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I. Introduction to the Program
II. Overview: Why Criminal Background Checks?
* High publicity of recent incidents
* External and internal pressures: students, parents, local residents, legislators
* Parallel to increased emphasis on employee criminal background checks
* Licensure and externship requirements
* Liability concerns
* Statutory requirements
* Accrediting organization requirements
* Contractual requirements
III. Using Pre-Admission Inquiries of Student Criminal Activity
* Determining what to ask
* When and how to ask: general admission, program admission, and housing applications
* What to do following disclosure of criminal background information
* Handling post-admission discovery of undisclosed pre-admission criminal record
* Affirmative obligation to disclose criminal record arising after admission
IV. Required Criminal Background Checks
* State law examples
* AAMC and JCAHO standards (not requirements)
* Affiliation agreements
Questions and Answers
V. Types of Criminal Background Checks
* State background checks
* FBI records
* Interpol
VI. When, How and by Whom Are Criminal Background Checks Conducted?
* Pre-admission? pre-matriculation? pre-academic program admission? pre-externship?
* By institution?
* By affiliated training site?
* By third party service?
* By student?
Questions and Answers
VII. Handling Criminal Background
Check Information
* Accuracy and student response
* Third party services and FCRA obligations
* Record access, retention and disclosure
VIII. Concluding Remarks
* Annual Conference Discussion Group
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