Background Checks for Child Welfare Agencies and Congregate Care Facilities

TITLE 89: SOCIAL SERVICES CHAPTER III: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SUBCHAPTER d: LICENSING ADMINISTRATION PART 385 BACKGROUND CHECKS SECTION 385.37 BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES AND CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES Section 385.37  Background Checks for Child Welfare Agencies and Congregate Care Facilities a)         Persons subject to a child welfare agency or congregate care criminal background check via fingerprints: 1)         The operator of a congregate care facility; 2)         All individuals employed at a child welfare agency or congregate care facility, regardless of whether they have contact with children; 3)         All volunteers; 4)         All replacement or supplemental staff (as defined in Section 385.20); and 5)         Any person who has access to children (as defined in Section 385.20), including: A)        Those under individual contract or working for a service provider with whom the child welfare agency or congregate care facility has contracted to provide day-to-day operational services such as security, meal service, housekeeping services, etc. B)        All interns. b)         The components of a child welfare agency and congregate care facility comprehensive criminal background check include: 1)         Fingerprints submitted to the Illinois State Police (ISP) for comparison to their criminal history records; 2)         Fingerprints submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for comparison to their national crime information databases; 3)         A search of the DCFS State Central Register (SCR) to determine whether an individual is currently alleged, or has been indicated as a perpetrator of child abuse and/or neglect; 4)         A search of the child abuse and neglect registry, repository, or database in the state where the individual resided during the preceding five years; and 5)         A search of the Illinois Sex Offender Registry (SOR) and in accordance with the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, the National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW).