Sec. 47.40.011. - Purchase of services. - Alaska Statutes

(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.