Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 4 - Children's Services and Juvenile Justice
Chapter 67 - Foster Home Licensing Standards
Article 4 - Health and Safety in the Foster Home
7 AAC 67.370 - Nutrition

Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 67.370

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) A foster parent shall ensure that all snacks and meals served are nutritious, well-balanced, and in sufficient quantity to maintain good health and meet a child in care's daily dietary needs.

(b) A foster parent is encouraged to provide food reflecting the ethnic and cultural background of the children in care.

(c) A foster parent shall communicate with the caseworker concerning any food allergies or special dietary needs of each child and shall plan that child's meals accordingly.

(d) A foster parent must have approval of the child's caseworker and written instructions by a physician, parent, or guardian before serving nutrient concentrates, nutrient supplements, or modified diets, including therapeutic and allergy diets.

(e) A foster parent shall follow pediatrician recommendations for nutrition and feeding of infants. When an infant is placed in a foster home, the foster parent shall

(1) when reusing bottles, bottle caps, and nipples, before reuse,
(A) wash them in a dishwasher, using a long wash cycle with hot water, and a heated drying cycle; or

(B) boil them in water for at least five minutes;

(2) refrigerate filled bottles, if bottles are not used immediately; contents of the bottle must be discarded if not used within 20 hours;

(3) obtain approval from the child's caseworker if breast milk is provided by anyone other than an infant's biological mother; and

(4) ensure that infants who are at least six months of age and holding their own bottles are within observational range of an adult while feeding; a foster parent must take bottles from the child when the child finishes feeding, when the bottle is empty, or when the child falls asleep; a foster parent may not prop a bottle while feeding an infant.

Authority:AS 44.30.020

AS 47.32.010

AS 47.32.030

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