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Criminal Background Checks
County Criminal Research
A specific search of county court records for misdemeanor or felony court dispositions. The employer determines the counties to be searched based upon address history or they can ask GroupOne to determine counties and submit requests. Statewide and so called "National" databases are repositories of County information. GroupOne has always encouraged our clients to utilize county information over databases, however database criminal information provides additional due-diligence and coverage.
Federal Criminal Research
Violations of Federal Law will not be found in county records. Location of the information depends upon jurisdiction and where the charge was filed. The federal court system is organized by districts, and is searched similarly to county records. Unlike county courts, federal records can be searched statewide or nationwide. Unlike county courts, matching identifiers are not readily available in Federal records.
Multi-State Criminal and Sex Offender Database Check
GroupOne offers a Multi-State Criminal Search, which provides the speed of a database criminal search with the scope going beyond a single state. This is not a "national" search. Not all states provide access to all levels of the criminal records held in the state's repository. Jurisdictions at all levels (county, state, federal) are sometimes months or years behind in posting criminal records or changes. It is wise to utilize this type of research as either preliminary or backup research to actual county searches.
Statewide Criminal Database Checks
Some states (including Texas) maintain repositories of criminal information submitted by the county courts and local law enforcement authorities in that state. HHS/OIG, and other regulatory bodies often require that these be checked for certain positions. GroupOne conducts these searches as well, but does not recommend them for primary source information.
Sex Offender Registry
Individuals convicted of certain sexual offenses are required by the court system to notify local law enforcement, and thereby 'community' of their residence. The sex offender registry is a repository of this information, and reflects current addresses as reported, not according to the location of any offense. Not all states maintain these registries, at least as a matter of public record.
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Background Screening, Background Checks, and Pre-employment Screening for the Healthcare industry.

Keeping Criminals from hospital staffing positions
is a tough job, but GroupOne strives to do it It was a nightmare come to life. And it almost happened again.

A nurse suspected of murdering patients was fired from her job. Less than two weeks later she was hired at a nursing home only 30 minutes away.

Created in 1988 to assist hospitals in finding a safe and qualified workforce, GroupOne Services offers criminal background checks and employee termination data stretching internationally. These screening tools increase the hospital’s success rate when hiring employees by helping to identify quality workers and weeding out the problem candidates.

“Working within a healthcare institution is a privilege and responsibility,” said Eric Scott, Vice President of GroupOne. “It’s our job to not only keep patients safe, but healthcare workers safe. Our goal has always been to improve the quality and safety of any healthcare institution, which in turn improves quality of care.”

GroupOne Services is staffed by experienced professionals serving more than 600 healthcare organizations ranging from large hospital systems to small staffing services. From its headquarters in Irving, Texas, the company energetically researches applicants' backgrounds, processing more than 115,000 requests and 1,155,545 sub requests a year.

GroupOne is not just another vendor. The company partners with clients to support and enhance hiring processes. By basing hiring decisions on GroupOne’s validated data, clients have realized a significant reduction in turnover rates and employment action, thus increasing patient safety.

As for the case of the nurse suspected of murder, today she is serving a life sentence in prison, and her name remains within GroupOne’s database.