For purposes of employment, the Department shall determine the suitability of employees of early intervention services and early intervention service providers for employment involving unsupervised access to children at Alabama Department of Human Resources ("DHR") licensed facilities. The Department shall adopt and apply the suitability criteria of Code of Ala. 1975, § 38-13-2, in determining such suitability. The Department shall request that the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency ("ALEA"} conduct a nationwide criminal history background information check for the purpose of determining whether an employee who shall have unsupervised access to children or individuals with disabilities has been convicted of a crime that bears upon the fitness of the employee to provide care or to have responsibility for the safety and well-being of children or individuals with disabilities.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 795-3-1-.03
Author: Alabama Board of Rehabilitation Services
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 32-2-60 et seq., 41-22-1 et seq.