Background Checks

Criteria for Background Checks

UNM Position Titles deemed as safety and security sensitive are reflected in the position description. Departments should review the position description or click here for a current list of position titles deemed as safety and security sensitive and require a UNM standard background check.

If the position title has not been pre-determined as safety and security sensitive within the position description, the department should review the following reference resources and documents and determine if the position within a specific department or program will require all or any background check elements.

 

Reference Resources

• Refer to University Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual (UAPPM) #3280, for examples of UNM safety and security sensitive criteria (section 2) and for categories of background checks (section 5.1).
• Check the Department Specific Background Check List for previously approved department specific position title requests.
• Review the specific departmental job duties for the position against UAPPM #3280 (section 2).
• Refer to the Department of Health (DOH) - Caregiver Criminal Screening Act
• Refer to the Department of Children, Youth and Families (CYFD) - Governing Background Checks and Employment History Provisions