Wash. Admin. Code § 110-04-0080 - What does the background check cover?
(1) The department must review criminal
convictions and pending criminal charges based on identifying information
provided by you. The background check may include, but is not limited to, the
following information sources:
(a) Washington
state patrol.
(b) Washington
courts.
(c) Department of
corrections.
(d) Department of
health.
(e) Civil adjudication
proceedings.
(f) Applicant's
self-disclosure.
(g) Out-of-state
law enforcement and court records.
(2) Background checks conducted for DCYF also
includes:
(a) A review of child protective
services case files information or other applicable information
system.
(b) Administrative hearing
decisions related to any DSHS or DCYF license that has been revoked, suspended,
or denied.
(3) In
addition to the requirements in subsections (1) and (2) of this section,
background checks conducted by DCYF for placement of a child in out-of-home
care, including foster homes, group care facilities, adoptive homes, relative
placements, and placement with other suitable persons under chapter 13.34 RCW,
include the following for each person over 18 years of age residing in the
home, all staff working in a group care facility, including those not directly
working with children, and group care volunteers who provide direct care:
(a) Child abuse or neglect registries in each
state in which a person has lived in the five years prior to conducting the
background check.
(b) Washington
state patrol (WSP) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint-based
background checks regardless of how long you have resided in Washington
state.
(4) Except as
required in subsection (3)(b) of this section, DCYF will conduct a
fingerprint-based background check on any individual who has resided in the
state less than three consecutive years before application.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.43.832. WSR 15-03-071, § 388-06A-0150, filed 1/15/15, effective 2/15/15.
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