OAR 414-061-0000: Purpose

(1) The Department will conduct criminal records checks, child abuse and neglect records checks, and checks of foster care certification and adult protective services on subject individuals, as defined in OAR 414-061-0030, for enrollment of subject individuals in the Central Background Registry. (2) These rules provide guidelines on how the Department conducts criminal records and child abuse and neglect records checks on subject individuals, checks a subject individual’s foster care certification and adult protective services history, obtains relevant records when necessary, applies such information to its determination about the suitability of the subject individual, and enrolls approved subject individuals in the Central Background Registry.