Background:
Background check requirements for owners, administrators, employees
and child care staff members of a child care center are outlined in rule 5101:2-12-09
of the Administrative Code. These individuals are required to submit a JFS 01175
"Request for a Background Check for Child Care." Additionally, they must
complete the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) and Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) fingerprints and have the results sent electronically to the Ohio Department
of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) from the Webcheck agency.
Updated Process:
Background Checks
There is now enhanced functionality
in the Ohio Professional Registry (OPR) which allows the JFS 01175 to be submitted
electronically. Individuals may now use the OPR to send the JFS 01175 to the ODJFS.
For those sent electronically, the JFS 01176 "Program Notification of Background
Check Review for Child Care" will be available to the program electronically
in the OPR.
Beginning
September 2019, all JFS 01175s shall be submitted via the OPR. Programs cannot create
accounts and submit or sign the JFS 01175 on behalf of staff or employees. Profiles
in the OPR must be owned and controlled by the individual staff or employees. Also
in September 2019, programs will be required to link employees to their program
in the OPR and keep all individuals currently employed by the program linked to
the program. Programs should begin this process now to ensure compliance by next
fall.
Questions:
Please contact the Child Care Policy Helpdesk at 1-877-302-2347,
option 4, if you have any questions.