Kentucky Statutes 199.466 – Background check of child abuse and neglect records at request of parent or legal guardian employing individual to care for minor child
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(1) A parent or legal guardian employing an individual to care for his or her minor child may request the results of a background check of the child abuse and neglect records maintained by the cabinet from the individual by submitting the same form and paying the same fee that would be submitted by an entity required by law to request such a background check on an employee or volunteer for the purpose of determining whether there has been a substantiated finding of child abuse or neglect for the child-care provider. The form shall contain the signature of the individual consenting to the background check.
(2) The cabinet shall notify the individual on whom the background check was completed of the results.
(a) If the results show no substantiated findings of child abuse or neglect on the registry for the individual, the cabinet shall send the individual a letter stating that they have no findings of substantiated abuse or neglect.
(b) If the results show substantiated findings of child abuse or neglect on the registry for the individual, the cabinet shall send the individual the results of the search.
(3) The cabinet shall make the form for requesting a background check of the child abuse and neglect records maintained by the cabinet available on its Web site along with information on how to locate a child-care provider certified or licensed by the cabinet and how to request a criminal background check for a child-care provider.
(4) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations to implement subsection (1) of this section.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 115, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017.
(2) The cabinet shall notify the individual on whom the background check was completed of the results.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 199.466
- Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
- Child: means any person who has not reached his eighteenth birthday. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(a) If the results show no substantiated findings of child abuse or neglect on the registry for the individual, the cabinet shall send the individual a letter stating that they have no findings of substantiated abuse or neglect.
(b) If the results show substantiated findings of child abuse or neglect on the registry for the individual, the cabinet shall send the individual the results of the search.
(3) The cabinet shall make the form for requesting a background check of the child abuse and neglect records maintained by the cabinet available on its Web site along with information on how to locate a child-care provider certified or licensed by the cabinet and how to request a criminal background check for a child-care provider.
(4) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations to implement subsection (1) of this section.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 115, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017.