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AK HB36

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Gray

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Origin

House of Representatives

34th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Minors age 16 and older may consent to up to five outpatient behavioral or mental health appointments (90 minutes each) without parental consent; medication still requires parental consent
  • Creates new "treatment foster home" license category for homes providing 24-hour specialized services to up to four children with behavioral, developmental, emotional, or medical needs
  • Requires court review within seven days when foster children are placed in hospitals for short-term psychiatric care, with ongoing reviews every 30 days
  • Courts may authorize placement of foster children in residential psychiatric treatment centers (no longer limited to "secure" facilities) with mandatory 90-day review hearings
  • Requires annual reporting to the legislature on the number of children placed in out-of-state psychiatric residential treatment facilities

Legislative Description

Foster Children Psychiatric Treatment

Families

Last Action

REFERRED TO FINANCE

5/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance5/16/2025
Health & Social Services3/28/2025
Health & Social Services1/22/2025

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