How to Submit Background Check Forms and Fingerprints

The covered individual is to complete the following steps:

First:
Complete a Background Check Form and submit it to the provider.
(For covered individuals younger than 18 years old, this is to be done by a parent or guardian.)

Then:
When instructed by the provider to do so, have Live Scan (electronic) fingerprints done and submitted to the Office of Background Processing. To do this:

• Take your fingerprint form to a police department, a public safety building, or another Live Scan Fingerprinting Location. (Be sure to check the hours of operation for the chosen location.)
• Pay any additional required fees.
• Present a valid government-issued photo identification and hand your fingerprint form to the technician capturing your fingerprints.
• Complete the instructions given to you by the technician.

The providers is to complete the following steps:

First:
Ensure the Background Check Form is authorized through the Child Care Licensing Portal. Forms are not submitted to the Office of Background Processing until they are authorized. To do this:

• Log Into the Child Care Licensing Portal. To create a login, go to Account Creation.
• In the Pending Checks for Covered Individuals section, click "Authorize" after the name of the covered individual.

Then, when fingerprints are required:

• Click the "Download Fingerprint Form" button.
• After the form is downloaded, give the form to the covered individual to print and hand to the technician capturing their fingerprints.