Section 388-06A-0150. What does the background check cover?

(1) The department must review criminal convictions and pending charges based on identifying information provided by you. The background check may include but is not limited to the following information sources:

(a) Washington state patrol.

(b) Washington courts.

(c) Department of corrections.

(d) Department of health.

(e) Civil adjudication proceedings.

(f) Applicant's self-disclosure.

(g) Out-of-state law enforcement and court records.

(2) Background checks conducted for children's administration also include:

(a) A review of child protective services case files information or other applicable information system.

(b) Administrative hearing decisions related to any DSHS license that has been revoked, suspended, or denied.

(3) In addition to the requirements in subsections (1) through (2) of this section, background checks conducted by children's administration for placement of a child in out-of-home care, including foster homes, group care facilities, adoptive homes, relative placements, and placement with other suitable persons under chapter 13.34 RCW, include the following for each person over eighteen years of age residing in the home:

(a) Child abuse and neglect registries in each state a person has lived in, in the five years prior to conducting the background check.

(b) Washington state patrol (WSP) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint-based background checks regardless of how long you have resided in Washington.

(4) Except as required in WAC 388-06A-0150 (4)(b), children's administration will conduct a fingerprint-based background check on any individual who has resided in the state less than three consecutive years before application.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.43.832. WSR 15-03-071, § 388-06A-0150, filed 1/15/15, effective 2/15/15.]

RCW 43.43.832. WSR 15-03-071, § 388-06A-0150, filed 1/15/15, effective 2/15/15.