Rule 37.96.1002 - FINGERPRINT AND BACKGROUND CHECKS(1) The following individuals must provide satisfactory results of background checks prior to approval of any license or registration, or staff approval: (a) child care directors, owners, site directors, lead teachers, teachers, substitutes, trainees, support staff, and volunteers who have unsupervised contact with children; and(b) any adult residing in the child care facility, or other adult who regularly or frequently stays in the facility, unless care is being provided in the home of a child or children who belong to the same sibling group.(i) In the case of a FFN provider caring for children from more than one sibling group in a child's home, all adults residing in the home must have satisfactory results of a background check.(2) The following background checks are required prior to working in a child care facility and annually thereafter, with the exception of national background checks, which are required every five years:(a) a fingerprint background check by the Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation; and(b) the national Sexual Offender Registry from the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC); (i) fingerprints must be processed by a trained individual within a certified fingerprinting agency. Results will be transmitted electronically to the department by DOJ;(c) a check of the Montana Sex Offender Registry;(d) a child protective services check for Montana and any state where the individual has resided in the preceding five years; and(e) a name-based criminal records check for Montana and any state where the individual has resided in the preceding five years.Mont. Admin. R. 37.96.1002
NEW, 2024 MAR p. 738, Eff. 4/13/2024AUTH: 52-2-704, MCA; IMP: 52-2-703, 52-2-704, 52-2-713, 52-2-721, 52-2-722, 52-2-723, 52-2-731, MCA