What records are checked by the BCU before a provisional clearance is issued?
Before issuing a provisional clearance to an individual wishing to become a direct care service provider, the BCU conducts an exhaustive background check. This background check includes records from both Alaska and those states the individual has lived in for the past 10 years. Records searched are: • Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN) – APSIN serves as a central repository for Alaska criminal justice information. This information is also known as an “Interested Persons Report;” • Alaska Court System/Court View and Name Index – Provides civil and criminal case information and is used to assist in determination of disposition for cases in APSIN; • Juvenile Offender Management Information System (JOMIS) – JOMIS is the primary repository for juvenile offense history records for the State of Alaska, Division of Juvenile Justice; • Centralized Registry (employee misconduct registry) – Includes those persons which have been investigated by a state investigator for abuse, neglec
