Criminal Background Check Requirement
Criminal Background Check Requirement
All Degree/Certificate Students at the MGH Institute of Health Professions are required to complete a Criminal Background check before the 1st day of your matriculation. The MGH Institute uses HireRight, the Partners Healthcare provider of extensive background checks, to complete this process. The HireRight Criminal Background check will include the following:
- Criminal Felony & Misdemeanor (7 years, unlmiited counties as revealed by SSN trace)
- Social Security Number Trace
- Social Security Number Validation
- Widescreen Plus National Criminal Search
- National Sex Offender Search
All newly admitted students will receive an email directly from HireRight to complete this process.
Newly admitted students will also be required to complete a Massachusetts CORI check as well.
What is a CORI?
A CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) is a person's criminal history. You will have a Massachusetts CORI if you have ever been charged with a crime in a state or federal court in Massachusetts, whether your case ended with a conviction, a finding of not guilty, charges were dismissed, or another outcome.
The Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS) is the state agency in charge of the criminal justice information system, including CORI services, for Massachusetts.
CORI reports help protect public safety by allowing employers, school administrators, public housing officials, and others to screen out potentially dangerous ex-offenders. However, CORI reports also create a major barrier to employment, housing, loans, and other services for people with criminal records who are not a threat to society.
For a clear explanation of the rules regarding sealing records and public access to CORI, see Know Your CORI Rights: Criminal Record Sealing and CORI Reform from Greater Boston Legal Services.