{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-47.20.090","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 47.20.090","heading":"Finding and evaluating eligible participants.","body":"(a) The department shall establish a comprehensive system for finding children and their families who are eligible for services under AS 47.20.060 — 47.20.290. This child find system must\n(1) include a public awareness program focusing on early identification of developmentally delayed and disabled children under three years of age;\n(2) provide for participation by primary referral sources; and\n(3) include procedures with timelines for referral of eligible participants to service providers.\n(b) The department shall, within 45 days after a child's referral for services under (a) of this section, ensure that all affected public agencies and service providers\n(1) provide for a comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation of the functioning of the child and the needs of the child's family so that the family can appropriately assist in the development of the child;\n(2) in consultation with the child's parents, develop a written individualized service plan that identifies how the needs of the child and the family could be met.","path":["Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions.","Chapter 20. Special Services for Certain Children."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#47.20.090","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:52Z","sha256":"0275402553e09016acb0867322668fc3a0913fdf561a26bc65b2a5cd11446654","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-47.20.080","next":"us-ak/as-47.20.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}