Plans of Safe Care Infants With Prenatal Substance Exposure and Their Families - Alaska

Definitions

This issue is not addressed in the statutes and regulations reviewed.

Notification/Reporting Requirements 
Citation: Alaska Stat. § 47.17.024

A practitioner of the healing arts involved in the delivery or care of an infant whom the practitioner determines has been adversely affected by, or is withdrawing from exposure to, a controlled substance or alcohol shall immediately notify the nearest office of the Department of Health and Social Services of the infant's condition.

Assessment of the Infant and Family

This issue is not addressed in the statutes and regulations reviewed.

Responsibility for Development of the Plan of Safe Care
Citation: 2023 Annual Progress and Services Report

From the report: Alaska has utilized Family First Transition Grants to fund the Juneau pilot program for Plans of Safe Care, now named Hello BABY. The program is a combination of micro and macro work related to responding to the hospital and developing a plan of safe care with families who were born with prenatal substance exposure. The program will also be working with other community providers in a collaborative effort to prevent children from being placed in out-of-home care.

Services for the Infant

This issue is not addressed in the statutes and regulations reviewed.

Services for the Parents or Other Caregivers

This issue is not addressed in the statutes and regulations reviewed.

Monitoring Plans of Safe Care

This issue is not addressed in the statutes and regulations reviewed.