Wash. Admin. Code § 388-06A-0150 - What does the background check cover?
(1) The department must review criminal
convictions and pending 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
children's administration also include:
(a) A
review of child protective services case files information or other applicable
information system.
(b)
Administrative hearing decisions related to any DSHS license that has been
revoked, suspended, or denied.
(3) In addition to the requirements in
subsections (1) through (2) of this section, background checks conducted by
children's administration 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 eighteen years of age residing in the home:
(a) Child abuse and neglect registries in
each state a person has lived in, 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.
(4) Except
as required in WAC
388-06A-0150(4)
(b), children's administration will conduct a
fingerprint-based background check on any individual who has resided in the
state less than three consecutive years before application.
Notes
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