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NEVADA DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
Central Registry
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The Central Registry
for the Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or
Neglect of a Child is an official repository for
substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect.
“Substantiated report of abuse or neglect” means a report
where credible evidence of abuse has been found in
accordance with criteria established in Nevada Revised
Statutes and the Nevada Administrative Code 432B. These
reports are legally mandated and maintained by the Nevada
Division of Child and Family Services, Central Office, 4126
Technology Way, 1st
Floor, Carson City,
NV 89706. Names of
individuals are checked against names in the central
registry to identify any substantiated perpetrators of
abuse.
During the 2005
Legislative Session,
Senate Bill 296 was
passed to allow
employers under
certain conditions
to request a Child
Abuse and Neglect
check (CANS check)
on prospective
employees. Employer
information is
limited to provision
of the substantiated
status of a report
and is released only
by the Nevada
Division of Child
and Family Services
(NRS 432.100).
Information may be
released to an
employer under the
following
circumstances (NRS
432.100 (3)): |
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(a) |
“If the
person
who is
the
subject
of a
background
investigation
by the
employer
provides
written
authorization
for the
release
of the
information;
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(b) |
Either: |
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1. |
The
employer
is
required
by law
to
conduct
the
background
investigation
of the
person
for
employment
purposes;
or |
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2. |
The
person
who is
the
subject
of the
background
investigation
could,
in the
course
of his
employment,
have
regular
and
substantial
contact
with
children
or
regular
and
substantial
contact
with
elderly
persons
who
require
assistance
or care
from
other
persons,
but only
to the
extent
necessary
to
inform
the
employer
whether
the
person
who is
the
subject
of the
background
investigation
has been
found to
have
abused
or
neglected
a
child.” |
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The completion
of a request
form and
Authorization to
Release
Information must
be submitted to: |
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Nevada
Division of Child and Family Services
Attn: Child Abuse and Neglect Records Check
4126 Technology Way, 1st Floor
Carson City, NV 89706
For additional information please contact:
Sue Lamon
Assistant to Amber Howell
Nevada Division of Child and Family Services
775-684-7291 (p)
775-684-4456 (f)
slamon@dcfs.nv.gov
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Application
Forms: |
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Employer Request for Child Abuse &
Neglect Central Registry Information
(Word
Format) |
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Request for Child Abuse/Neglect
Screening (Word Format) |
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CANS Prison Inmates (Word
Format) |
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Adam Walsh: |
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Consent/Authorization for Release of
Information from Minnesota Child Abuse and Neglect Registry
Related to Child Foster Care or Adoption Study
(Word Format)
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Adam Walsh State Contacts for Child
Abuse Registries
(Word Format) |
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