BCC contracts with clinical agencies which require that all students and instructors entering the agencies for clinical experience pass a background check. This check includes:

• Social Security Number Verification
• Criminal Search (7 years or up to 5 criminal searches)
• Violent Sexual Offender and Predator Registry Search
• HHS/OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities
• GSA list of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs
• U.S. Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), List of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN)
• Applicable State Exclusion List

Students are not allowed patient contact in any of the clinical agencies until their background check has been completed and reviewed

Updated September 2011