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(C) it is important to provide for an expedited placement procedure to ensure that all children, especially those under the age of six years, who have been removed from their homes are placed in permanent homes expeditiously. Sec. 47.06.040. Material incorporated by reference. Under AS 44.62.245(a)(2), in adopting or amending a regulation that incorporates a document or other material by reference, the department may incorporate future amended versions of the document or other material if the document or other material is (1) the federal poverty guidelines for the state prepared by the United States Department of Health and Human Services; or (2) the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association. Sec. 47.06.050. Consent to conditions of federal programs. In order to take advantage of the training grants provisions of 42 U.S.C. 301 — 1397f (Social Security Act), as amended, the state, through the department, consents and agrees to all conditions required by federal statute and regulation necessary for the state to participate fully in the training grants or other programs. Sec. 47.06.060. Authorization of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance. (a) The Department of Family and Community Services and the Department of Health, in cooperation, may, on behalf of the state, enter into the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance and supplementary agreements with agencies of other states for the provision of adoption and medical assistance under AS 47.07 and other provisions of this title for eligible children with special needs. (b) In this section, “state” includes a state, territory, possession, or commonwealth of the United States. Sec. 47.06.070. Monthly reports concerning children. By the 15th day of each month, the Department of Family and Community Services shall provide a report summarizing child protection activities carried out during the previous calendar month and the status of children committed to the department's custody, including information on the number and type of reports of child abuse and neglect received, the outcome of investigations completed, the number of placements of children committed to the department's custody, and the number of foster homes licensed. The report shall be made accessible to the public through the Internet. Sec. 47.06.080. Contracts. (a) The department may contract with a person or local government for the delivery of services to be provided by the department under AS 47.06.010 if the commissioner of family and community services determines the service will be provided at less cost to the state or will be