- (a) A foster parent shall provide beds, cribs, and bedding for the children in the home.
- (b) A foster parent shall provide children with individual beds and cribs, except that children under six years of age of the same sex may share a bed with approval of the department.
(c) For an infant, the foster parent must follow safe sleep practices, including
- (1) not using soft bedding materials that increase the risk of suffocation, including comforters, pillows, fluffy blankets, crib bumpers that do not stand upright, and stuffed toys;
- (2) not using sleeping equipment that may allow a child to fall, become entrapped, or have clothing tangled on protrusions;
- (3) providing each child in care with the child's own sleeping area; and
- (4) prohibiting co-sleeping; in this paragraph "co-sleeping" means the practice of allowing an infant to share a bed with an adult.
(Eff. 7/1/2022, Register 242)
Authority: AS 44.30.020, AS 47.32.010, AS 47.32.130, AS 47.14.120, AS 47.32.030, AS 47.32.140