Missouri Background Check Information
PrintScan offers FINRA and FDLE services in the state of Missouri..
PrintScan Missouri Department of Health Background Check Guide
The fingerprinting and background check process can be complicated. We decided to put together this guide as a quick reference to make your Missouri Department of Health fingerprinting experience easier.
Missouri Fingerprinting and Background Check Information
Who is required to have a Missouri Department of Health background check?
- a child care provider
- persons employed by the child care provider for compensation, including contract employees or self-employed individuals
- individuals or volunteers whose activities involve the care or supervision of children for a child care provider or unsupervised access to children who are cared for or supervised by a child care provider
- individuals residing in a family child care home who are seventeen years of age and older
What does the Missouri Department of Health Criminal Check Include?
- A Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check;
- A search of the National Crime Information Center's National Sex Offender Registry; and
- A search of the following registries, repositories, or databases in Missouri, the state where the child care staff member resides, and each state where such staff member resided during the preceding five years:
- The state criminal registry or repository, with the use of fingerprints being required in the state where the staff member resides and optional in other states;
- The state sex offender registry or repository; and
- The state-based child abuse and neglect registry and database.
What does the FCSR Background screening include?
- State criminal history records maintained by the Missouri State Highway Patrol
- Sex Offender Registry maintained by the Missouri State Highway Patrol
- Child abuse/neglect records maintained by the Missouri Department of Social Services
- The employee disqualification list maintained by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
- The employee disqualification registry maintained by the Missouri Department of Mental Health
- Child-care facility licensure records maintained by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
- Foster parent licensure records maintained by the Missouri Department of Social Services
When can an individual start working or be present at my facility?
When are background checks required?
A comprehensive criminal background check must be completed on all child care staff members of a licensed child care facility at initial licensure and every 5 years.
A FCSR background screening must be performed on all child care staff members every time a comprehensive criminal background check is completed and 30 days prior to the licensee’s anniversary date.
When is a Criminal Background Check not required?
- The staff member received a criminal background check and an eligible determination within the past five years.
- The staff member has not been separated from employment from any child care providers within Missouri for more than 180 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
We know you have questions, we can answer them!
Q. Does the FBI have my fingerprints?
If you have ever been fingerprinted to get a license or a background check then the FBI does keep a record of your fingerprints in their criminal database.
Q. How long does an FBI fingerprinting session take?
Printscan's fingerprinting sessions for FBI background checks average at 20 minutes.
Q. How far back does an FBI background check go?
An FBI background check goes back for the entire applicants lifetime.
Q. How do I know if I need my FBI background check apostilled?
If the country you wish to visit is part of the Hauge convention then you will need to apostille your FBI background check.
Q. What payment do you accept?
We accept cash, or any major credit card. (Visa/Mastercard/Discovery/American Express)
