2002 Alaska Statutes
Title 47 WELFARE, SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 47.35. CHILD CARE FACILITIES, CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES, CHILD TREATMENT FACILITIES, FOSTER HOMES, AND MATERNITY HOMES
Sec. 47.35.017. Application for license.

(a) Application for a license to operate a foster home, residential child care facility, semi-secure residential child care facility, secure residential psychiatric treatment center, child placement agency, or maternity home shall be made to the department on a form provided by the department and shall be accompanied by any applicable fees established by the department under AS 47.35.010 (a)(3).

(b) An application submitted under this section must contain at least the following information:

(1) the name and address of the applicant and, if the applicant is an agency, corporation, partnership, association, or any other form of organization, the name, address, and title of each individual who has an ownership or management interest in the facility; if the applicant is an individual, the application must include the name, age, and driver's license number, if any, of each member of the individual's household;

(2) the name, physical location, and mailing address of the facility or agency for which the license is sought;

(3) the name and address of the administrator of the facility or agency, if any;

(4) evidence that the administrator or foster parent is an adult with sufficient experience, training, or education to fulfill the duties of an administrator or foster parent;

(5) a release for the administrator or foster parent and for each other person who is 16 years of age or older, as specified by the department by regulation, who will have contact with individuals served by the facility or agency, authorizing the department to review all federal, state, and municipal criminal justice information, whether of this state, of a municipality of this state, or of another jurisdiction, medical records, licensing records, and protective services records, identified in regulations adopted under this chapter, that are relevant to the person who is the subject of the release and to the type of license for which the application has been submitted;

(6) two sets of fingerprints and the social security number of each person required to provide a release under (5) of this subsection in order for the department to submit the fingerprints to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of conducting state and national criminal background checks from criminal justice information received under AS 12.62 and regulations adopted under AS 12.62; the department may not approve an application under this section until the results of the criminal background check have been submitted to the department;

(7) for a facility, the number of individuals that will be served in the facility;

(8) the type of facility or agency for which the license is sought;

(9) copies of all inspection reports and approvals required by state fire prevention and environmental health and safety authorities for operation of the facility or agency, including any variances granted by these authorities;

(10) a plan of operation, as required by the department by regulation;

(11) a staffing plan that describes the number of people who will work at the facility or agency, staff qualifications, a description of each person's responsibilities, and, for a facility other than a maternity home, a supervision schedule for the children in care that meets the requirements established by the department by regulation;

(12) evidence that the applicant is capable of meeting the minimum standards of care established by the department under AS 47.14.120 ;

(13) evidence that the applicant has completed orientation or training required by the department, by regulation, for holders of the type of license for which the application was submitted; and

(14) other information required by the department, by regulation, in order to monitor compliance with this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter.