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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 29. PUBLIC WELFARE |
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Chapter 29-63. LICENSING OF INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAMS FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS |
Section 29-6325. CHILD PROTECTION REGISTER CHECK
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6325.1A prospective staff member shall undergo a child protection register check prior to commencing work.
6325.2An independent living program may not employ any person who has been:
(a)Identified as a possible abuser or neglecter in a currently-pending child abuse or neglect case;
(b)Determined in a supported report of child abuse or neglect to be an abuser or neglecter; or
(c)Adjudicated as the abuser or neglecter in a child abuse or neglect case.
6325.3Notwithstanding § 6325.2, CFSA may permit the employment of an individual if it determines, after the individual's satisfactory completion of all other applicable requirements of this Chapter and a review of the child protection register results and current circumstances, that the individual would be able to provide care for adolescents or young adults consistent with this Chapter and the health, safety, and welfare of the residents.
6325.4A child protection register check shall be performed on each staff member once every year as part of the annual license renewal.
6325.5An independent living program shall keep confidential the results of all child protection register checks, except that the results shall be available to CFSA.