00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 261                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to mental health screening for children in foster care."                                               
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 47.10.080(q) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (q)  If the court orders a child committed to the department under (c) of this                               
05       section and the department places the child in licensed foster care, the department                               
06       shall                                                                                                             
07                 (1)  provide the foster parent with a copy of                                                           
08                      (A)  appropriate information held by the department regarding                                      
09            the child to the extent required by AS 47.12.310(b)(2)(H);                                                   
10 (B)  all initial, updated, and revised case service plans for the                                                       
11 child, court orders relating to the child, and the child's medical, mental, and                                         
12 education reports prepared by or for the department, including reports                                                  
13            compiled before the child was placed with the foster parent; and                                             
14                      (C)  supplements to the plans, orders, and reports described in                                    
15            (B) of this paragraph;                                                                                       

01                 (2)  require the foster parent to                                                                       
02                      (A)  maintain and update records regarding medical, mental,                                        
03            educational, and behavioral services provided to the child;                                                  
04                      (B)  provide all records described in (A) of this paragraph to the                                 
05            department when the child leaves the foster home placement; and                                              
06 (C)  maintain the confidentiality of records regarding a child                                                          
07 placed in the foster home except when disclosure of the records is allowed                                              
08 under regulations of the department or when disclosure is reasonably necessary                                          
09 to ensure continuation of care for the child through appropriate medical,                                               
10            mental, educational, and behavioral services;                                                            
11                 (3) subject to the rights and responsibilities of a parent, guardian,                               
12       or foster parent to make decisions relating to the child under AS 47.10.084,                                  
13       provide mental health screening for the child.