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The Department of Health and Social Services shall adopt regulations to implement AS 47.40.100 - 47.40.120.

The Department of Health and Social Services shall pay within appropriation the cost of prenatal services which are not available from an existing state or federal program other than medical services for a pregnant woman experiencing social and economic difficulties, including the costs of transportation to and from a maternity home or a foster home, counseling, adoption assistance, maternity home and foster home care, and parenting skills.

Facilities providing services that are purchased by the department under AS 47.40.011 - 47.40.091, shall, if required by the department, be licensed and supervised under AS 47.35.

A person providing services purchased by the Department of Health and Social Services under AS 47.40.100 - 47.40.120 shall, if required to be licensed under AS 47.35, be licensed and supervised in the same manner as foster homes and maternity homes under AS 47.35.

In AS 47.40.011 - 47.40.091

(1) 'bed' means space in a facility that may be occupied by a minor for 365 days a year;

(2) 'department' means the Department of Health and Social Services;

(3) 'nonprofit corporation' means a corporation organized under AS 10.20;

(4) 'residential services' means 24-hour care and supervision of minors in residential child care facilities that are commonly known as group homes or institutions.

Article 02. PURCHASE OF SERVICES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

Facilities that solicit or receive grants from the department for the cost of services provided under AS 47.40.011 - 47.40.091 shall

(1) meet accepted standards of fiscal accountability for public money and shall, upon request, submit to the department and to the division of legislative audit a complete financial statement prepared by an independent certified public accountant;

(2) keep records of the expenditures for the services provided, using cost-accounting procedures in accordance with department regulations;

(3) upon request, furnish the department and the division of legislative audit all fiscal information, books, records, and accounts pertaining to services paid for under AS 47.40.011 - 47.40.091.

(a) The department shall award grants in accordance with its regulations. The department may award grants for periods not to exceed three years. The department may adjust grant amounts annually, using a cost-of-living allowance formula adopted in its regulations. Grant awards are subject to legislative appropriation. If insufficient money is appropriated to fund all grants awarded, the department shall prorate grant amounts, reduce the number of beds contracted for, or otherwise adjust grants to the extent of the appropriated funds.

(b) Notices published by the department concerning the opening of the application process for a grant award must specify the geographical area in which services are needed, the type of services, the number of beds anticipated to be needed, the maximum number of days of care, and any other requirements established by the department. Grants authorized under this section are exempt from AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code).

(c) Grants may not include payment for

(1) costs, including salaries and fees, incurred in raising funds or lobbying;

(2) [Repealed, Sec. 1 ch 102 SLA 1996].

(3) costs of academic education that duplicate the public education system, except as provided for in regulations;

(4) costs of religious training; and

(5) costs that are funded by other government sources.

(a) When the department purchases residential services for minors for whom the state has assumed responsibility under AS 47.10 or AS 47.12, the department shall

(1) purchase the services only under grants to local governmental units or nonprofit corporations;

(2) award grants for a specified number of beds as provided in AS 47.40.041.

(b) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of AS 47.40.011 - 47.40.091, including regulations establishing the procedures to be followed in awarding grants, the types of services for which payment may be made, costs that may be paid with grant money, and the method of payment.

(c) Services of jails and other penal institutions may not be included in services purchased by the state under AS 47.40.011 - 47.40.091.