Plain English Breakdown
The official text states that 'certain specified conditions' must be met but does not list them all here; only one condition (submitting the request) is explicitly named.
Changes to Background Checks for Community Care Facilities
This law allows licensed community care facilities to approve individuals to care for children before out-of-state abuse checks finish, provided specific conditions are met and the facility removes anyone immediately if disqualifying information appears.
What This Bill Does
- Allows a licensee of a community care facility to approve an individual to care for children before another state's child abuse and neglect registry check is finished if certain specified conditions are met.
- Requires that one condition be the submission of a request by the facility to the department for the out-of-state abuse and neglect registry check.
- Mandates that facilities remove any applicant immediately upon receiving information showing they should not be approved.
- Requires facilities to notify the department about this removal within 3 business days.
Who It Names or Affects
- Licensees of community care facilities, including foster family homes and agencies
- Individuals applying to work in or live in these homes who have lived in another state
Terms To Know
- Community Care Facility
- A licensed place regulated by the State Department of Social Services, including foster family homes and agencies.
- Licensee
- The person or agency holding the official permit to run a community care facility.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill states that approval can happen if 'certain specified conditions' are met, but does not list all of those specific conditions in this summary.
- It is unclear exactly what type of information would trigger an immediate removal beyond the general rule that it must be disqualifying.