§416.15(b)(19)(i): Child abuse registry check for new adults in the home
Within five days of a household member turning eighteen, or an adult beginning to live in the residence, the program must submit the forms for a State Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment check. The citation concerns those forms.
| State regulation (18 NYCRR) | §416.15(b)(19)(i) |
| Type | Records |
| Cited in our records | 143 times at 137 NYC home-based programs |
| Marked open right now | 47 |
The state's wording
Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the State Central Register of Child Abuse And Maltreatment database check forms necessary to complete required screening by the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment to determine if the person is
This is the text the state (OCFS) attaches to the citation. It is a template, so it can sound harsher or vaguer than the finding behind it.
Worth asking the provider
If an adult moved in or turned eighteen in the household, were the checks submitted?
Reading it on a record
Look at whether the citation is marked open or corrected, how long ago it was cited, and whether the same section shows up on several inspections. One corrected citation is common. The same one on visit after visit is worth a direct question. Our guide to checking a daycare and methodology explain the rest.
Look up a home daycare and read its record
Related sections
- §416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a): Child abuse register check forms
- §416.15(c)(6): Children's health and consent files
- §416.15(c)(13): Caregiver arrival and departure schedule
- §416.15(b)(11)(ii)(b): Justice Center register check forms
- §416.15(b)(11)(ii)(d): Sworn statement on convictions
Counts are from the inspection records we hold, as of 2026-10-23. The plain-English note was written by NYC Daycare Check from the city's wording; the citation on each provider's page is the record.