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If a potential applicant betieves that the results of the background check are incorrect, the Institution will provide the student with the applicable contact information. Many states, employers, and agencies impose restrictions on the employment, registration, l.icensure, or certification of workers with certain criminal convictions. Facilities and institutions that accept Concorde students for clinical rotation and/or externships, as well as potential employers, may require an additional criminal and/or personal background check and may reject a student based on criteria different from those applied to the student during the enrollment process. Additionally, some agencies and employers may require candidates to submit to a drug screening test. Students with criminal records that include felonies or misdemeanors (including those that are drug -related) or personal background issues such as bankruptcy might not be accepted by these agencies for clinical assignments, externship or employment following completion of the program. Employment and externship decisions are outside the control of the Institution, Concorde cannot guarantee clinical rotation and/or externship placements for individuals with criminal, drug -related, or personal background histories that preclude them from working in a professional setting. Applicants who have questions regarding how these issues may affect their clinical/externship placement or potential future employment should discuss this matter with a school official prior to beginning their program. Drug Screening Effective: 08/15/2022 Externship and clinical facilities may require the school to follow drug -screening requirements including unannounced screening prior to working with patients. Concorde reserves the right to conduct random drug screening at anytime throughout the program. Drug Screening results are confidential, and are evaluated on a pass/fail basis, Students failing the final. screening that is reviewed by the Medical Review Officer will Immediately be withdrawn from the school. A student may request a retest at his or her own expense if they believe the screening resulted in a false positive. The rescreening must consist of an observed urine test within 48 hours at a facility directed by Concorde. If the retest is negative the student may remain in school. If the results of the retest are diluted, adulterated, and/or substituted readings, it will be considered "flagged" and will be considered a failed test. A student withdrawn for a failed drug screening has one opportunity to be eligible to apply for readmission into the school and program of study under the following conditions: Prior to readmission, a drug screening must be taken at the direction of the school and paid for by the student. If the drug screening is negative and the student meets all conditions of the Readmission section of this catalog, then the student may be approved to re-enter into the school and program. If the drug screening is positive, the student will be prohibited from reentering the school and program at any time in the future, Any subsequent violation of the drug policy after readmission will result in immediate dismissal. Students should be advised that Concorde is governed by federal law in matters regarding the possession and use of controlled or Illegal substances. As referenced in the Drug & Alcohol Abuse Policy outlined in this catalog, the possession or use of amphetamines, cocaine, marjuana, opiates, and phencyclidine are illegal under federal law. The possession or use of marijuana is Illegal under federal law, notwithstanding the provisions of the Compassionate Use Act (California Health & Safety Code 11362.5). A physician's recommendation under that Act has no legal effect under federal taw, and a positive drug test result for metabolites of marijuana will result in a student's dismissal from school Additionally, clinical sites may require drug testing as a condition of participation. Concorde does not accommodate student requests to be exempt from placement at clinical/extern sites that require drug testing. If a student has a prescription for a controlled substance, with the exception of any recommendation for marijuana under the Compassionate Use Act, he or she should provide proof of this to Concorde within 7 calendar days of self -disclosure or Immediately following a failed drug test result. The said documentation should include written verification of controlled substance prescription from the student's physician. Concorde reserves the right to verify documentation upon student's authorization. Students should be advised that Concorde is governed by federal taw in matters regarding the possession and use of controlled or illegal substances. Disclosure Concerning Arbitration and Class Action Waiver Effective:07/06/2020 As part of your enrollment at the school, you are being required to sign an arbitration agreement and class action waiver, which are defined as follows: 2022-2023 Garden Grove Catalog I Publication Date: May 20, 2023 1 Effective July 1. 2022 through June 30, 2023 12