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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 22. Foster Care Placement.

AS 47.35.022. Foster Care Placement.

(a) The department may not place or continue placement of a child for care for placement under AS 47.10 in a foster home that is licensed under this chapter if the licensee who is a natural person or a person who is required to submit a release under AS 47.35.017 (b)(5) in connection with a license has been convicted of an offense listed in AS 47.35.019(a) or has been found by the court to have neglected or abused a child under AS 47.35.019 (c)(1).

(b) The department may not place or continue a placement of a child for foster care if the applicant who is a natural person or a person who is required to submit a release under AS 47.35.017 (b)(5) has been previously convicted within a five-year period immediately preceding the application for an offense described in AS 47.35.019 (b) or is in a situation described in AS 47.35.019 (c)(2) unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the placement or continued placement does not pose a threat to the department's ability to ensure the health, safety, or welfare of the children receiving care under this chapter.

(c) The department shall develop procedures for rechecking criminal justice information records for the information described in (a) of this section for persons who are 16 years of age or older who are living in a licensed foster home with access to children placed by the department.

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