Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 4 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Section 28-4-805 - Background checks

Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-4-805

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) With each initial application or renewal application, the applicant or licensee shall submit a request to conduct a background check by the Kansas bureau of investigation and a background check by the Kansas department of social and rehabilitation services in order to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 65-516, and amendments thereto. Each request shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department. The request shall list the required information for the following:

(1) Each individual 10 years of age and older who resides, works, or regularly volunteers in the family foster home, excluding children placed in foster care;

(2) each caregiver 14 years of age and older; and

(3) each resident of a home in which informal visitation occurs who is at least 10 years of age.

(b) Each licensee shall submit a request to the department to conduct a background check by the Kansas bureau of investigation and a background check by the Kansas department of social and rehabilitation services before any of the following occurs:

(1) A new individual at least 10 years of age begins residing, working, or regularly volunteering in the family foster home, excluding children placed in foster care.

(2) A new caregiver at least 14 years of age begins caring for the child in foster care in the family foster home.

(3) A new individual at least 10 years of age begins residing in a home in which informal visitation occurs.

(c) Each individual submitting an initial application for a family foster home license shall obtain the following:

(1) For each individual 18 years of age and older residing in the home, a child abuse and neglect background check from each previous state of residence throughout the five-year period before the date of application; and

(2) for each applicant or licensee, a fingerprint-based background check from the national crime identification databases (NCID).

(d) Each individual who received a family foster home license on or after July 1, 2007 shall obtain the following:

(1) For each individual 18 years of age and older residing in the home, a child abuse and neglect background check from each previous state of residence throughout the five-year period before the date of application; and

(2) for each licensee, a fingerprint-based background check from the national crime identification databases (NCID).

(e) Each licensee shall obtain background checks on any additional individual at least 10 years of age who resides, works, or regularly volunteers in the family foster home if requested by the department or the sponsoring childplacing agency.

(f) Background checks shall be obtained following the procedures of the department.

(g) All fees associated with obtaining child abuse and neglect background checks from other states and NCID checks shall be the responsibility of the applicant or the licensee.

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