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Dear
Providers,
We are excited to announce the new online Background Check System will go
live on June 26, 2018.
What is the new
Background Check System?
The new Background Check system offers
a user-friendly, online system for submitting background check requests and
receiving results. It allows registered users to submit background checks to
the Background Check Central Unit, track its progress, and receive the results.
For more than 75% of the checks, results will be returned in one business day
or less.
How does my agency
register for the new Background Check System?
Before
June 1, 2018, visit the BCS Pre-Registration website to create a Primary
Account Administrator. Each agency must
identify one person who will serve as the Primary Account Administrator, who
can add more registered users to the account after the Background Check System goes
live on June 26, 2018. Providers who do not pre-register before June 1,
2018 may register once the new system goes live, but delays may occur.
You cannot
conduct a background check unless you register. Failure to conduct a background
check as required under Chapter 388-76, 388-101D, or 388-825
Washington Administrative Code may result in a citation. Pre-registration is strongly recommended.
Providers
must use a Secure Access Washington account to access the new Background Check
System. Information about creating and updating your Secure Access Washington
account will be provided in a future provider bulletin.
How
do I prepare for the blackout period?
No background checks will be processed June 21, 2018
through June 25, 2018. To prepare for this blackout period, submit your
background check requests ahead of time. Submit background checks expiring in
June and early July before June 15, 2018.
Any hand-delivered or mailed background check
requests received after June 21, 2018 will be returned to the requesting
entity.
Where
can I find more information about the new Background Check System?
Visit the Background
Check System Project website for system updates and user manuals.
Training webinars are scheduled for the dates below.
Additional information about the webinars will be provided in a separate
provider bulletin.
- June 5, 2018, 9 a.m. - noon
- June 13, 2018, 1 - 4 p.m.
- June 19, 2018, 9 a.m. - noon
Join the BCCU Listserv for updates on background check turnaround
times, form changes, fingerprint site updates, and more.
For questions, contact Background Check Project Team or Heather Lum, DDA Background Checks Program Manager.
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