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AK Stat § 47.08.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 08. Assistance for Catastrophic Illness and Chronic or Acute Medical Conditions|Article 1. Catastrophic Illness Assistance.|Sec. 47.08.140. Definitions.

In AS 47.08.010 - 47.08.140, (1) “applicant” means a person who has suffered a catastrophic illness and is applying for assistance under AS 47.08.010 - 47.08.140 or is the subject of an application for assistance under AS 47.08.010 - 47.08.140; (2) “applicant's share” means the amount of the total medical expense related to the catastrophic illness that the committee determines the applicant can reasonably be expected to pay based on income, assets, and number of dependents under AS 47.08.060; (3) “catastrophic illness” means illness or injury that results in medical expenses of over $1,000 during a period not to exceed 12 months, after all other sources of third-party payment have been exhausted; (4) “committee” means the Catastrophic Illness Committee, created under AS 47.08.020; (5) “elective medical or surgical procedures” means treatment that is not essential to the life or health of a person; (6) “family” means two or more persons related by blood or marriage or adoption living as one economic unit; (7) “liquid assets” means assets that can be readily converted to cash; (8) “medical expense” means any financial obligation incurred in the course of treatment of illness as prescribed by a physician, including bills for ancillary services, patient transportation, transportation of a medical or family escort when reasonably necessary, or living expenses while receiving outpatient treatment in a community to which the applicant is not reasonably able to commute from the applicant's permanent place of abode; (9) “nonliquid assets” means all assets that are not liquid assets; (10) “permanent place of abode” means a dwelling, or a dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling, including lots and outbuildings or an appropriate portion of these, that are necessary to convenient use of the dwelling unit; (11) “provider” means a licensed physician, pharmacist, dentist, or other health service worker or a licensed hospital, clinic, skilled nursing home, intermediate care facility or health maintenance organization that has provided services not excluded by AS 47.08.050 to an applicant as a result of a catastrophic illness; (12) “third-party payments” means payments of medical expenses related to a catastrophic illness by sources other than the applicant or the committee, including but not limited to state and federal medical assistance programs, private health insurance, employment-related health insurance, military health insurance, workers' compensation, violent crimes compensation, Indian Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and awards in legal actions.
AK Stat § 47.10.005 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.005. Construction.

The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to (1) achieve the end that a child coming within the jurisdiction of the court under this chapter may receive the care, guidance, treatment, and control that will promote the child's welfare and the parents' participation in the upbringing of the child to the fullest extent consistent with the child's best interests; and (2) follow the findings set out in AS 47.05.065.
AK Stat § 47.10.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.010. Jurisdiction; guardians and attorneys; support.

(a) Proceedings relating to a child under 18 years of age residing or found in the state are governed by this chapter when the child is alleged to be or may be determined by the court to be a child in need of aid under AS 47.10.011. (b) In a controversy concerning custody of a child under this chapter, the court may appoint a guardian of the person and property of a child, may appoint an attorney to represent the legal interests of the child, and may order support from either or both parents. Custody of a child may be given to the department and payment of support money to the department may be ordered by a court.
AK Stat § 47.10.014 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.014. Neglect.

For purposes of this chapter, the court may find neglect of a child if the parent, guardian, or custodian fails to provide the child with adequate food, clothing, shelter, education, medical attention, or other care and control necessary for the child's physical and mental health and development, though financially able to do so or offered financial or other reasonable means to do so.
AK Stat § 47.10.015 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.015. Physical harm.

For the purposes of this chapter, the court may find physical harm to a child or substantial risk of physical harm to a child if (1) the child was the victim of an act described in AS 11.41.100 - 11.41.250, 11.41.300, 11.41.410 - 11.41.455, or AS 11.51.100 and the physical harm occurred as a result of conduct by or conditions created by a parent, guardian, or custodian; or (2) a negligent act or omission by a parent, guardian, or custodian creates a substantial risk of injury to the child.
AK Stat § 47.10.019 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.019. Limitations on determinations.

Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the court may not find a minor to be a child in need of aid under this chapter solely on the basis that the child's family is poor, lacks adequate housing, or exhibits a lifestyle that is different from the generally accepted lifestyle standard of the community where the family lives. However, this section may not be construed to prevent a court from finding that a child is in need of aid if the child has been subjected to conduct or conditions described in AS 47.10.011 - 47.10.015.
AK Stat § 47.10.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.020. Investigation and petition.

(a) Whenever circumstances subject a child to the jurisdiction of the court under AS 47.10.005 - 47.10.142, the court shall appoint a competent person or agency to make a preliminary inquiry and report for the information of the court to determine whether the best interests of the child require that further action be taken. The court shall make the appointment on its own motion or at the request of a person or agency having knowledge of the child's circumstances. If, under this subsection, the court appoints a person or agency to make a preliminary inquiry and to report to it, or if the department is conducting an investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect, the court may issue any orders necessary to aid the person, the agency, or the department in its investigation or in making the preliminary inquiry and report. Upon receipt of the report under this subsection, the court may (1) close the matter without a court hearing; (2) determine whether the best interests of the child require that further action be taken; or (3) authorize the person or agency having knowledge of the facts of the case to file with the court a petition setting out the facts. (b) The petition and all subsequent pleadings shall be styled as follows: “In the matter of ........................, a child under 18 years of age.” The petition may be executed upon the petitioner's information and belief and must be verified. It must include the following information: (1) the name, address, and occupation of the petitioner, together with the petitioner's relationship to the child, and the petitioner's interest in the matter; (2) the name, age, and address of the child; (3) a brief statement of the facts that bring the child within this chapter; (4) the names and addresses of the child's parents; (5) the tribal affiliation, if known, of the child; (6) the name and address of the child's guardian or of the person having control or custody of the child. (c) If the petitioner does not know a fact required in this section, the petitioner shall so state in the petition. (d) [Repealed, § 55 ch 59 SLA 1996.]  (e) Nothing in this section requires the department to obtain authorization from the court before (1) conducting an investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect; or (2) filing a petition.
AK Stat § 47.10.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.050. Appointment of guardian ad litem or attorney.

(a) Whenever in the course of proceedings instituted under this chapter it appears to the court that the welfare of a child will be promoted by the appointment of an attorney to represent the child, the court may make the appointment. If it appears to the court that the welfare of a child in the proceeding will be promoted by the appointment of a guardian ad litem, the court shall make the appointment. Appointment of a guardian ad litem or attorney shall be made under the terms of AS 25.24.310. (b) [Repealed, § 55 ch 59 SLA 1996.]
AK Stat § 47.10.081 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.081. Predisposition hearing reports.

(a) [Repealed, § 55 ch 59 SLA 1996.]  (b) Before the disposition hearing of a child in need of aid, the department shall submit a predisposition report to aid the court in its selection of a disposition. This report must include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) a statement of changes in the child's or parent's behavior, which will aid the court in determining that supervision of the family or placement is no longer necessary; (2) if removal from the home is recommended, a description of the reasons the child cannot be protected or rehabilitated adequately in the home, including a description of any previous efforts to work with the parents and the child in the home and the parents' attitude toward placement of the child; (3) a description of the potential harm to the child that may result from removal from the home and any efforts that can be made to minimize such harm; and (4) any further information that the court may request. (c) The court shall inform the child, the child's parents and the attorneys representing the parties and the guardian ad litem that the predisposition report will be available to them not less than 10 days before the disposition hearing. (d) For purposes of this section, “parents” means the natural or adoptive parents, and any legal guardian, relative, or other adult person with whom the child has resided and who has acted as a parent in providing for the child for a continuous period of time before this action.
AK Stat § 47.10.082 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.082. Health and safety of child and other considerations.

In making its dispositional order under AS 47.10.080(c), the court shall keep the health and safety of the child as the court's paramount concern and consider (1) the best interests of the child; (2) the ability of the state to take custody and to care for the child to protect the child's best interests under AS 47.10.005 - 47.10.142; and (3) the potential harm to the child caused by removal of the child from the home and family environment.
AK Stat § 47.10.083 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.083. Review of orders, requests for extensions.

In a review under AS 47.10.080(f) and in a hearing related to a request for extended commitment or extended supervision under AS 47.10.080(c)(1) or (2), the court shall, in addition to the requirements of those provisions and the requirements of court rules, determine whether a child continues to be a child in need of aid at the time of the review or hearing. The court may not continue or extend state custody or supervision of the child unless the court finds that the child continues to be a child in need of aid except that, if the child is no longer a child in need of aid, the court may establish a specific timetable for gradual reunification of the family and termination of state custody or supervision if the court makes a finding that immediate reunification would be detrimental to the child.
AK Stat § 47.10.085 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.085. Medical treatment by religious means.

In a case in which the minor's status as a child in need of aid is sought to be based on the need for medical care, the court may, upon consideration of the health of the minor and the fact, if it is a fact, that the minor is being provided treatment by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by an accredited practitioner of the church or denomination, dismiss the proceedings and thereby close the matter. This may be done, in the interests of justice and religious freedom, on the court's own motion or upon the application of a party to the proceedings, at any stage of the proceedings after information is given to the court under AS 47.10.020(a).
AK Stat § 47.10.087 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.087. Placement in secure residential psychiatric treatment centers.

(a) The court may authorize the department to place a child who is in the custody of the department under AS 47.10.080(c)(1) or (3) or 47.10.142 in a secure residential psychiatric treatment center if the court finds, based on the testimony of a mental health professional, that (1) the child is gravely disabled or is suffering from mental illness and, as a result, is likely to cause serious harm to the child or to another person; (2) there is no reasonably available, appropriate, and less restrictive alternative for the child's treatment or that less restrictive alternatives have been tried and have failed; and (3) there is reason to believe that the child's mental condition could be improved by the course of treatment or would deteriorate if untreated. (b) A court shall review a placement made under this section at least once every 90 days. The court may authorize the department to continue the placement of the child in a secure residential psychiatric treatment center if the court finds, based on the testimony of a mental health professional, that the conditions or symptoms that resulted in the initial order have not ameliorated to such an extent that the child's needs can be met in a less restrictive setting and that the child's mental condition could be improved by the course of treatment or would deteriorate if untreated. (c) The department shall transfer a child from a secure residential psychiatric treatment center to another appropriate placement if the mental health professional responsible for the child's treatment determines that the child would no longer benefit from the course of treatment or that the child's treatment needs could be met in a less restrictive setting. The department shall notify the child, the child's parents or guardian, and the child's guardian ad litem of a determination and transfer made under this subsection. (d) In this section, “likely to cause serious harm” has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915.
AK Stat § 47.10.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.090. Court records.

(a) The court shall make and keep records of all cases brought before it. (b) [Repealed, § 55 ch 59 SLA 1996.]  (c) Within 30 days after the date of a child's 18th birthday or, if the court retains jurisdiction of a child past the child's 18th birthday, within 30 days after the date on which the court releases jurisdiction over the child, the court shall order all the court's official records pertaining to that child in a proceeding under this chapter sealed. A person may not use these sealed records unless authorized by order of the court upon a finding of good cause. (d) The name or picture of a child under the jurisdiction of the court may not be made public in connection with the child's status as a child in need of aid unless authorized by order of the court or unless to implement the permanency plan for a child after all parental rights of custody have been terminated. This subsection does not prohibit the release of aggregate information for statistical or other informational purposes if the identity of any particular person is not revealed by the release. (e) The court's official records under this chapter may be inspected only with the court's permission and only by persons having a legitimate interest in them. A foster parent is considered to have a legitimate interest in those portions of the court's records relating to a child who is placed by the department with the foster parent or who the department proposes for placement with the foster parent.
AK Stat § 47.10.092 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.092. Disclosure to certain public officials and employees.

(a) Notwithstanding AS 47.10.090 and 47.10.093, a parent or legal guardian of a child subject to a proceeding under AS 47.10.005 - 47.10.142 may disclose confidential or privileged information about the child or the child's family, including information that has been lawfully obtained from agency or court files, to the governor, the lieutenant governor, a legislator, the ombudsman appointed under AS 24.55, the attorney general, and the commissioner of health and social services, administration, or public safety, or an employee of these persons, for review or use in their official capacities. The Department of Health and Social Services and the Department of Administration shall disclose additional confidential or privileged information, excluding privileged attorney-client information, and make copies of documents available for inspection about the child or the child's family to these state officials or employees for review or use in their official capacities upon request of the official or employee and submission of satisfactory evidence that a parent or legal guardian of the child has requested the state official's assistance in the case as part of the official's duties. A person to whom disclosure is made under this section may not disclose confidential or privileged information about the child or the child's family to a person not authorized to receive it. (b) The disclosure right under (a) of this section is in addition to, and not in derogation of, the rights of a parent or legal guardian of a minor. (c) The obligations under (a) of this section remain in effect throughout the period that the child is in the custody of the department, including after the parent's parental rights have been terminated with respect to the child, unless the child's parent or legal guardian who made the disclosure under (a) of this section subsequently files a notice with the Department of Health and Social Services that the assistance of the state official or employee is no longer requested. (d) The Department of Health and Social Services shall notify an official identified under (a) of this section of the opportunity for a parent to file a grievance under AS 47.10.098 when the official is denied access to all or part of a requested record. (e) Each department shall respond to a request made by an official identified under (a) of this section within five working days after receiving the request, or by a later date specified in the request, by providing access to all or part of the information requested or by providing the specific citation to a federal or state law that prohibits disclosure of all or part of the information requested. (f) A person who discloses confidential or privileged information in violation of (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.
AK Stat § 47.10.098 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid|Article 1. Children's Proceedings.|Sec. 47.10.098. Grievance procedure.

(a) The department shall develop, in regulation, a grievance procedure for a parent to file a complaint based on (1) the application of a department policy or procedure under this chapter; (2) compliance with this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter; or (3) an act or failure to act by the department under this chapter. (b) The department shall prepare and distribute to each parent of a child who is under the jurisdiction of the department a written copy of the grievance procedure developed under (a) of this section.