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Health Requirements, Drug Screen, and Criminal Background Checks

Criminal background checks, drug screens, health records, immunizations, and NIMS 100 and 700 are required prior to the start of the clinical experience. Program requirements and instructions are maintained on the College website at mercycollege.edu/background. The Policy can be found at mercycollege.edu/compliance.

Failing to clear the criminal background check, fingerprinting, and drug screen, as a part of a required clinical, may be cause for dismissal from the program. Incomplete health, drug screen, or background check requirements may result in program dismissal or suspension of the clinical.

Any concerns about the outcome of a criminal background check, fingerprints, and/or drug screen should be discussed, in advance, with the Program Lead to determine the correct course of action.