Section Env-Wq 909.05 - Background Checks(a) Subject to (b) through (d), below, the background check required by each YSC's background check policy shall comprise: (1) A criminal background check in each state of residence of the potential staff member, which may be done through a validated database that includes current information for each such state of residence or through the state identification bureau of each state of residence; and(2) A check of the national sex offender public registry.(b) For any volunteer or employee younger than 18 years old who will be left alone with a child or children, the background check policy shall require the minor to provide a minimum of 2 written references to the YSC operator, at least one of which is from a non-relative, attesting to their knowledge of the minor's character as it relates to whether the minor has caused or threatened to cause direct physical injury to any individual or harm of any nature to any child or children and their opinion on whether the minor is a good candidate to work directly with youth.(c) For any licensed health professional who is required to submit to a background check in order to be licensed, the YSC operator may accept a currently-valid professional license as proof of compliance with this part if the background check: (1) Includes both elements required by (a), above, provided that if the background check required for licensure does not include a check of the national sex offender public registry then the professional license shall be accepted only for compliance with (a)(1), above; and(2) Was performed or validated within the prior 12 months.(d) For any camp staff who has not resided in the United States and who enters the country under the auspices of an organization that provides opportunities for foreign nationals to be a counselor at a camp in the United States, such as the International Camp Counselor Program (ICCP), Camp America, British University North America Club (BUNAC), Camp Leaders, or Camp Counselors USA (CC USA), the background check policy shall allow the YSC operator to rely on the background check that is required to obtain the applicable visa.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 909.05
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