Establishment and Maintenance of Central Registries for Child Abuse or Neglect Reports - Alaska

Establishment

Citation: Alaska Stat. § 47.17.040(a)

The Department of Health and Social Services shall maintain a child protection registry.

Purpose

Citation: Alaska Stat. § 47.17.040(b)

In accordance with department regulations, investigation reports, including substantiated findings, may be used by appropriate governmental agencies with child-protection functions, inside and outside the State, in connection with investigations or judicial proceedings involving child abuse, neglect, or custody and in conjunction with licensing action under AS 47.32 or a similar statute in another State.

Contents

Citation: Alaska Stat. § 47.17.040(a)

The registry shall contain all investigation reports, including substantiated findings.

Maintenance

This issue is not addressed in the statutes reviewed.