Criminal history checks are completed for all employees appointed to or transferring to positions that are sensitive or critical in nature or to positions that work directly with children.  • 1-3

• (1) Personnel handling restricted data are considered, for purposes of this Section, to be in a sensitive position.  Criminal history checks are completed on designated positions within the Field Operations Division, Children and Family Services Division, Office Support Services Division, and the Developmental Disabilities Services Division.  Applicants for positions requiring criminal history checks are advised that, if selected for the position, a criminal history check is required.
• (2) Divisions are responsible for designation of positions that require criminal history checks.  Divisions must consistently obtain criminal histories on any individual selected to fill a position requiring criminal history checks.
• (3) Criminal history checks are obtained prior to employment for staff of child care facilities when 24-hour, supervised care is provided, as in group homes, and include a search of Department of Corrections files maintained pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act.  [10 O.S. § 404.1]
• (4) Criminal history checks are required only on the applicant who is recommended for the position.
• (5) Criminal history checks are also obtained on any Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) employee selected for transfer to a position that requires a criminal history check.
• (6) Criminal history checks are considered restricted information and are protected accordingly.  The results of these investigations are maintained in a separate file and are not made a part of the local or Human Resources Management Division personnel files. The history check is maintained for the duration of employment of the individual and for one year from the date of the report for employees who separate from OKDHS.
• (7) Certain OKDHS volunteers and health care providers are required to have history checks.