R501-14-10. Comprehensive Review Determination

  (1) The comprehensive review committee shall only consider applications and information presented by the Office. The comprehensive review committee shall evaluate the applications and information provided to the committee through the Office.

  (a) A background screening approval may be transferred to other human service programs when providing the same service under the same statutory screening requirements.

  (b) the committee shall re-consider all previously cleared or denied screenings when the applicant requires a new clearance for a new type of service.

  (2) Each application that goes to the comprehensive review committee requires individual review by the comprehensive review committee.

  (3) The comprehensive review committee shall recommend approval of the background screening of an applicant only after a simple majority of the voting members of the comprehensive review committee determines that approval will not likely create a risk of harm to a child or vulnerable adult.

  (4) The comprehensive review committee shall recommend denial of the background screening of an applicant when it finds that approval will likely create a risk of harm as defined in 501-14-2(16) to a child or vulnerable adult.

  (5) If the applicant fails to provide additional information requested by the Office, the comprehensive review committee may consider and weigh only what was submitted to them and only consider additional information that is publicly available in making their evaluation of the risk of harm to clients.

  (6) The Office shall make the final determination to approve or deny the application after considering the comprehensive review committee's recommendation.

  (7) An applicant whose background screening has been denied shall have no further supervised or unsupervised direct access.