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(3) Three letters of reference for the center director; (4) Criminal history background records check forms for the director, staff, emergency person(s), and substitute (s); (5) Record of training for director and staff; and (6) Written statements signed by all staff members regarding disciplinary policies of the center. (7) The director shall maintain health records in the center for himself/herself, staff, and emergency person(s) in accordance with 114–505.G.(1)(a) through (d). I. Confidentiality and applicable laws and regulations (1) The center shall have written policy to safeguard the confidentiality of all records. (2) A child’s record, emergency information, photograph and other information about the child or family and information that may identify a child by name or address is confidential and may not be copied, posted on a web site or disclosed to unauthorized persons, without written consent from the child’s parent. (3) The center shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances. (4) The center shall make available at least one copy of Section 63–13–10 et seq., Code of Laws of South Carolina, a copy of sections of the Children’s Code related to child abuse and neglect and a copy of the current regulations for child care centers that will be provided by the Department. J. Communication (1) The center shall have an operable telephone with an outside line that is accessible to staff persons in emergencies. (2) Emergency telephone numbers for the police, fire department, ambulance service and poison control center shall be posted by each telephone. (3) The center shall have an internal means of communication among staff. (4) The center shall have electronic means of communications with the Department, except in locations where network service is unavailable or there is no coverage. K. Staffing (1) Child abuse checks (a) The director or staff shall not have been determined to have committed an act of child abuse or neglect or have been convicted of any crime listed in Chapter 3 of Title 16, Offenses Against the Person, any crime listed in Chapter 15 of Title 16, Offenses Against Morality and Decency or for the Crime of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor in Section 16–17–490. (b) A check of the South Carolina Central Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect shall be requested by the director(s) on each staff person, except for volunteers in accordance with the following time lines: (i) For the director(s) and at least two staff persons prior to the initial issuance of a regular or provisional license/approval. (ii) For the director(s) and staff (including the emergency person) prior to employment and at renewal times, if the employee was hired more than 6 months prior to the renewal date. (c) No child care center shall employ or retain an individual who has been determined to have committed an act of child abuse or neglect. (2) Background criminal history checks (a) To be employed by or to provide teacher/caregiver services at a child care facility, a person shall first undergo a State fingerprint review from the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). (b) A person may be provisionally employed or may provisionally provide teacher/caregiver services after the favorable completion of the state fingerprint review. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprints shall be submitted for review within 14 business days upon receiving the SLED results. Upon the completed FBI review, the results will be forwarded to the appropriate Department for distribution.