1. (a) If the offender’s name is not eligible to be automatically removed from the Child Maltreatment Central Registry as described in 9 CAR § 40-1303, the Child Maltreatment Central Registry Review Team shall review removal requests.

2. (b) The Child Maltreatment Central Registry Review Team shall operate as follows:

   1. (1)

      1. (A) The Director of the Division of Children and Family Services will appoint the members of the Child Maltreatment Central Registry Review Team.
      2. (B) The Review Team will be made up of the Division of Children and Family Services central office and field staff and the Crimes Against Children Division.
      3. (C) There will be five (5) members with alternates in case of scheduling conflicts.
      4. (D) A representative of the Office of Chief Counsel may provide legal advice and assistance to the team but will not be a member of the Child Maltreatment Central Registry Review Team;
   2. (2) The Review Team will select an alternating chairperson for each quarter;
   3. (3) The Review Team will determine a regular meeting schedule for the review of any requests that meet all criteria but shall meet no less-frequently than on a quarterly basis;

   4. (4)

      1. (A) Review requests must be received sixty (60) days in advance of the review meeting, and all Review Team members will be provided with the case information fifteen (15) days prior to the review team meeting.
      2. (B) All decisions will be by a majority vote of the team members; and

   5. (5)

      1. (A) All team decisions will be sent in writing by the Central Registry Manager or designee.
      2. (B) Denials will be sent to the applicants by certified mail within fifteen (15) days of the review team meeting.
      3. (C) Approvals will be sent to the applicants by regular mail within fifteen (15) days of the review team meeting.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "05/2022"