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background check must be completed before the individual begins association unless

(A) the department issues notice of a provisional valid background check under 7 AAC 10.920; or

(B) the individual is residing in the entity before that individual’s 16th birthday; for an individual described in this subparagraph, the provider must submit the information required under (b) of this section within 30 days after the individual’s 16th birthday; or

(5) at any time requested by the department

(A) to show compliance with 7 AAC 10.900 — 7 AAC 10.990 during inspection, monitoring, or investigation; or

(B) for an individual if the department has good cause to believe that the individual’s background has changed. (b) The applicant or provider must submit the following with each request for a background check:

(1) confirmation that a current release of information authorization, on a form provided by the department and signed by the individual for whom the request is submitted, is on file with the provider;

(2) confirmation that an authorization, on a form provided by the department, signed by the individual for whom the request is submitted, and permitting the department to mark the individual’s name in the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN) under 7 AAC 10.915(e), is on file with the provider;

(3) one set of fingerprints for the individual for whom the request is submitted;

(4) the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under 13 AAC 68.900(a)(2)(B) and (5);

(5) an additional $40 application fee; the department will waive this fee for an unpaid volunteer who provides services to a provider that is operated by the state or recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a nonprofit entity under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3). (c) Unless a more frequent fingerprint-based background check is required under federal law, a fingerprint-based background check is valid for five years from the date the check became valid under (h) of this section for an individual

(1) whose name has been marked in APSIN on a continuous basis;

(2) who has not had the background check revoked under 7 AAC 10.945, made invalid under 7 AAC 10.915(g), or rescinded under 7 AAC 10.915(h);

(3) who has not had a variance approval made invalid under 7 AAC 10.935(m) or revoked under 7 AAC 10.935(n); and