OAR 137-007-0200: Statement of Purpose and Statutory Authority

“Purpose” These rules control the Department’s acquisition of information about a subject individual’s criminal history through criminal records checks or other means and its use of that information to determine whether the subject individual is fit to provide services to the Department as an employee, volunteer, or contractor covered by OAR 137-007-0220. The fact that the Department approves a subject individual as fit does not guarantee the individual a position as a Department employee, volunteer, or contractor.