AS Title 44, Chapter 30: Department of Family and Community Services

Article 1. Organization. Chapter 30. Department of Family and Community Services. Sec. 44.30.010. Commissioner of family and community services. The principal executive officer of the Department of Family and Community Services is the commissioner of family and community services. Sec. 44.30.020. Duties of department. (a) The Department of Family and Community Services shall administer the state programs of child welfare, institutional management, and delinquency, including (1) mental health treatment and diagnosis under AS 47.30.660 — 47.30.915; (2) management of state institutions, except for adult penal institutions; (3) child welfare and delinquency services; (4) the Alaska Pioneers' Home and the Alaska Veterans' Home. (b) As applicable, the Department of Family and Community Services shall cooperate with the Department of Public Safety in enforcement of the prohibition on the possession, offer, display, marketing, advertising, or sale of illicit synthetic drugs under AS 17.21 . Sec. 44.30.030. Fees for department services. (a) The commissioner of family and community services may establish by regulation a schedule of reasonable fees for services provided by the Department of Family and Community Services under AS 44.30.020 (2), AS 47.10 , AS 47.12 , AS 47.14 , and AS 47.30.660 — 47.30.915. The fee established for a service may not exceed the actual cost of providing the service. The commissioner may define or establish the “actual cost of providing a service” by regulation. The Department of Family and Community Services shall charge and collect the fees established under this subsection. The department may waive collection of a fee upon a finding that collection is not economically feasible or in the public interest. (b) The commissioner of family and community services may establish by regulation and the department may charge reasonable fees for department publications and research data to cover the cost of reproduction, printing, mailing, and distribution. (c) A regulation that establishes a fee for services related to the community behavioral health system of care that are part of the integrated comprehensive mental health program under AS 44.25.200 — 44.25.295, AS 44.29.800 — 44.29.890, and AS 47.30 may be adopted under this section after consultation with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. Sec. 44.30.040. Fees for services of contractors or grantees. (a) The commissioner of family and community services may establish by regulation a schedule of reasonable fees for services provided by a contractor or grantee of the Department of Family and Community Services under AS 47 . The fee established for a service may not exceed the actual cost of providing the service. The commissioner may define or establish the “actual cost of providing a service” by regulation. (b) The Department of Family and Community Services may require the recipient of a grant or a contractor under a grant to charge the fees established under (a) of this section for services provided by the recipient or contractor and to use the fees collected for the program providing the services. (c) A regulation that establishes a schedule of reasonable fees for services provided by a contractor or grantee that are part of the integrated comprehensive mental health program under AS 44.25.200 — 44.25.295, AS 44.29.800 — 44.29.890, and AS 47.30 may be adopted under this section after consultation with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. Article 2. Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board. Sec. 44.30.100. Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board. There is created the Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board in the Department of Family and Community Services. Sec. 44.30.110. Purpose of the board. The board shall conduct annual inspections of the property and procedures of the Alaska Pioneers' Homes and recommend to the governor changes and improvements. The board shall meet on an annual basis to review admissions procedures and to consider complaints. Sec. 44.30.120. Composition of the board. (a) The Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board consists of (1) five members appointed by the governor from among citizens of the state; (2) one member appointed by the governor who is a veteran of active service in the armed forces of the United States, including the Alaska National Guard or the Alaska Territorial Guard; (3) one member who is the chair of the Alaska Commission on Aging established in AS 44.29.750 ; and (4) one member who is chair of the Alaska Veterans Advisory Council established in AS 44.35 . (b) The term of office of a member of the board appointed under (a)(1) of this section is four years. A member of the board may not serve more than eight consecutive years. A chair shall be elected by the voting members of the board. The members of the board appointed under (a)(1) and (2) of this section serve at the pleasure of the governor. Sec. 44.30.130. Compensation, per diem, or expenses. Members of the board receive no salary, but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law for other boards.