Many kinds of background checks can be run on you, including checks for criminal records, past addresses, jobs, education history, driving records, and credit history.
Select a search below to view details.
To complete your drug test, you’ll receive an invitation via email and be asked to schedule an appointment at a location convenient to you within 3 days of receiving the invitation using Checkr’s Candidate Portal. If your invitation has expired, please ask the company you applied with to send you a new invitation.
Once you’ve scheduled your appointment, you’ll receive a test pass that will be both emailed to you and available in the Candidate Portal. Please download and print the test pass, and bring it with you when you arrive at the test location for your appointment. The test pass will indicate how much time you have to complete your drug test.
Drug test results
Results for drug tests will be negative or non-negative.
- Negative means the drug test returned clear.
- Non-negative means the drug test returned positive results for one of the drugs on the panel.
If your results are non-negative, a Medical Review Officer (MRO) will review your report. The MRO will call you to ask if you have a current prescription for any positive results. The MRO will try to call you 3 times in 24 hours. If you can provide a current prescription for any positive results, your results will be revised to negative.
You can also proactively contact an MRO at 888-382-2084, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST.
Questions about drug tests? Refer to Drug test FAQs.
If you’ve been invited to participate in an education verification by the company you’ve applied with, you’ll be asked to provide your education history, including the highest or most relevant level of education you’ve achieved and the name and location of each institution you’ve attended. You’ll also have the option to upload a copy of your high school diploma if that’s the highest level of education you’ve attained.
You may be asked to submit supporting documentation if the information you provide cannot be verified.
Employment verifications confirm a candidate’s employment history, which includes work experience, qualifications, and credentials.
If the organization you applied to ordered an employment verification for you, you’ll be asked to provide your employment history for a specific number of years. This includes job title, manager, and location.
If Checkr can’t verify an employer, Checkr may ask you to provide a document below:
- A United States tax form:
- W-2
- 1099
- Schedule C
- Letter from their former HR department on company letterhead
- Pay stub
Please note that Checkr doesn't accept W-9 forms as proof of employment.
Department of Transportation (DOT) employment verification
As a part of DOT employment verification, a candidate's previous employers will be asked additional questions related to the following:
- General DOT (Ex. Were you subject to Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations?)
- Safety Performance History Questions, also known as “Accident History”
- Drug & Alcohol Questions
The FACIS database contains information about individuals and entities sanctioned in the healthcare field. The database includes information about disciplinary actions such as those below:
- Exclusions
- Debarments
- Letters of reprimand
- Probation
If you’ve been invited to participate in a FACIS search, you’ll be asked to provide the information below:
- Your name
- Birth date
- Social Security number
- Postal code
- Contact information
Data sources
The following data sources are always included in FACIS 1 and 3:
- OIG
- OFAC-SDN
- ORI
- SAM
To complete your health check, you’ll receive an invitation and be asked to schedule an appointment at a location convenient to you within 3 days of receiving the invitation using Checkr’s Candidate Portal. If your invitation has expired, please ask the company you applied with to send you a new invitation.
After you’ve scheduled your appointment, you’ll receive a screening pass that will be emailed to you and available in the Candidate Portal. Please download and print the pass and bring it with you when you arrive at the clinic location for your appointment. The pass will indicate how much time you have to complete your health check.
Many health checks include a drug test. Results for drug tests will be negative or non-negative.
- Negative means the drug test returned clear.
- Non-negative means the drug test returned positive results for one of the drugs on the panel.
If your results are non-negative, a Medical Review Officer (MRO) will review your report.
- The MRO will call you to ask if you have a current prescription for any positive results. The MRO will try to call you 3 times in 24 hours.
- If you can provide a current prescription for any positive results, your results will be revised to negative.
You can also proactively contact an MRO at 888-382-2084, Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST.
If you have questions about your health check, please contact the organization you applied with directly. Checkr simply processes the health checks requested by customers.
A motor vehicle record (MVR) report is a person’s driving history reported by a government that issues driver's licenses. In the United States (US), each state or territory has a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or other agency that reports these results. In Canada, the province or territory government reports these results.
MVR reports are usually completed within 24 hours. Most MVR reports are complete within a few minutes.
Governments might differ in the information they report, but MVR reports usually include the information below:
- Full name
- Current license status
- Current license type
- Current license class
- Current license expiration date
- Current license issue date
- Current license first issued date
- Restrictions
- Endorsements
- Suspensions
- Violations
- Accidents (doesn't report fault)
- Medical certificates (if applicable)
Please note that each state, not Checkr, determines how many years of driver history MVR reports include.
Commercial MVR
Checkr's commercial MVR reports include candidates' driving histories and candidates' medical certifications.
Questions about MVRs? Refer to Motor vehicle record (MVR) FAQs.
Pre-employment credit reports include the information below:
- Accounts in collections
- Bankruptcies
- Debt amounts
- Highest historical credit limit
- Payment history on each account
- Tax liens
Employers can request pre-employment credit reports under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FCRA sets national restrictions for pre-employment credit reports.
If you have questions or need assistance with reading your credit report, contact TransUnion.
Note
Pre-employment credit checks are considered soft inquiries, meaning they do not impact your credit score.
Professional license verification, often abbreviated and referred to as "PLV," validates that your professional license is active and in good standing. Organizations hiring highly specialized or regulated roles may need to verify a candidate’s professional license to determine eligibility.
If you’ve been invited to participate in a professional license verification by the organization you’ve applied with, you’ll be asked to provide your professional license information and upload a digital copy of your document.