ARM 37.96.1002. FINGERPRINT AND BACKGROUND CHECKS

(1) The following individuals must provide satisfactory results of background checks prior to approval of any license or registration, or staff approval: (a) child care directors, owners, site directors, lead teachers, teachers, substitutes, trainees, support staff, and volunteers who have unsupervised contact with children; and (b) any adult residing in the child care facility, or other adult who regularly or frequently stays in the facility, unless care is being provided in the home of a child or children who belong to the same sibling group. (i) In the case of a FFN provider caring for children from more than one sibling group in a child's home, all adults residing in the home must have satisfactory results of a background check. (2) The following background checks are required prior to working in a child care facility and annually thereafter, with the exception of national background checks, which are required every five years: (a) a fingerprint background check by the Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (b) the national Sexual Offender Registry from the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC); (i) fingerprints must be processed by a trained individual within a certified fingerprinting agency. Results will be transmitted electronically to the department by DOJ; (c) a check of the Montana Sex Offender Registry; (d) a child protective services check for Montana and any state where the individual has resided in the preceding five years; and (e) a name-based criminal records check for Montana and any state where the individual has resided in the preceding five years.