Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 4 - Children's Services and Juvenile Justice
Chapter 53 - Social Services
Article 2 - Subsidized Adoption and Subsidized Guardianship Payments
7 AAC 53.210 - Determination and disclosure

(a) A prospective adoptive parent or guardian must cooperate with the department to meet accepted standards as an adoptive parent or guardian, including successfully passing a fingerprint-based criminal background check in accordance with AS 47.05.300-47.05.390. The department will make a determination under this subsection after conducting a home study under AS 25.23.200.

(b) After determining that a child is a hard-to-place child with special needs under 7 AAC 53.205, and that the adoptive parent or guardian meets accepted standards, including the positive results of a home study and successfully passing a criminal background check, the department will fully disclose to the adoptive parent or guardian the child's background, including known or potential problems.