Q: Can Counties upload Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and background check information into resource family approvals (RFAs)?

A: Counties can upload Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) in Child Welfare System-California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES). Documenting background checks is a core functionality of resource family approval (RFA) that allows for each individual required to have background checks, be documented, and cleared. CWS-CARES can record background checks.