Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 4 - Children's Services and Juvenile Justice
Chapter 55 - Adult Services
Article 3 - Services for Pregnant Women
7 AAC 55.690 - Definitions for 7 AAC 55.610 - 7 AAC 55.690

Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 55.690

Current through August 30, 2024

As used in 7 AAC 55.610 - 7 AAC 55.690

(1) "commissioner" means

(A) the commissioner of health, with respect to maternity homes, and with respect to purchases made by the Department of Health;

(B) the commissioner of family and community services, with respect to foster homes, and with respect to purchases made by the Department of Family and Community Services;

(2) "counseling" means nonmedical professional services designed to guide the pregnant woman and her family to a better understanding of her problems and potentialities by using modern psychological principles and methods, including the collection of case history data, the use of techniques of personal interview, and the testing of her interests and aptitudes;

(3) "department" means

(A) the Department of Health, with respect to maternity homes, and with respect to purchases made by the Department of Health;

(B) the Department of Family and Community Services, with respect to foster homes, and with respect to purchases made by the Department of Family and Community Services;

(4) repealed 7/1/2022;

(5) repealed 7/1/2022;

(6) "education in parenting skills" means training of women using a curriculum at least as comprehensive as Parent Effectiveness Training (PET) by Thomas Gordon, PH Wyden Books, New York - 1976;

(7) "foster care" means care provided in a foster home;

(8) "foster home" has the meaning given in AS 47.32.900;

(9) "maternity care" means care to pregnant women, regardless of age, before or after the woman gives birth, or that provides care, as needed, to mothers and their children;

(10) "maternity home" has the meaning given in AS 47.32.900.

Authority:AS 47.40.100

AS 47.40.120

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