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The lead agency is closing working the State Patrol on developing a strategic implementation plan for all existing providers over the next 2 years (10/1/19 through 10/1/21), per law.

5.4.3 In-State Child Abuse and Neglect Registry Requirements (98.43(b)(3)(B)(iii)).

Note: This is a name-based search. Effective Date: 11/22/2019

a) Milestone #3 Prerequisite for New (Prospective) Child Care Staff: Describe the requirements, policies and procedures for the search of the in-state child abuse and neglect registry. i. Describe how these requirements, policies and procedures apply to all licensed, regulated, or registered child care providers, in accordance with 98.43(a)(1)(i) and 98.16(o). Describe and provide citations In-state child abuse and neglect registry requirements for allLicensed Child Care Providers (Family Child Care Homes I/II and Child Care Centers): The applicant/licensee, if an individual or an individual in a partnership, staff, volunteers, and household members if the center is located in a private residence, must not be listed as a perpetrator of abuse or neglect on the Nebraska Central Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect and Nebraska Central Registry of Adult Abuse and Neglect. This check is a required prior to employment.

Applicant/licensee initiate their own request for central registry checks for themselves. Child Care Licensing staff review the results of the registry checks. If an individual is on the registry, they are not allowed either a license or employment in a child care center.

A potential staff of a child care center must have this check prior to being hired. The staff signs a release form, giving consent for the center/director to request a registry check. The results go to the director as "No record found" or "Record found". If the potential individual has any questions, they can contact the Department of Health and Human Nebraska Page 222 of 314