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_____________________________________________________________________________ DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Child Care Policy Manual 623.3 Comprehensive Background Checks OST/OSR providers who receive CCDF funding must ensure that no current or prospective staff member refuses to consent to the required comprehensive criminal background check procedures; knowingly makes a materially false statement in connection with such criminal background check; is registered, or is required to be registered, on a State sex offender registry or repository or the National Sex Offender Registry; or has been convicted of a felony consisting of: • Murder, as described in section 1111 of title 18, United States Code; • Child abuse or neglect; • A crime against children, including child pornography; • Spousal abuse; • A crime involving rape or sexual assault; • Kidnapping; • Arson; • Physical assault or battery; or • A drug-related offense committed during the preceding 5 years. OR • Has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor committed as an adult against a child, including the following crimes: child abuse, child endangerment, sexual assault, or of a misdemeanor involving child pornography. Upon hire, prior to being permitted to care for children on an unsupervised basis, and every five years thereafter, all OST/OSR providers who receive CCDF funding must ensure that all program staff successfully complete, and have on record the completion of the following comprehensive background checks: • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Fingerprint Check using Next Generation Identification • State of Nevada (individual’s current state of residency) Criminal Registry/Repository Check • National Crime Information Center’s National Sex Offender Registry (NCIC NSOR) • State of Nevada (individual’s current state of residency) Child Abuse and Neglect Registry Check Once an individual initiates all the required background checks, they are eligible to begin working at the OST/OSR program in a supervised capacity by someone who has successfully completed all required background check components. Note: Individuals employed in this capacity must not be allowed unsupervised access to the children in care under any circumstance; therefore, these individuals are not eligible to be counted when a program is maintaining the required staff-to-child ratio of 1:20. All OST/OSR programs must ensure that background check records are maintained in a safe and secure environment, with limited and appropriate access being granted to specified administrative staff members. 623.4 Monitoring Visits The Lead Agency is responsible for monitoring OST/OSR providers who receive CCDF funding, along with their operational sites, are complying with all health and safety requirements upon provider registration, and on an annual basis thereafter. 600-Provider Information [10] MTL 01/24 July 1, 2024