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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 85. Shelters For Runaway Minors.

AS 47.35.085. Shelters For Runaway Minors.

(a) The department shall adopt regulations under which a corporation may apply for a license to designate and supervise shelters for runaway minors.

(b) The department shall also adopt regulations setting health and safety standards for shelters for runaways. The regulations adopted under this subsection must

(1) involve less regulation than is required for programs for runaways licensed under AS 47.10.310 and foster homes licensed under this chapter;

(2) provide that private agencies approved by the department may recruit, evaluate, and monitor the shelters for runaways under procedures established by the department; and

(3) require that a corporation licensed under (a) of this section inspect the shelters for runaways, perform criminal background checks of its residents, keep records, and meet other requirements only to the extent that they are necessary to reduce the risk to the health and safety of a runaway minor in the shelter.

(c) If a corporation licensed under (a) of this section certifies to the department that a home meets the standards set under (b) of this section, the department shall issue the home a permit authorizing it to be a shelter for runaway minors. The permit may not be transferred to a different home or owner.

(d) Upon notice from a corporation licensed under (a) of this section that a shelter for runaways is not in compliance with AS 47.10.392 - 47.10.399 or the regulations of the department adopted under (b) of this section, the department may revoke a permit issued under this subsection or modify it to provisional status. The department shall give written notice of revocation or modification under this subsection at least 30 days before the effective date of the action. However, if the health or well-being of a child is in jeopardy, the revocation or modification action is effective immediately upon the issuance of written notice by the department.

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