Background and Drug Screening
Student Drug Testing, BCI, and FBI Fingerprinting Instructions
Students go directly to ARCpoint Labs of Westerville to complete both the drug test and fingerprinting, located at: 580 Office Parkway, Suite 140 Westerville, Ohio 43082
- No appointment or pre-payment required.
- Upon arrival check in at the front desk. Bring a photo ID and form of payment with you.
- Hours of Operation: Mon - Friday from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Questions? Call ARCpoint Labs directly at 614-714-6000
$117.00 for BCI/FBI background and drug screening
$82.00 for BCI/FBI background only (HIMT/Massage Students only)
$35.00 for drug screening
*Background screening reports can take up to 30 business days for the college to receive from the State (30 business days from the date fingerprints were provided)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
The drug screening is usually completed within 3-5 days, after submitting the sample for testing. The background screening usually takes anywhere from 10-30 business days.
In short, we look for a background with no criminal history. However, if the student has a criminal history, we will review the student’s record on a case-by-case basis.
The student will receive two adverse action letters via-postal mail. The first stating that an infraction was identified on their record, providing the student the opportunity to dispute the findings with Corporate Screening. Depending on the infraction, the letter will enclose their drug test results, BCI and FBI report, and a summary of their consumer rights under the Fair Credit Report Act. The second adverse letter will be sent to the student ten business days later informing that they were denied placement into the program. At this point, the student will not be able to register for the course(s) in their respective program of study.
The deadlines are established by your academic program. Please make to submit your sample for drug testing and fingerprints for the background screening, by the deadline established by your program. This will help to prevent delays in processing and registration into your courses.
Please contact the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) at 1-855-224-6446 and select option “0”. If BCI has sent out your results and we still have not received the results, please email our office with your name and cougar ID# at hhsbackground@cscc.edu . Our office will submit a request for another copy to be sent to our office. Please do not send your request until it has been at least 30 business days, since you submitted your fingerprints.
No – every student must complete their background and drug examination with Columbus State Community College Vendor.
The cost is $117.00 for both the background and drug screening.
The background and drug screening results are good for 1 year from the date of completion.
Yes, however the results cannot be more than one year old and the program will need to be notified that the process was completed for another Health and Human Services program and the date of completion.
A Medical Review Officer (MRO) from the laboratory will notify the student and request verification of the prescription medication. Please make sure to register with a valid telephone number, in order to complete this process. Drug Screen results will be reported as a positive by the laboratory, if this process is not completed with the Medical Review Officer.
No. The HHS division and clinical sites do not accept medial marijuana prescriptions at this time.
If a student has a positive drug screen the student will be denied acceptance into the HHS Program or will be removed from the HHS Program and/or clinical and may be subject to disciplinary action. Further, the student may be prohibited from participating in any clinically based Program in the Division of HHS for a period of 12 months. After 12 months, should a student reapply to a clinically based HHS program and re-test positive, that individual may be permanently barred from clinically based programs in the Division of HHS at CSCC. https://www.cscc.edu/services/health-records/pdf/Drug%20Screening%20Guide.pdf
DRUG SCREENING GUIDELINE:
Please see our drug screening guideline:
Contact Information
Please send all questions for background and drug screening information to: hhsbackground@cscc.edu
April Pace, MBA, MLT (ASCP)
Supervisor
Office of Student Health Records
Columbus State Community College
550 E. Spring St., Columbus, OH 43215
hhsbackground@cscc.edu