CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENT

All students officially admitted to a Health Science program for any term (EMT, nursing, paramedic, radiologic technology, respiratory care) are required to submit criminal background checks to the Health Sciences division office by the deadline provided to them by their Program Director.  All Criminal Background checks should be ordered within a 90 day period of the first clinical day.  Any criminal background check NOT within the 90 day period is not acceptable, and the students will be required to resubmit newer results.  Students' or applicants' Criminal Background Checks that are completed as a result of employment are not acceptable for admission into any Health Science Program. 

All students admitted to a Health Science Program will also be required to sign a release giving the College and Program permission to share the Criminal Background results with the clinical agencies.  Student have the right to refuse this permission,  in which case the clinical affiliate will refuse a student's presence on their property, and the student could fail the clinical course.     

The criminal background check criteria for most clinical affiliates is based on:

  1. Social Security number verification;

  2. Seven year Multi-County or Statewide Felony and related Misdemeanor Criminal Record Search;

  3. Two standard employment history references;

  4. HHS/OIG List of excluded individuals/entities - GSA List of parties excluded from Federal Programs;

  5. Education verification (highest degree received);

  6. One professional licensure verification - Professional disciplinary action check; and

  7. Certification & Designation Check.

The clinical affiliates will determine if you are allowed to participate in clinicals at their facilities.  Most will exclude you if you have a Felony conviction within the past seven (7) years, a Misdemeanor A conviction within the past five (5) years or a Misdemeanor B conviction within the past three (3) years of the first day of clinical.  You can also be disapproved if you are on any abuse registry lists, if you violate any of the other criteria listed above, or if you refuse to allow your background check data to be provided to a clinical affiliate.

 

You may order your criminal background check online by using one of the following vendors or any other vendor you choose, as long as the above criteria are included.  If you choose to use another vendor, you will be responsible for having the company provide the required information to the Health Sciences division office and any clinical affiliate.  If you use one of the listed vendors below, they will provide the information to you and the Health Sciences division office.  The information obtained will be held in strict confidence; no faculty member will be allowed to access your information.  The only college employees who will review your information will be the Health Sciences Records Clerk and the Division Chair.

 

Select the Criminal Background Check Vendors you wish to use by clicking on their link listed below.  The cost of the background check will vary do to an individual's unique circumstance. 

 

VERIFIED CREDENTIALS (select Columbia State Comm College)

 

 CERTIFIED BACKGROUND

 

 

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If you have questions, contact ewen@columbiastate.edu