for other states, DCS' website on child welfare policies and see contractor policies for web links to CPS records); (c) for all states of Conduct National Sex Offender Registry checks residency in the past five (5) years DCS' website for web links (see for national sex offender registry checks); (d) Conduct Local Law Enforcement checks with law enforcement agencies that would have responded to each residential address in the last five (5) years; (f) Register and make appointment(s) for Fingerprint-Based National and State Checks through the State approved fingerprint vendor [The Provider must confirm that their name is available as a valid provider to be printed for DCS purposes on the State approved fingerprint vendors website. If the Provider cannot locate their name as a valid provider under DCS on the registration/appointment website, no additional steps can be taken until the Provider contacts DCS at for further instructions. Employee(s)/volunteer(s) should not be printed under a local DCS office or other Provider name.] and follow through with obtaining and fingerprints; (g) of Criminal and Background Checks and take Review Results appropriate action as listed in the DCS Child Welfare Policy 13.4, Evaluation of Background Checks for DCS Contractors. (2) For those with only electronic or physical access to children's records: (a) of all individuals subject to criminal and Verify the identity background checks by viewing a current government issued picture I.D; (b) for all states of Conduct Child Protection Services checks (“CPS”) residency in the past five (5) years (for Indiana, send DCS an Indiana Request for Child Protection Services History Check; for other states, DCS' website on child welfare policies and see contractor policies for web links to CPS records); (c) for all states of Conduct National Sex Offender Registry checks residency in the past five (5) years DCS' website for web links (see for national sex offender registry checks); and (d) of Criminal and Background Checks and take Review Results appropriate action as listed in the DCS Child Welfare Policy 13.4, Evaluation of Background Checks for DCS Contractors. All directors/chief executive officers, facility managers, and licensing applicants, regardless of their level of contact with children, shall have background checks commensurate with the highest level of background checks required of any other Covered Personnel within their organization. If no other Covered Personnel require background checks and no
for other states, see DCS' website on child welfare policies and contractor policies for web links to CPS records); (c) Conduct National Sex Offender Registry checks for all states of residency in the past five (5) years (see DCS' website for web links for national sex offender registry checks); (d) Conduct Local Law Enforcement checks with law enforcement agencies that would have responded to each residential address in the last five (5) years; (f) Register and make appointment(s) for Fingerprint-Based National and State Checks through the State approved fingerprint vendor [The Provider must confirm that their name is available as a valid provider to be printed for DCS purposes on the State approved fingerprint vendors website. If the Provider cannot locate their name as a valid provider under DCS on the registration/appointment website, no additional steps can be taken until the Provider contacts DCS at for further instructions. Employee(s)/volunteer(s) should not be printed under a local DCS office or other Provider name.] and follow through with obtaining fingerprints; and (g) Review Results of Criminal and Background Checks and take appropriate action as listed in the DCS Child Welfare Policy 13.4, Evaluation of Background Checks for DCS Contractors. (2) For those with only electronic or physical access to children's records: (a) Verify the identity of all individuals subject to criminal and background checks by viewing a current government issued picture I.D; (b) Conduct Child Protection Services (“CPS”) checks for all states of residency in the past five (5) years (for Indiana, send DCS an Indiana Request for Child Protection Services History Check; for other states, see DCS' website on child welfare policies and contractor policies for web links to CPS records); (c) Conduct National Sex Offender Registry checks for all states of residency in the past five (5) years (see DCS' website for web links for national sex offender registry checks); and (d) Review Results of Criminal and Background Checks and take appropriate action as listed in the DCS Child Welfare Policy 13.4, Evaluation of Background Checks for DCS Contractors. All directors/chief executive officers, facility managers, and licensing applicants, regardless of their level of contact with children, shall have background checks commensurate with the highest level of background checks required of any other Covered Personnel within their organization. If no other Covered Personnel require background checks and no
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