(a)

1. (1) Volunteers are those individuals who:

   1. (A) Have routine contact with participants; and
   2. (B) Assist staff in the facility.
2. (2) If they are left alone with participants considered in the staff-to-participant ratios or given supervisory and disciplinary control over participants, they shall be considered staff and must meet the requirements for personnel (20 CAR § 1027-301 et seq.) and staff requirements (20 CAR § 1027-303).

(b) All volunteers in an out-of-school time facility shall be eighteen (18) years or older unless the volunteer:

1. (1) Is under the direct supervision of the director or site supervisor; and
2. (2) Has been approved on an individual basis by the Child Care Licensing Unit.

(c)

1. (1) Volunteers who have routine contact with children shall have on file a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check.
2. (2) An exception shall be given to parents who volunteer to assist on field trips but are not left alone with participants.
3. (3) Child Maltreatment Central Registry checks for volunteers under age eighteen (18) must include a parent’s signature.

(e)

1. (1) Individuals who provide health services or program enrichment activities on a limited basis are not considered volunteers.

2. (2) The facility shall retain a register of such persons listing:

   1. (A) Name;
   2. (B) Organization;
   3. (C) Address;
   4. (D) Telephone number; and
   5. (E) Date and time in the center.

3. (3) Note.

   1. (A) This section does not apply to therapists or others who have routine contact with participants.
   2. (B) Therapists who are not left alone with participants are required to have Child Maltreatment Central Registry checks.
   3. (C) Therapists who are left alone with participants at any time are subject to all background checks required for personnel.
   4. (D) The therapist:

(i) Is entitled to a copy of the initial background and Child Maltreatment Central Registry check results; and

1. (ii) May share a copy with other facilities the therapist may be working in.