Out of State Registries

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Contact Information for obtaining an out of state Central or Child Abuse Registry Check

An out of state registry check is required to submit with your background screening application if the agency for whom you are applying with is providing youth residential services and you have lived outside of the State of Utah during the past five years. Please contact the background screening unit with the Office of Licensing if you have questions. The following list of contact information and forms has been compiled to assist you in making direct contact with states to obtain a child abuse registry check. Should you encounter information that is out of date, please contact the Office of Licensing and we will update this form.

NOTE TO APPLICANTS: When requesting the check, let the other state know that it is for COMPLIANCE WITH THE FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT (rather than just saying it is for employment purposes). If the other state requires a letter of authorization from DHHS/State of Utah, you may use this letter opens in a new tab
. The fields for your name and the state to which you are sending it are editable if downloaded to your computer.

Instructions: Directions and links to access the two stage electronic submission process can be located on our website at https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/ Once you are on the webs1te, you will need to click on 'Division of Children and Family Services" under the Division and Shared Services tab. You will then sec the option to Request A Child Maltreatment Check. This process works best using Google Chrome.

Phone: 501-682-0405

The agency will need to request access to the Delaware Child Protection Registry Request Web Portal by going to the following link:

https://childprotectionregistry.delaware.gov/s/login/

Once approved access to the web portal, you will then be able to download a consent form for the applicant in the lower right hand side of the site titled "Click here to download the consent form".

Phone Number: 866-422-6872

Website: https://health.mo.gov/safety/fcsr/

Step one: Click on Register Online (you will need to enter the SSN twice)
If the site shows that you are registered, see step two. If not, follow the instructions to register (it requires SSN, e-mail address, credit card information {$15/at the time of this e-mail}). Once registered, call the number in step two.
Step two: call 866-422-6872 and let them know you need a child abuse/neglect check. They will ask for the employee's social security number/name.

To request records related to reports of child abuse and maltreatment in New York State, you will need to sign into the OCFS Request For Information (RFI) Portal using your NY.gov account at:

https://cw.ocfs.ny.gov/ocfsrfiportal

If you do not have a NY.gov account, click on the Create an Account link and follow the instructions to register your new account. Once you are signed into the OCFS RFI Portal, you will be prompted for information that will be needed to process your request.

Directions: If you are an agency outside the state of Rhode Island and you are requesting a clearance for an individual who formally lived in the state, we require the following:

A signed release from both the individual and the staff from the agency requesting the clearance. There is no form. You may send this release on agency letterhead.
Please also include:
- Name
- DOB
- Previous Rhode Island address(es), if known
- Agency check or money order in the amount of $10.00
  - Made payable to “General Treasurer State of Rhode Island”
  - Cash and personal checks are not accepted
All requests can be submitted to:
- The Department of Children, Youth and Families
  Attn: Record Center, 2nd Floor
  101 Friendship Street
  Providence, RI 02903
State agencies outside of Rhode Island are not required to pay the fee. And, may fax their requests to (401) 528-3480 with the information noted above on state letterhead.
You may call (401) 528-3842 if you have any questions about making an Adam Walsh Child Abuse Registry request.