Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 745 - LICENSING
Subchapter F - BACKGROUND CHECKS
Division 2 - REQUESTING BACKGROUND CHECKS
Section 745.621 - When must I submit a request for an initial or renewal background check for a person?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 745.621
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) You must submit a request for an initial background check for each person required to have a background check under § 745.605 of this division (relating to For whom must I submit requests for background checks?):
(1) When you submit your application for a
permit to us;
(2) When you hire
someone;
(3) When you contract with
someone who requires a background check;
(4) When a person applies to be a foster or
adoptive parent;
(5) When a
resident 14 years or older moves into your home or operation;
(6) Between 90 days before and 90 days after
a resident living in your home or operation becomes 14 years old; and
(7) When you become aware of anyone requiring
a background check under § 745.605 of this division, on whom you have not
previously submitted a request for a background check.
(b) You must submit a request for a renewal background check for each person required to have a background check under § 745.605 of this division:
(1) No later
than:
(A) Five years from the date you last
submitted a request for an initial or renewal background check on the subject
of a background check who had a fingerprint-based criminal history check;
or
(B) Two years from the date you
last submitted a request for an initial or renewal background check on the
subject of a background check who only had a name-based Texas criminal history
check;
(2) When you
become aware that the subject of a background check has had a change in the
subject's state of residence; and
(3) When there is a change in the subject's
role at the operation that requires the person to have a fingerprint-based
criminal history check instead of a previously conducted name-based Texas
criminal history check.
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