(Revision. 10/1/15)
AS 47.10.093 Disclosure of Agency Records
AS 47.17.040 Central Registry, Confidentiality
7 AAC 54.150 Disclosure of Child Protection Information to Other States
42 U.S.C. 671(a)(20) State Plan for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance (Title IV-E)
To establish procedures to ensure that OCS researches Protective Services Alerts (PSA) received from other states and responds to interstate requests for child protection records checks.
States are required to respond to requests from other states for child abuse and neglect registry checks.
Alaska statutes and regulations allow disclosure to an out-of-state child protection agency of child protection information that has a direct bearing on an investigation or judicial proceeding in which the protection of a child from child abuse or neglect or the custody of a child is at issue.
The OCS Interstate Compact (ICPC) office or an OCS field office that receives a PSR from another state will respond to the alert within three days of receiving the alert.
If another state requests child abuse and neglect information from Alaska’s registry for an open investigation for child abuse the request will be forward to the field offices.
If another state requests criminal records checks including fingerprint-based checks for any guardianship, prospective foster, or adoptive parent (Adam Walsh checks) the request will be forward to the regional offices.
Any other requests from an out of state source should be managed as outlined in section 6.1.1 Confidentiality.