Arizona Revised Statutes Title 36. Public Health and Safety § 36-883.02. Child care personnel; fingerprints; exemptions; definition

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, child care personnel, including volunteers, shall submit the form prescribed in subsection C of this section to the employer and shall have valid fingerprint clearance cards issued pursuant to § 41-1758.07 before starting employment or volunteer work.

B. Exempt from the fingerprinting requirements of subsection A of this section are parents, including foster parents and guardians, who are not employees of the child care facility and who participate in activities with their children under the supervision of and in the presence of child care personnel.

C. Applicants, licensees and child care personnel shall attest on forms that are provided by the department that:

D. Employers of child care personnel shall make documented, good faith efforts to contact previous employers of child care personnel to obtain information or recommendations that may be relevant to an individual's fitness for employment in a child care facility.

E. The forms required by subsection C of this section are confidential.

F. A child care facility shall not allow a person to be employed or volunteer in the facility in any capacity if the person has been denied a fingerprint clearance card pursuant to § 41-1758.07 or has not received an interim approval from the board of fingerprinting pursuant to § 41-619.55, subsection I.

G. The employer shall notify the department of public safety if the employer receives credible evidence that any child care personnel either:

H. For the purposes of this section, “child care personnel” means any employee or volunteer working at a child care facility.