Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
Title 7. Health and Social Services. |
Part 7.1. Administration. |
Chapter 7.50. Community Care Licensing. |
Article 7.50.1. Licensing Process. |
Section 7.50.220. Caregiver age requirements and additional qualifications for adolescent caregivers.
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(a) Deleted 7/1/2000. (b) In a full time care facility caring for children (1) in which the oldest child in care is under age 15, a caregiver must be at least 18 years old; and (2) in which the oldest child in care is age 15 or older, a caregiver must be at least 21 years old. (c) A baby-sitter providing care in a foster home during the short absence of a foster parent must be at least 14 years old and mature enough to handle common emergencies. A baby sitter is exempt from 7 AAC 50.210, except (a), (d), and (e). In this subsection "short absence" means no more than six hours.
Authorities
44.29.020;47.35.010