Section 7.50.835. Release from secure care.

	(a)  A residential psychiatric treatment center shall release a child from its secure unit or program as soon as the child  
		(1) shows significant improvement in the conditions caused by those diagnoses and behaviors that justified the child's original admission to secure care under 7 AAC 50.830; and  
		(2) can effectively continue treatment in a less restrictive setting.  
	(b)  The residential psychiatric treatment center may partially release a child from some but not all of the conditions of secure care within the facility, or may, as appropriate, release the child from all conditions of secure care within the facility. The facility may continue to provide psychiatric treatment and other social, educational, and residential services to the child in the semi-secure unit or program of the facility as required under the child's treatment plan.  
	(c)  At the end of the period of time specified for placing a child in a secure residential psychiatric treatment center, as set out in the most recent application made under 7 AAC 50.830(1), the most recent court order described in 7 AAC 50.830(2), or most recent application made under 7 AAC 50.830(3), the facility shall release the child from secure care. The facility may, as appropriate, continue to provide psychiatric treatment and other social, educational, and residential services to the child in the semi-secure unit or program of the facility.  
	(d)  The residential psychiatric treatment center may re-admit or continue to treat the child in its secure unit or program after the period of time specified in an application or court order described in (c) of this section, if the facility makes new findings relevant to the child as required in 7 AAC 50.830(b) and the  
		(1) court issues an order under AS 47.10.087 or AS 47.12.255 authorizing an additional specified period of time that the child may remain in a secure residential psychiatric treatment center and the department has applied to the facility under 7 AAC 50.830(1);  
		(2) court issues an order as described in 7 AAC 50.830(2) directing the continued placement of the child in secure care for an additional specified period of time; or  
		(3) child's parent, Indian custodian, or guardian has requested a continuation of the voluntary admission of the child to the secure unit or program of the facility for an additional specified period of time up to another 60 days, and the facility meets the documentation requirements of 7 AAC 50.830(3) as of the date of the beginning of the additional period of time for secure care of the child.  

Authorities

44.29.020;47.10.080;47.10.087;47.12.120;47.35.010

Notes

Reference

7 AAC 50.860

Authority

AS 44.29.020 AS 47.10.080 AS 47.10.087 AS 47.12.120 AS 47.35.010

History

Eff. 6/21/2001, Register 158