New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 8 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 2 - PROTECTIVE SERVICES GENERAL POLICIES
Section 8.8.2.22 - EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT BACKGROUND CHECKS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
PSD requires that employees, as well as volunteers and students working in PSD offices, submit to criminal records checks (CRC) and abuse and neglect background checks prior to beginning employment or other assignment.
A. Level 1: Level 1 background checks shall involve a state CRC only. This level shall be required for administrative staff and management where duties do not include direct client contact or providing direct client service.
B. Level 2: Level 2 background checks shall involve a state CRC and a FACTS child abuse or neglect check. This level shall be required for volunteers and students (excluding stipend students in practicum placements, for whom Level 3 checks shall be required) who provide services to clients and are supervised by a PSD employee.
C. Level 3: Level 3 background checks shall involve state and FBI CRCs and a FACTS child abuse or neglect check. This level shall be required for employees who will have unsupervised direct contact with clients as well as for stipend students in practicum placements, see herein at Subsection T of 8.8.2.7 NMAC.
D. Disqualifiers: If a CRC or FACTS check reveals a criminal record or a substantiated abuse or neglect referral, the application shall be reviewed by CYFD human resources division to determine whether or not that record or referral disqualifies the applicant from employment, service as a volunteer, or student placement.
