
The Criminal Investigation Unit at the Department of Health conducts criminal history record background checks using fingerprint submissions.
How it works:
- Applicants that are required to submit fingerprint images are provided a fingerprint form by the program that requires the fingerprint submission.
- The applicant makes an appointment with the vendor designated by the New Jersey State Police to capture the fingerprint images.
- The images are checked against the criminal records of the New Jersey State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who then forward the results to us so we may determine if there is criminal history information which includes convictions for disqualifying offenses.
- You will be asked to sign your name the day you are fingerprinted to acknowledge that you have been informed of the Privacy Act Statement, which you can read on this page and which is posted in each vendor location.