1.    Each shelter care program shall secure, from a law enforcement agency or any other agency authorized to take fingerprints, two sets of fingerprints and shall provide all other information necessary to secure state criminal history record information and a nationwide background check under federal law from any individual employed by the shelter care program.

2.    The shelter care program shall assure information obtained under subsection 1 is provided to the department.

3.    Upon receipt of all fingerprints and necessary information relating to a criminal history record investigation, the department shall submit the information and fingerprints to the bureau of criminal investigation. The department shall provide a copy of the state criminal history record information response received from the bureau of criminal investigation to the shelter care program or authorized agent making the request.

4.    The bureau of criminal investigation shall request a nationwide background check from the federal bureau of investigation and, upon receipt of a response, provide the response of the federal bureau of investigation to the department. The bureau of criminal investigation also shall provide any criminal history record information that may lawfully be made available under chapter 12-60 to the department.

5.    Upon request by the provider or employees of a provider, a law enforcement agency shall take fingerprints of individuals described in this section if the request is made for purposes of this section.

6.    The department shall pay the cost of securing fingerprints, any criminal history record information made available under chapter 12-60, and a nationwide background check for each shelter care provider.

7. An agency that takes fingerprints as provided under this section may charge a reasonable fee to offset the costs of the fingerprinting.

8.    A criminal history record investigation completed under this section may be used to satisfy the criminal history record investigation requirements of sections 25-03.2-03, 50-06-01.9, 50-11-06.8, 50-11.3-01, and 50-12-03.2. The federal bureau of investigation’s criminal history record investigation obtained from one criminal history record investigation purpose may not be reused to satisfy the requirements for another federal bureau of investigation’s criminal history record investigation for a different purpose.

9.    Before certifying a shelter care program and during the shelter care program operation, the department shall seek a criminal history record when required by this    section. The department, in accordance with the rules of the department, shall consider any criminal history information available at the time a decision is made for certification and during the operation of the certified shelter care program.

10.    “Shelter care program” means a nonsecure permanent dwelling run by an agency with certification obtained by the department, where employees offer safe shelter, food, and structured routine and is available twenty-four hours a day to a resident age ten to eighteen years old in need of temporary safe out-of-home emergency placement, not to exceed seven days, unless otherwise approved by the department.