Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 412 - LICENSURE OF DIRECT CHILD WELFARE SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND SUPERVISORS › Section 412.40 - Licensing Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Direct
			 Child Welfare Service Employees Requiring Licensure
Direct service casework managers, supervisors and caseworkers
				who carry assigned cases and/or provide case management services for the
				purpose of investigation, casework, intact/family preservation, permanency or
				licensing decisions shall obtain a license to practice as a direct child
				welfare service employee. Individuals responsible for making licensing
				decisions for domestic and foreign adoption only agencies and who do not make
				placement decisions are not required to be licensed under this
				Part.
b) Qualifications for
			 Licensure
The Department shall issue a license to an applicant
				who:
1) has applied in writing on the
			 prescribed form and has not provided false information;
2) has had a background check completed in
			 accordance with 89 Ill. Adm. Code 385 (Background Checks), has no pending or
			 indicated reports of child abuse or neglect, and has no pending or criminal
			 charge that is a bar to employment under Section 4.2 of the Child Care Act. Any
			 other conviction or pending criminal action will be assessed according to
			 Section 4.2 of the Child Care Act and 89 Ill. Adm. Code 385;
3) is a graduate of an accredited college or
			 university with a minimum of a bachelor's degree or provides documentation of
			 foreign equivalency, as determined by the Council for Higher Education
			 Accreditation, One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 510, Washington DC 20036, of a
			 minimum of a bachelor's degree from a college or university outside of the
			 United States;
4) has completed a
			 prescribed Department pre-service course of training prior to the prescribed
			 licensing examination;
5) has
			 passed the examination to practice as a direct child welfare service employee
			 as authorized by the Department (a score of at least 70% is required to pass
			 the examination);
6) is not
			 delinquent in paying a child support order as specified in Section 10-65 of the
			 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act;
7) is not in default of an educational loan
			 in accordance with Section 2 of the Educational Loan Default Act;
8) does not pose a possible danger to State
			 resources or clients;
9) has not
			 engaged in conduct described in Section
			 412.50;
10) has not relinquished his or her license
			 during a licensure investigation or after the commencement of a licensure
			 hearing, or had his or her license revoked after the commencement of a
			 licensure hearing. An applicant who has had his or her license revoked or
			 relinquished under these circumstances must first go through the reinstatement
			 process and shall file a new application and comply with other qualifications
			 in this subsection (b); and
11)
			 holds a valid driver's license and has not been convicted of two or more moving
			 traffic violations under the Illinois Motor Vehicle Code [625 ILCS 5 ], and has
			 not been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs
			 within the year prior to application for licensure.