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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 05/2023 Legal nonlicensed providers – Background studies 11.9.12 Background study requirements Background study requirements for legal nonlicensed (LNL) providers are aligned with the background study requirements for licensed family child care providers. All background study requests for legal nonlicensed providers and their household members must be submitted through NETStudy 2.0. NETStudy 2.0 users are encouraged to regularly review resources provided within NETStudy 2.0, particularly under the Help and Application > Application Forms sections, for updates to NETStudy 2.0-related processes, procedures and forms. Who is required to have a background study? Background studies are required for: • The provider and each household member age 13 and older • Each household member age 10-12 living in the household where the provider services will be provided when the commissioner has reasonable cause as defined under MN Statutes 245C.02 subd. 15 • An individual who, without providing direct contact services in the legal nonlicensed program, may have unsupervised access to children receiving services from the program, when the commissioner has reasonable cause. Who is required to have a background study when in-home care is approved and will be provided in the child’s home? If care is provided in the child’s home, a background study is not required for members of the child’s household. A background study must be completed for the provider. A background study must also be completed for any members of the provider’s household who will have access to children receiving services who are age 13 and older or age 10-12 when the commissioner has reasonable cause as defined under MN Statutes 245C.02, subd. 15. In addition, a background study is required for an individual who is not part of the child’s household, who, without providing direct contact services in the legal nonlicensed program, may have unsupervised access to children receiving services from the program, when the commissioner has reasonable cause. When does a CCAP agency need to complete a background study? A CCAP agency must complete a background study for the legal nonlicensed provider and all other required individuals prior to provider registration and at provider renewal. In some situations, a background study may be due at times other than provider renewal if a background study was completed at a time other than the provider’s initial registration. Background studies must also be completed when: • Another person over the age of 13 joins the household • A current household member turns 13 years old • A 10-12 year old joins the household where the services will be provided and the commissioner has reasonable cause as defined under MN Statutes 245C.02 subd. 15