Code of Massachusetts Regulations
110 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Title 110 CMR 18.000 - Criminal Offender Recoed Checks
Section 18.08 - CORI Investigations
Universal Citation: 110 MA Code of Regs 110.18
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Department Employees, Volunteers, Interns, Trainees.
(a) All applicants shall complete the
appropriate CORI request form.
(b)
After the hiring authority makes a conditional offer of a position to an
individual, subject to consideration of any criminal record, the completed CORI
request form or electronic equivalent shall be forwarded to the Department
Central Office Background Record Check (BRC) Unit, in accordance with
Department policy.
(c) All CORI
investigations that result in a finding of "no record" shall be transmitted
back to the hiring authority and shall provide sufficient evidence of
suitability for hire for 60 business days. A "no record" finding may be valid
for consideration for other positions during this 60 day period.
(d) All CORI investigations that show
findings of criminal records shall be sent immediately to the hiring authority
for review consistent with
110 CMR 18.00.
(2) Department Foster/Pre-adoptive Parents.
(a)
Whenever an individual contacts the Department for the purpose of applying to
be a foster or pre-adoptive parent, the Department shall conduct a CORI
investigation as part of the Department initial screening process on the
individual(s) applying and household members 14 years and older.
(b) The Department shall conduct a CORI
investigation of any household member 14 years of age or older during the
initial homestudy/evaluation of the foster/pre-adoptive home and during the
annual reassessment of the foster/pre-adoptive home.
(c) The Department BRC Unit shall conduct the
CORI investigations for the Department in accordance with policies and
procedures established by the Department.
(d) The results of the CORI investigation
shall be transmitted back to the Department employee requesting the CORI
investigation. If the CORI investigation shows findings of a criminal record,
the Department shall proceed consistent with
110 CMR 18.00, M.G.L. c. 119,
§ 26A, M.G.L. c. 210, § 3B and Department policy and procedures for
background record checks.
(3) Department Vendors not Licensed by the Department of Early Education Care.
(a) All applicants shall complete the
appropriate CORI request form.
(b)
After the hiring authority makes a conditional offer of a position to an
individual, subject to consideration of any criminal record, the completed CORI
request form or electronic equivalent shall be forwarded to the CHSB EOHHS CORI
Unit, in accordance with the policies of the CHSB.
(c) All CORI investigations that result in a
finding of "no record" shall be transmitted back to the hiring authority and
shall provide sufficient evidence of suitability for hire for 60 business days.
A "no record" finding may be valid for consideration for other positions during
this 60 day period.
(d) All CORI
investigations that show findings of criminal records shall be sent immediately
to the hiring authority for review consistent with
110 CMR 18.00.
(4) Department Vendors Licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care. Department Vendors Licensed by EEC shall conduct CORI investigations in accordance with EEC regulations found at 102 CMR.
(5) Poster/Pre-adoptive Parents Approved and/or Licensed by a Department Contracted Provider Agency.
(a) Before a child in
the Department's care or custody can be placed in a foster/pre-adoptive home of
a Department vendor agency, a CORI investigation must have been conducted on
the foster/pre-adoptive parent(s) and any household member 14 years of age or
older.
(b) The CORI investigation
may be conducted by the Department BRC Unit in accordance with policy and
procedures established by the Department
(c) If the Department conducts the CORI
investigation, the results shall be transmitted back to the Department unit
having responsibility for overseeing the contracted provider agency.
(d) The Department unit having responsibility
for overseeing the contracted provider agency shall contact the provider agency
to discuss the CORI Investigation results and determine, if needed, whether to
proceed in accordance with
110 CMR 18.10
and
110
CMR 18.11, M.G.L. c. 119, § 26A, M.G.L.
c. 210, § 3B and the Department's policy and procedures for background
record checks.
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