ARSD 67:42:07:07. Staff qualifications -- Contact with references required

The facility shall contact at least three former employers or, if former employers are not available, professional references of an employee applicant concerning the applicant's character and competence. The employee applicant may not be related to the former employers or the references. The facility shall maintain a record of the contacts. Records of contact must be in the form of a documented conversation or a written letter. Contacts must be on record before hiring staff. An employee must be at least 18 years of age and may not have on record a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect. An employee who is under the age of 21 must be under the direct supervision of an experienced child care staff member who is at least 21 years of age and must be at least three years older than any child the employee supervises. An employee must demonstrate a capacity to carry out the duties of the employee's job description.