Chapter 13 - Background Checks

Table of Contents 
Chapter 13 - Background Checks  

• 13.1   Conducting Background Checks for Residential Facility and Agency Licensing
• 13.2   Evaluation of Background Checks for Licensed Residential and Child Placing Agency
• 13.3   Conducting Background Checks for DCS Contractors
• 13.4   Evaluation of Background Checks for DCS Contractors
• 13.5   Conducting Background Checks for Unlicensed Placements
• 13.6   Evaluation of Background Checks for Unlicensed Out-of-Home Placements
• 13.7   Conducting Background Checks for Adoptions
• 13.8   Evaluating Background Checks for Adoptions
• 13.9   Conducting Background Checks for Foster Home Licensing
• 13.10 Evaluation of Background Checks for Foster Family Home Licensing

Tools:

• Background Check Matrix for Adoptions Desk Guide
• Background Check Matrix for Child Care Desk Guide
• Background Check Matrix for Foster Care Desk Guide
• Background Check Matrix for Unlicensed Relative/Kinship Placement Desk Guide (11x17)
• DCS Collaborative Care Fingerprint Registration Instruction in Indiana
• DCS Emergency Relative Instruction for Fingerprinting in Indiana
• DCS LCPA Indiana Adoption Program or Special Situation Adoption Registration Instruction for Fingerprinting in Indiana
• DCS LCPA Foster Home Licensing Registration Instruction for Fingerprinting in Indiana
• DCS Licensed or Contractor Agency Employee Registration Instruction for Fingerprinting in Indiana
• DCS Licensed or Contractor Agency Volunteer Registration Instruction for Fingerprinting in Indiana
• DCS Local Office Foster Home Licensing Registration Instruction for Fingerprinting in Indiana
• DCS Non-Emergency Relative Registration Instruction for Fingerprinting in Indiana
• DCS Reunification Registration Instruction for Fingerprinting in Indiana
• DCS Ward Adoption Registration Instruction for Fingerprinting in Indiana
• ISP Private Adoption Fingerprint Registration Instruction for Indiana

Forms:    

• Application for Criminal History Background Check SF 53259
• Tracking National Criminal History and Juvenile History Reports
• Request for Child Protection Service (CPS) History Check SF 52802