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(C) has persisted six months and is expected to persist for a total of 12 months or longer;

(2) has at least one of the following mental health symptoms:

(A) psychotic symptoms, characterized by defective or lost contact with reality, hallucinations, or delusions;

(B) a suicide attempt, in the 90-day period before the date of application;

(C) suicidal thoughts, in the 30-day period before the date of application, that include a plan for suicide;

(D) violent behavior as the result of an emotional disturbance, in the 30-day period before the date of application, characterized by a documented attempt by the child to cause injury to a person or substantial property damage;

(3) has functional impairments, relative to expected developmental levels for the child’s age and at a level that qualifies the child to receive inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, in at least three of the following areas:

(A) self-care;

(B) interaction with the community;

(C) social relationships;

(D) family relationships;

(E) functioning at school or work;

(4) absent appropriate intervention in the home and community, requires psychiatric hospitalization as documented by a mental health professional; and

(5) can be expected to functionally improve or can avoid further deterioration if care is provided in the home and community. (Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183; am 2/1/2010, Register 193) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.020 AS 47.07.040 Editor’s note: As of Register 207 (October 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) and sec. 29, ch. 42, SLA 2013, the regulations attorney made a technical change to 7 AAC 100.424(a), to change “intermediate