1. Child Care Screening Tie-in with NBCP
AHFSA Annual Conference
Background Screening Interest Track
August 4-7, 2019
Child Care Screening Tie-in with NBCP
Fernando Castro, Idaho Department of Health & Welfare

2. Objective:
Describe the Idaho Experience with CCDBG background checks
Questions from interested States: Our conference goal is dialog. In this session, representatives from interested States are encouraged to ask questions; describe their challenges of effectiveness, efficiency and equity; and exchange information.

3. Idaho and the CCDBG Background IDHW has its own background check unit
Unit processes Department required background checks (NCJA)
Unit responds to queries into the state’s CP/CAN Registry

4. Idaho and the CCDBG Background Established by statute
Self-funded (no appropriation from the General Fund)
Program itself is managed through administrative rules

5. Idaho and the CCDBG
IDHW has been processing background checks for state licensed day care employees since 2001
Over 330,000 background checks processed since 2003
Over 11,400 Idaho CP/CAN Registry checks processed since 2010

6. Idaho and the CCDBG CCDBG Compliance Milestones
Early 2016 IDHW started to look at CCDBG requirements with ACR
April 2016 Negotiated rulemaking process started
New fitness criteria
Other providers chose to be processed for this new criteria

7. Idaho and the CCDBG CCDBG Compliance Milestones
July 2017 Administrative rules published
December 2017 System modifications completed
January 2019 Enabled notification for FBI-cleared applicants to advise that they could start employment while their out of state CP/CAN Registry checks were being completed

8. Idaho and the CCDBG CURRENT CHALLENGES
Timely completion of background checks when applicants have resided out of state
Criminal Checks of those jurisdictions if they are non-NFF states criminal archives do take time to complete
Completion of other states CP/CAN Registries also takes time

9. Idaho and the CCDBG CURRENT CHALLENGES Local Option
8 Cities in Idaho have their own background check program for the CCDBG workforce
It is enabled by statute
Applicant fitness criteria is different
Frequency is different
Two background checks are required in some cases

10. Idaho and the CCDBG CURRENT CHALLENGES Local Option (Cont.)
IDHW is working with those cities to work out how to incorporate their process to ours

11. Idaho and the CCDBG CP/CAN Registry Checks Challenges
Owning state statutes restrict dissemination to IDHW
Most states do respond to AWA checks requests (adoption/foster care)
Few states do respond to employment checks (CCDBG – Children’s daycare workforce)

12. Idaho and the CCDBG CP/CAN Registry Checks Challenges (Cont)
CP/CAN Registries are not public records making it difficult to access them with ease
Criteria as to why a person is included in the registry and for how long they remain in it varies throughout the states

13. Idaho and the CCDBG CP/CAN Registry Checks Challenges (Cont)
Different processes to obtain information exist
Different forms
Payment issues
Requiring original forms (no copies, faxes, or s allowed)

14. Idaho and the CCDBG CP/CAN Registry Checks Challenges (Cont)
Keepers of the information are not staffed/funded to handle demands of the CCDBG
Reliance on applicants to deliver need
NE, IN & MS have an online process where the applicant must initiate the request

15. Idaho and the CCDBG

16. Idaho and the CCDBG
Questions?

17. Questions from States?