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appropriate procedures regarding abuse, neglect, and law violations are in place. 002.01 PROVIDER AGE QUALIFICATIONS. A provider must be at least 19 years old. 002.02 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX WITHHOLDING. In some situations, the Department withholds Social Security taxes from in-home provider payments. Individual in-home service providers are considered employees of the client for whom they provide service. The Department, upon receiving a document that appoints the client as agent for the provider, acts on behalf of these clients to withhold mandatory taxes from the provider and pay the client’s matching tax share to the Internal Revenue Services. The Department does not withhold federal or state income tax or federal unemployment insurance tax from any provider payment. 002.03 PROVIDER RELEASE OF INFORMATION AND STATEMENT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY. Individual providers must sign a release of information and statement, identifying any felony or misdemeanor convictions and pending criminal charges. This statement must include complete details, dates, and disposition. If the provider will be providing services in the provider’s home, the provider must also provide this information for all household members. Providing incomplete or inaccurate information may result in the provider being denied participation or terminated from the program. 002.03(A) GENERAL CRIMINAL HISTORY. All potential and current child care providers must undergo criminal history checks. 002.03(A)(i) BACKGROUND CHECKS. To participate in the child care subsidy program all individuals, facility owners, directors and staff, and household members age 13 and older, if care is provided in the provider’s home must submit to a background check including the following: (1) A search of the following registries, repositories, or databases in the State of Nebraska plus each State where the individual has resided during the preceding five years; (a) State criminal registry or repository; (b) State sex offender registry; and (c) Child and Adult Abuse and Neglect Central Registry. 002.03(A)(ii) SPECIAL CRIMINAL HISTORY. Child care provider enrollment will be revoked or application denied when the child care provider, staff member, or household member has a conviction in any of the following areas: (1) Child pornography; (2) Child or adult abuse or endangerment; Page 29 of 41