Indiana Administrative Code
Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES
Article 3 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Rule 4.7 - Child Care Centers; Licensing
Section 4.7-8 - Criminal history check; required actions

Universal Citation: 470 IN Admin Code 4.7-8

Current through September 18, 2024

Authority: IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17.2-4

Sec. 8.

(a) Sufficient grounds exist to revoke or deny licensure if an owner or director commits any crime that would require that they be listed in any state or national registry that is intended to protect children from violent and sex offenders.

(b) Sufficient grounds exist to deny employment or to dismiss any employee if the employee commits any crime that would require that they be listed in any state or national registry that is intended to protect children from violent and sex offenders.

(c) If a criminal history check of an owner, director, employee, or volunteer shows that any of the following offenses has occurred, sufficient grounds exist to revoke or deny licensure, deny employment, or dismiss an employee, as applicable:

(1) Adoption schemes.

(2) Adulterating drugs, controlled substances, or preparations.

(3) Aiding or abetting the filing of false claims.

(4) Allowing an establishment to be used for illegal purposes.

(5) Any crime that involves a violent act or a threat of a violent act.

(6) Armed robbery.

(7) Arson.

(8) Assault.

(9) Attempts to commit armed robbery, burglary, or robbery.

(10) Attempts to commit criminal sexual conduct.

(11) Attempts to commit homicide or murder.

(12) Attempts to commit kidnaping.

(13) Battery.

(14) Bribery.

(15) Burglary.

(16) Child abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

(17) Concealing stolen property.

(18) Criminal sexual conduct in any degree.

(19) Cruelty toward or torture of any animal.

(20) Cruelty toward or torture of any person.

(21) Embezzlement.

(22) Extortion.

(23) Filing of false claims.

(24) Fraud.

(25) Homicide.

(26) Kidnaping.

(27) Larceny by conversion.

(28) Larceny by trick.

(29) Manslaughter.

(30) Mayhem.

(31) Murder.

(32) Negligent homicide.

(33) Obtaining property by false pretenses.

(34) Offenses involving narcotics, alcohol, or controlled substances that result in a felony conviction.

(35) Poisoning.

(36) Prostitution or related crimes.

(37) Receiving stolen property.

(38) Robbery.

(39) Unlawful manufacture or delivery of drugs or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver drugs.

(d) The center may request a waiver under subsection (c) based on the specific circumstances of the case, but a person shall not be employed by a center or a child care center approved for licensure unless the waiver is granted.

(e) The center shall notify the division immediately of any felony conviction that appears on a criminal history check or is otherwise known by the center.

(f) Any felony listed in subsection (c) is sufficient grounds to revoke or deny licensure and to dismiss any employee. Hiring an employee with felony convictions not listed in subsection (c) will require prior approval of the division.

(g) The division must approve any exceptions made under this section.

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