# KRS § 199.462: 199.462 Criminal background investigation of applicant to provide foster care, relative caregiver services, fictive kin placement, or adoptive home, and of applicant's adult household members -- Request for conviction information -- Form and fee for request -- Disapproval of placement on sole basis of disability of prospective caregiver prohibited -- Background investigation at annual reevaluation authorized -- Administrative regulation -- Rap back system > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.462 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 199.462 - **Heading:** 199.462 Criminal background investigation of applicant to provide foster care, relative caregiver services, fictive kin placement, or adoptive home, and of applicant's adult household members -- Request for conviction information -- Form and fee for request -- Disapproval of placement on sole basis of disability of prospective caregiver prohibited -- Background investigation at annual reevaluation authorized -- Administrative regulation -- Rap back system - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 199 / Section 199.462 ## Text 199.462 Criminal background investigation of applicant to provide foster care, relative caregiver services, fictive kin placement, or adoptive home, and of applicant's adult household members -- Request for conviction information -- Form and fee for request -- Disapproval of placement on sole basis of disability of prospective caregiver prohibited -- Background investigation at annual reevaluation authorized -- Administrative regulation -- Rap back system. (1) Before an applicant is approved to provide foster care or relative caregiver services to a child, considered a fictive kin placement for a child, or approved to receive a child for adoption, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall: (a) Require a criminal background investigation of the applicant and any of the applicant's adult household members by means of a fingerprint check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or (b) Request from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet records of all conviction information for the applicant and any of the applicant's adult household members. The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet shall furnish the information to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and shall also send a copy of the information to the applicant. (2) The request for records shall be in a manner approved by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, and the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may charge a fee to be paid by the applicant for the actual cost of processing the request. (3) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall not disapprove of any placement or custody arrangement, including but not limited to foster care, relative caregiver services, fictive kin placement, temporary custody, permanent custody, or adoption on the sole basis of a disability of the prospective caregiver without considering whether targeted adaptive or supportive services could enable the prospective caregiver to provide essential care and protection for the child. (4) During a certified adoptive or foster home's annual reevaluation, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may: (a) Require a background investigation for each adult household member of the certified adoptive or foster home under subsections (1) and (2) of this section; or (b) Register each adult household member of a certified adoptive or foster home under subsections (1) and (2) of this section in the rap back system. (5) If a child is placed and resides in a fictive kin home for more than seventy-two (72) hours, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall take action, including but not limited to the following: (a) Provide information on how to recognize and report child abuse or neglect; and (b) Ensure that, within the first five (5) days of a child under the age of five (5) years old being placed in a fictive kin home, the fictive kin has completed a one (1) time training course of one and one-half (1.5) hours of training covering the prevention and recognition of pediatric abusive head trauma, as defined in KRS 620.020. (6) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall promulgate an administrative regulation to implement this section. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 199.011 199.011 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.011.md) - [KRS § 199.013 199.013 "State building" defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.013.md) - [KRS § 199.015 199.015 "Code Adam" safety protocol](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.015.md) - [KRS § 199.017 199.017 Finance and Administration Cabinet to implement "Code Adam" program -- Training -- Signs -- Drills -- Annual report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.017.md) - [KRS § 199.019 199.019 Exemption from "Code Adam" program for agency or building not visited by children -- Expiration of exemption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.019.md) - [KRS § 199.420 199.420 Administrative functions of secretary -- Personnel -- Compensation and other benefits -- Administrative costs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.420.md) - [KRS § 199.430 199.430 Witnesses and evidence -- Confidential treatment of information and records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.430.md) - [KRS § 199.440 199.440 Destruction of records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.440.md) - [KRS § 199.461 199.461 Monthly regional, county, and statewide caseload average for social service workers -- Requirement of report if average in excess of specified quantity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.461.md) - [KRS § 199.462 199.462 Criminal background investigation of applicant to provide foster care, relative caregiver services, fictive kin placement, or adoptive home, and of applicant's adult household members -- Request for conviction information -- Form and fee for request -- Disapproval of placement on sole basis of disability of prospective caregiver prohibited -- Background investigation at annual reevaluation authorized -- Administrative regulation -- Rap back system](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.462.md) - [KRS § 199.464 199.464 Course for foster parents on prevention and recognition of pediatric abusive head trauma](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.464.md) - [KRS § 199.466 199.466 Background check of child abuse and neglect records at request of parent or legal guardian employing individual to care for minor child](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.466.md) - [KRS § 199.467 199.467 Adoption of goals by secretary as to maximum number of children in foster care each fiscal year](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.467.md) - [KRS § 199.470 199.470 Petition for adoption of child -- Parties -- Residence requirement -- Approval of secretary -- Exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.470.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C199_S199.462. 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