equitably with other children in the foster home and do not interfere with school, health, and necessary recreation. The foster parent may assign a child in care with chores appropriate to the child’s age, health, and ability. A child in care may

(1) do regular household tasks without payment;