R501-14-10. Background Check Approval Transfer or Concurrent Use

(1)(a) An applicant is eligible to have a current background check approval shared with, or transferred to, another human services program only if: (i) the applicant is enrolled in the rapback system; and (ii) the human services program background check was processed under the same statutory authority as the original background check. (b) Clearance transfers are allowed: (i) among the same level of clearance; or (ii) from higher-level clearance to lower-level clearance. (c) New clearances and comprehensive review, if applicable, are required when moving from a lower-level clearance to a higher-level clearance. (2)(a) An applicant who seeks to have that applicant's current background check shared with, or transferred to, another human services program shall complete a background check application through a provider representative of the new program. (b) An applicant may not transfer an eligible clearance from a non-congregate care program to a congregate care program, including a foster home, adoptive home, or certified home, without a subsequent review under the new level of clearance. (c) An applicant shall submit out-of-state registry records for a transfer from a non-congregate care program to a congregate care program when the applicant has resided in another state within five years of the date the application was submitted. (d) An applicant may transfer an eligible clearance from a congregate care program to a non-congregate care program. (3) The provider shall ensure an applicant is directly supervised until the applicant's status in DACS reflects eligible or eligible for hire.