Background Checks for Nursing Students
Criminal background checks have been introduced into hospital and school affiliation agreements in keeping with a Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) standard. Individual institutions have been given the responsibility for mandating this clearance for students. Therefore, in keeping with this policy, all University Medical Branch (UMB)students will be required to undergo a background check for security clearance for continued enrollment at UMB.

UMB has Dallas in people search Texas to do the criminal background screening. The student will pay the cost of the criminal background screens. It is the student’s responsibility to pay for drug screens if required by a clinical agency. The student will pay the cost at the time of testing.

Students who do not pass the required security check will have their case referred to a review panel appointed by the School of Nursing. That panel will have the responsibility to review the case to determine the appropriate action.