Section 403-6-009 - REPORTS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT009.01ANNUAL PROVIDER AGREEMENT. Before entering into an annual provider agreement with individuals providing homemaker services involving direct individual contact, respite, or habilitative childcare, the Department will complete a check of the:(A) Central Register of Child Protection Cases;(B) Adult Protective Services Central Registry;(C) The Department's License Information System; and(D) Nebraska State Patrol Sex Offender Registry.009.02CHECKING SOURCES. The following persons must sign a statement agreeing to a check of the sources listed above in 009.01: (A) A person applying to be a provider of family services, before approval;(B) A provider of homemaker, respite, child day habilitation services, supported family living, or independent living, annually; and(C) Any member of the provider's household if services will be provided in the provider's home, before approval, and annually thereafter.009.03BACKGROUND REGISTRY REPORTS. The Department will not authorize a person to provide family support Waiver services if:(A) The person has a substantiated report on the Adult Protective Services Central Registry;(B) The person has a substantiated report on the Central Register of Child Protection Cases;(C) The person is on the Nebraska Sex Offender Registry; or(D) The Department receives a substantiated report on the Adult Protective Services Central Registry or a substantiated report on the Central Register of Child Protection Cases on a current Waiver provider or household member when services are in the provider's home, the Department will immediately terminate the provider authorization.403 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 6, § 009
Adopted effective 5/7/2024