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11. Except for court-ordered restricted parental contact or custody, Parents must have unlimited access to their Children and to all Child Care Providers during normal hours of operation or whenever the Children are in the care of the Child Care Provider. C. License-Exempt Background Checks 1. License-Exempt Child Care Providers (excluding Relative Child Care Providers) are required to submit a request for a criminal background check for all current and prospective staff members, all adults residing in the location where Child Care Services are being provided, any individuals whose activities involve the care or supervision of Children or who have unsupervised access to Children, and the Child Care Provider themself as required by federal law (45 C.F.R. § 98.43). 2. The following background checks are required: a. In the State where the individual resides includes all the following checks: i. Child Protective Services (CPS); ii. State Bureau of Identification (SBI) with fingerprints; iii. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV); iv. State Sex Offender Registry; v. National Crime Information Center (NCIC) National Sex Offender Registry; and vi. FBI fingerprint check using Next Generation Identification. b. In each state where the individual has resided for the previous five (5) years includes all the following checks: i. Child Protective Services (CPS); ii. State Bureau of Identification (SBI) with or without fingerprints; iii. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV); iv. State Sex Offender Registry; v. NCIC National Sex Offender Registry; and vi. FBI fingerprint check using Next Generation Identification as required by federal law (45 C.F.R. § 98.43). 3. Background checks must be completed at least once every five (5) years.