New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-C - Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
Chapter He-C 4000 - CHILD CARE LICENSING RULES
Part He-C 4004 - CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR YOUTH SKILL CAMPS
Section He-C 4004.04 - Required Background Check Policy
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-C 4004.04
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) The background check policy required by RSA 170-E:56, II(a) shall be adequate to ensure that no camp staff has a criminal conviction for any of the offenses listed therein, specifically:
(1)
Causing or threatening direct physical injury to any individual; or
(2) Causing or threatening harm of any nature
to any child or children.
(b) A background check policy shall be deemed to meet the requirement of (a), above, if it:
(1) Requires all camp staff who might be left
alone with a child or children to be subject to a background check, as
described in He-C 4004.05, prior to initially
being left alone with a child or children and not less than once in each
calendar year thereafter;
(2)
Prohibits any staff member who has not been subject to the required background
check from working directly with any youth(s) unless a staff member for whom
the background check has been completed is also present;
(3) Requires the YSC operator to review:
a. The results of the background checks and
certifications, for compliance with the established YSC policy and
RSA
170-E:56, II(a) ; and
b. Any references, employment
history, and volunteer history submitted by or for each camp staff member, to
determine whether to allow the individual to work directly with youths at the
YSC;
(4) As required by
RSA
170-E:56, II(e) , identifies
the frequency of the background checks and the sources used to conduct the
background checks; and
(5) Requires
the YSC operator to maintain an up-to-date listing of all staff members who are
in a position such that it is possible they could be left alone with children,
together with the status of their background checks.
(c) As specified in RSA 170-E:56, II(d) , a background check policy may include more stringent requirements for background checks than specified in (b), above, provided:
(1) The requirement of (a), above, is met;
and
(2) The more stringent
requirements are explicitly identified in the policy and in the certification
explained in He-C 4004.07.
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