In the State where the individual resides) includes all the following checks: Child Protective Services (CPS), State Bureau of Identification (SBI) with fingerprints, Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), State Sex Offender Registry, National Crime Information Center (NCIC) National Sex Offender Registry, and FBI fingerprint check using Next Generation Identification.
In each state where the individual has resided for the previous five (5) years) includes all the following checks: Child Protective Services (CPS), State Bureau of Identification (SBI) with or without fingerprints, Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), State Sex Offender Registry, NCIC National Sex Offender Registry, and FBI fingerprint check using Next Generation Identification as required by federal law (45 C.F.R. § 98.43) .
If the Child Care provider or individual do not agree with the interpretation of the information in the background check, the Child Care Provider or individual have the right to request an administrative hearing to appeal. Appeals are limited to only the interpretation of information contained in its background check.
The Child Care Provider or individual's request for an appeal must be made within ten (10) days of notice that ability to be employed as a Child Care Provider has been impacted as a result of information contained in your background check.
To appeal, the Child Care Provider or individual can write a letter requesting a hearing. That letter should contain any information you think will help your claim that the Department incorrectly interpreted information in your background check. Letters should be sent to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Except as otherwise provided here, the administrative hearings shall be conducted pursuant to procedures for Orders of Reference in the Department's Division of Administrative Hearings Regulations, as amended from time to time. The Order of Reference shall state as the issue for hearing, "Whether the Department was correct when interpreting the background check information for [name of the appellant] and determining that [name of the appellant] was ineligible to provide care as a Child Care Provider that receives Child Care Subsidy."
The Division of Administrative Hearings will schedule a hearing pursuant to its rules. If the bureau, division, or office that issued the substantiation decision believes that the request for hearing was not timely or that there is another reason why the appellant is not entitled to a hearing, it may request that the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer dismiss the matter or that a hearing not be held. The Division of Administrative Hearings regulations shall govern the admission and exclusion of evidence at the Administrative Hearing.
All Child Care Providers (excluding Relative Child Care Providers) must have an Emergency Plan that is updated annually as required by federal law (45 C.F.R. § 98.16) that includes:
All Child Care Providers, Teachers, and directors associated with Child Care Providers (excluding Relative Child Care Providers) must have attained a minimum of a Star One (1) quality rating from Maine Roads to Quality and successfully completed the Department-Approved orientation training that includes, at a minimum, the Health and Safety Standards below, within ninety (90) calendar days of beginning his/her work with Children as required by federal law (45 C.F.R. § 98.41) :
10-148 C.M.R. ch. 6, § 9