- (a) The department will create and maintain a file for each licensed foster home and establish policies for the safeguarding of these records.
- (b) Confidentiality and disclosure of the licensing file is governed by AS 47.32.180.
(c) Unless otherwise provided by state or federal law, the licensing file must be provided to
- (1) the office of administrative hearings or superior court upon appeal of an enforcement action under AS 47.32.150;
- (2) any government agency that provides financing to a foster home licensed under this chapter; the agency may have access to foster home records to conduct an audit; or
- (3) any government licensing agency, including tribal organizations, that have licensing programs to ensure that the health, safety, and welfare of individuals in care are adequately protected.
(Eff. 7/1/2022, Register 242)
Authority: AS 44.30.020, AS 47.32.010, AS 47.32.030, AS 47.32.180