Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS), in accordance with Family Law Article, §5-561, Annotated Code of Maryland, to the provider agency and maintained in the individual’s personnel file. Required Criminal Background Checks for Expressive and Experiential Behavioral Service Providers Who Enroll as Individual Providers: For each individual that has enrolled individually to provide expressive and experiential behavioral services to participants and their families in the HCBS benefit, the individual must request a State and Federal Bureau of Investigation child care criminal history record check to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS), in accordance with Family Law Article, §5-561, Annotated Code of Maryland, to be sent to the Department. Required Check for Abuse or Neglect: For each individual providing services to participants and their families in the HCBS benefit, the provider shall: Before employing any individual, submit a notarized Consent for Release of Information/Background Clearance Request form to the Department of Human Resources (DHR) or a local department of social services (DSS) in the jurisdiction in which the individual lives, pursuant to COMAR 07.02.07.19; and
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS), in accordance with Family Law Article, §5-561, Annotated Code of Maryland, to the provider agency and maintained in the individual’s personnel file. Required Criminal Background Checks for Expressive and Experiential Behavioral Service Providers Who Enroll as Individual Providers: For each individual that has enrolled individually to provide expressive and experiential behavioral services to participants and their families in the HCBS benefit, the individual must request a State and Federal Bureau of Investigation child care criminal history record check to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS), in accordance with Family Law Article, §5-561, Annotated Code of Maryland, to be sent to the Department. Required Check for Abuse or Neglect: For each individual providing services to participants and their families in the HCBS benefit, the provider shall: Before employing any individual, submit a notarized Consent for Release of Information/Background Clearance Request form to the Department of Human Resources (DHR) or a local department of social services (DSS) in the jurisdiction in which the individual lives, pursuant to COMAR 07.02.07.19; and
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