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Rules 385 : Background Checks

• Section 385.10 Purpose
• Section 385.20 Definitions
• Section 385.30 Applicability of This Part
• Section 385.40 Authorization for Background Checks
• Section 385.50 Child Abuse or Child Neglect
• Section 385.60 Criminal Convictions and Pending Criminal Charges
• Section 385.70 Disposition of Background Checks
• Section 385.80 Appeal of Decision to Deny License or Permit Based on Background Check Information
• Section 385.90 Records to be Maintained by the Child Care Facility
• Section 385.100 Confidentiality of Background Check Information
• Section 385.110 Severability of This Part
• Section 385.APPENDIX A Criminal Convictions Preventing Licensure, Employment, or Residence in a Family Home in Which a Child Care Facility Operates
• Section 385.APPENDIX B Matrix of Persons Subject to Background Checks Under Part 385

TITLE 89: SOCIAL SERVICES

CHAPTER III: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

SUBCHAPTER d: LICENSING ADMINISTRATION

PART 385

BACKGROUND CHECKS

Section 385.10 Purpose

a) The purpose of this Part is to ensure the safety and well-being of children cared for in any facility subject to licensing by the Department of Children and Family Services by requiring that the operators of child care facilities and other persons subject to background checks, as defined in Section 385.20, be screened for a history of child abuse or child neglect, prior criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.

b) Each owner of a for-profit child care facility is required to certify, under penalty of perjury a form provided by the Department, that he or she is current or not more than 30 days delinquent in complying with a court order for child support.

c) In addition, the Department may require service providers who have access to children as part of their duties to authorize a background check, as required by 89 Ill. Adm. Code 357, Purchase of Services.

(Source: Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 4444 effective April 1, 1997)