7 AAC 50.640. Supervised transition living in full time care facilities

(a) A full time care facility may not advertise or represent that it specializes in supervised transition living without a supervised transition living specialization approved by the division.

(b) For older adolescents for whom family reunification, placement with previous caregivers, or extended family or adoption are not feasible, a facility shall provide or arrange services designed to enable the child to successfully prepare for and make the transition to independence.

(1) establishing or strengthening family ties whenever possible;

(2) life skills training, including money management and locating, obtaining, and maintaining a residence;

(3) education with regard to human sexuality;

(4) vocational or other training;

(5) housing during transition;

(6) legal services; and

(7) arrangements for aftercare services and socialization, cultural, religious, and recreational activities.

(d) A facility shall assist a child in obtaining or compiling documents such as a birth certificate, social security card, driver's license, educational record, medicaid or other health eligibility documentation, medical record, job resume, reference letters, list of known relatives, addresses, and phone numbers, emancipation papers, when appropriate, and other documents necessary to function as an independent adult.

(e) A facility shall teach basic skills for negotiating successfully with community institutions that can provide children with necessary support, such as banking and savings, health care, education, employment, and recreation.

(f) Before discharge, a facility shall assure that basic resources are in place for a child such as a living arrangement, a source of income, affordable health care and transportation, access to at least one adult committed to helping with the transition, and peer support.

(g) A facility shall give at least 30 days notice to the child of any cessation of services.

History: Eff. 1/1/96, Register 136; am 3/1/98, Register 145

Authority: AS 44.29.020

AS 47.35.010

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