A child care provider and any child care staff member subject to a criminal background check pursuant to sections 8302‑A and 8302‑B must pass a background check conducted in accordance with this section and rules adopted by the department under section 8302‑A. As used in this section, "child care provider" means a person who provides child care in a child care facility, a family child care provider and a person who provides day care in that person's home for one or 2 children whose care is paid for by state or federal funds. As used in this section, "child care staff member" has the same meaning as described in section 8302‑A, subsection 1, paragraph J and section 8302‑A, subsection 2, paragraph K.
1.Investigation.
In accordance with the rules adopted by the department, the department sha
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A child care provider and any child care staff member subject to a criminal background check pursuant to sections 8302‑A and 8302‑B must pass a background check conducted in accordance with this section and rules adopted by the department under section 8302‑A. As used in this section, "child care provider" means a person who provides child care in a child care facility, a family child care provider and a person who provides day care in that person's home for one or 2 children whose care is paid for by state or federal funds. As used in this section, "child care staff member" has the same meaning as described in section 8302‑A, subsection 1, paragraph J and section 8302‑A, subsection 2, paragraph K.
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Investigation.
In accordance with the rules adopted by the department, the department shall request a criminal background check for a child care provider and child care staff members of the child care provider. The criminal background check must include criminal history record information obtained from the Maine Criminal Justice Information System and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The following provisions apply.