"Agency" means any agency of the state or any private agency providing services to children, juveniles, and vulnerable adults.

"Background check central unit (BCCU)" means the DSHS program responsible for conducting background checks for DSHS administrations.

"Disqualified" means the results of an individual's background check disqualifies them from a position which will or may provide unsupervised access to children, juveniles, and vulnerable adults.

"Entity" means, but is not limited to, a licensed facility, a corporation, a partnership, a sole proprietorship, or a contracted or certified service provider.

"Hire" means engagement by an agency, entity or a hiring individual to perform specific agreed duties as a paid employee, a contract employee, a volunteer, or a student intern.

"Hiring individual" means a DSHS client who is eligible to hire an individual to provide in-home service with state funding.

"Individual" means an employee, a contract employee, a volunteer, or a student intern.

"Qualified" means an individual can be hired into a position that includes unsupervised access to children, juveniles, and vulnerable adults because the results of their background check are not disqualifying.

"Unsupervised access" means that:

(1) An individual will or may have the opportunity to be alone with a child, juvenile, or a vulnerable adult; and

(2) Neither a qualified employee, contract employee, volunteer, or student intern of the agency, or entity nor a relative or guardian of the child, juvenile or vulnerable adult is present.