PAP.15.4.010 When Conducted

(a) Mandatory.

(1) Application. Within ten (10) working days after receiving a complete application as specified under §PAP.15.6.010, the LCO Kinship Care Office shall begin the background check of the relative caregiver and any adult residents, prospective adult residents, employees, or prospective employees under Wis. Stat. § 48.57(3p), and this section.

(2) Prospective adult resident or employee. Within ten (10) working days after receiving notice from a relative caregiver of a prospective employee, prospective adult resident, or new adult resident, the LCO Kinship Care Office shall begin the background check of the prospective employee, prospective adult resident, or adult resident under Wis. Stat. § 48.57(3p), and this section.

(b) Discretionary.

(1) At any time that the LCO Kinship Care Office considers to be appropriate, the Office may conduct a background check of a relative caregiver, adult resident, prospective adult resident, employee, or prospective employee.

(2) The LCO Kinship Care Office may investigate the background of a relative caregiver, adult resident prospective adult resident, employee, or prospective employee at any time the Office considers to be appropriate without conducting a complete background check. The Office is not required to repeat a fingerprint-based Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) criminal history check for a discretionary background check.