30:4C-27.18 Facilities established after effective date; procedures.
3. a. In the case of a facility established after the effective date of this act, the administrator of the facility, prior to the facility's opening, shall ensure that a request for a criminal history record background check on each staff member is sent to the department for processing by the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
A staff member shall not be left alone as the only adult caring for a child at the facility until the staff member's criminal history record background has been reviewed by the department pursuant to this act.
b. In the case of a facility granted a certificate of approval prior to the effective date of this act, the administrator of the facility, at the time of the facility's first renewal of its certificate of approval, shall ensure that a request for a criminal history record background check on each staff member is sent to the department for processing by the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
c. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins employment at a facility, the administrator of the facility shall ensure that a request for a criminal history record background check on the new staff member is sent to the department for processing by the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
A new staff member shall not be left alone as the only adult caring for a child at the facility until the staff member's criminal history record background has been reviewed by the department pursuant to this act.
L.2003,c.186,s.3.
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