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Alaska Statutes.

Title 47. Welfare, Social Services and Institutions

Chapter 35. Child Care Facilities, Child Placement Agencies, Child Treatment Facilities, Foster Homes, and Maternity Homes

Section 10. Powers of Department.

AS 47.35.010. Powers of Department.

(a) The department may

(1) license and supervise child care facilities, foster homes, residential child care facilities, semi-secure residential child care facilities, secure residential psychiatric treatment centers, child placement agencies, and maternity homes;

(2) investigate applicants, licensees, and persons that the department reasonably believes are operating a facility without a license or certification in violation of this chapter;

(3) adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, including regulations establishing licensure, certification, and renewal procedures, standards, and fees; establishing requirements for operation of facilities or agencies licensed under this chapter; and distinguishing between types of facilities;

(4) enter into agreements with private entities, municipalities, or individuals to investigate and make recommendations to the department for the licensing and supervision of child care facilities, foster homes, residential child care facilities, semi-secure residential child care facilities, secure residential psychiatric treatment centers, child placement agencies, and maternity homes under procedures and standards of operation established by the department;

(5) accept licenses issued by other organizations or state agencies that have licensing authority under federal or state law for the facilities listed in (1) of this subsection, other than child care facilities.

(b) [Repealed, Sec. 85 ch 58 SLA 1999].

(c) The department shall, within 90 days after receiving a written request that it do so, delegate its powers relating to child care facilities under this chapter to a municipality that has adopted an ordinance providing for child care licensing under home rule powers under AS 29.10.010 or as authorized under AS 29.35.200 - 29.35.210. A municipality to which these powers have been delegated may adopt, by ordinance, additional requirements for child care facilities operating within its boundaries if the requirements meet or exceed the requirements adopted by the department.

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