1612. STAFF FUNCTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS

1612 STAFF FUNCTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS 1612.1 A child-placing agency shall require at least three (3) character references for each employee prior to appointment. 1612.2 Each child-placing agency shall require a written report on the applicant’s mental and physical conditions including addictions which could adversely affect the applicant’s capacity to work with children. 1612.3 Each child-placing agency shall prior to employment, perform a criminal records check on any person who will have direct contact with the children and clients. The child-placing agency shall ensure that each employee is free of any conviction or pending charges without a final disposition for the commission of, attempt to commit, or assault with intent to commit any of the following criminal offenses or a criminal offense which is equivalent to any of the following: (a) Murder; (b) Child abuse; (c) Rape; (d) A sexual offense involving a minor, nonconsenting adult, or a person who is mentally defective, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless; (e) Child pornography; (f) Kidnapping of a child; (g) Child abduction; or (h) A drug-related offense which could affect the employee’s ability to perform his or her duties. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 3033, 3038 (May 11, 1990).