New York State Office of Children and Family Services CLEARANCE CHART FOR CERTIFIED OR APPROVED FOSTER HOMES Criminal History Statewide Central Staff Exclusion List Stage Population Records (DCJS and Register (SCR)2 (SEL) FBI)1 Prospective Foster Yes Yes Yes Parent(s) of for Persons 18 years of Yes Yes Yes age or older residing approval3 approved in the home of the or homes4 or prospective foster parent(s) application Re-openings (*includes persons in foster foster care 18 years of and age or older) certified Initial certification Foster Parent(s)6 No No No Required if: Persons 18 years of No No a person residing in the age or older who foster home turns age 18 reside in the home of after the preceding of the certified or certification or approval; approved foster or a person 18 years of approval5 parent(s) age or older comes to (*includes persons in or reside in the foster home foster care 18 years of renewal after the preceding age or older) certification or approval; and Annual the person did not have a DCJS and FBI criminal certification history check completed previously Adult spouse who Yes Yes Yes enters the home and of applies for certification after or approval as a parent6 certified or approved original foster parent time certification approval the Any or foster the Pub-5183ii (10/2017) 1 See 16-OCFS-ADM-20. 2 SCR check includes NYS SCR check and out of state SCR checks of persons who resided in another state within 5 years of the initial application or application for reopening. 3 18 NYCRR 443.7. 4 18 NYCRR 443.10. 5 18 NYCRR 443.10. 6 18 NYCRR 443.10(c).
New York State Office of Children and Family Services CLEARANCE CHART FOR CERTIFIED OR APPROVED FOSTER HOMES Stage Population Criminal History Records (DCJS and FBI)1 Statewide Central Register (SCR)2 Staff Exclusion List (SEL) Initial application for certification or approval3 and Re-openings of certified or approved foster homes4 Prospective Foster Parent(s) Yes Yes Yes Persons 18 years of age or older residing in the home of the prospective foster parent(s) (*includes persons in foster care 18 years of age or older) Yes Yes Yes Annual renewal of certification or approval5 Foster Parent(s)6 No No No Persons 18 years of age or older who reside in the home of the certified or approved foster parent(s) (*includes persons in foster care 18 years of age or older) Required if: a person residing in the foster home turns age 18 after the preceding certification or approval; or a person 18 years of age or older comes to reside in the foster home after the preceding certification or approval; and the person did not have a DCJS and FBI criminal history check completed previously No No Any time after the certification or approval of the original foster parent6 Adult spouse who enters the home and applies for certification or approval as a certified or approved foster parent Yes Yes Yes Pub-5183ii (10/2017) 1 See 16-OCFS-ADM-20. 2 SCR check includes NYS SCR check and out of state SCR checks of persons who resided in another state within 5 years of the initial application or application for reopening. 3 18 NYCRR 443.7. 4 18 NYCRR 443.10. 5 18 NYCRR 443.10. 6 18 NYCRR 443.10(c).
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