Section 17-800-48 - Background checks for exempt center-based providers(a) All exempt center-based providers, and current or prospective staff, including substitutes and volunteers counted in the group sizes and provider-child ratio required under section 17-800-42, shall be subject to and in compliance with chapter 17-801, prior to the exempt center-based provider being listed with the department and annually thereafter in accordance with chapter 17-801, to ensure that all exempt center-based providers, employees, and volunteers that have unsupervised access to children are suitable to provide child care, are of reputable and responsible character, and do not pose a risk to children in care.(b) The department shall deny listing with the department and not authorize child care payment assistance to the family if the exempt center-based provider determined by the department to be not suitable to provide child care pursuant to chapter 17-801.(c) The department shall immediately remove from the department's listing the exempt center-based provider and not authorize child care payment assistance to the family, in accordance with section 17-800-5(e), if the exempt center-based provider refuses to terminate employment of a current or prospective staff who is determined by the department to be not suitable to provide child care or exclude from the premises a current or prospective staff who is the subject of an on-going or pending criminal, child welfare, or department investigation in accordance with chapter 17-801.[Eff 8/6/2021] (Auth: HRS §§ 346-14 and 346-152.5) (Imp: §§ 346-14 and 346-152.5; 45 C.F.R. Part 98)