Section 7 AAC 50.400 - Supervision of children(a) A facility shall ensure that the children in its care will receive responsible supervision appropriate to their age and developmental needs. A facility shall provide for creation of a staffing plan, where applicable, and a plan for supervision of children.(d) A residential child care facility shall maintain caregiver and child attendance records that reflect the time caregivers are present and children are in care.(e) A caregiver in a residential child care facility may participate in duties other than direct care of children and be counted toward the caregiver-to-child ratios required under this chapter so long as the caregiver remains on duty and the caregiver's primary responsibility continues to be the direct care and supervision of children. However, facility staff counted toward caregiver-to-child ratio requirements must be awake at all times during which they are counted unless there are five or fewer children in care during nighttime care.(g) A facility shall prevent exposure of children to individuals, animals, and situations known to be a danger. A facility may not expose a child to high-risk activities or hazards such as (1) use of an infant walker;(2) a young child walking along a river edge or riding an all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile; or(3) a child of any age riding an all-terrain vehicle with only three wheels, boating without a personal flotation device or in dangerous water conditions, or participating in an airborne activity such as hang gliding.(i) A full-time care facility shall request the child's placement worker to obtain advance permission from the child's parent, for a child to participate in risk activities that are not usual for the community and to participate in other activities of moderate risk, such as operation of a vehicle or, participation in contact sports or adventure activities.Eff. 1/1/96, Register 136; am 3/1/98, Register 145; am 7/1/2022, Register 242, July 2022Authority:AS 44.29.020
AS 47.32.030