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The Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA®) – a non-profit trade association representing the interests of organizations offering background screening services – will hold its Annual Conference in September 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. ClearStar – a founding member of the PBSA® – will be exhibiting and presenting a session at the event.
ClearStar Exhibiting at PBSA® 2024 Annual Conference
ClearStar – a global background screening provider and a founding member of the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA®) – will be an exhibitor at the PBSA® 2024 Annual Conference taking place at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts, from September 8th to 10th, 2024. ClearStar will be exhibiting in Booth 624 at the event.
Founded as a non-profit trade association in 2003, the PBSA® was established to represent the interest of companies offering background screening services and to promote a high level of ethics and performance standards for the background screening industry. The PBSA® currently includes over 880 member companies. To learn more about the PBSA®, visit thepbsa.org.
ClearStar Presenting Session at PBSA® 2024 Annual Conference
Todd Shoulberg, ClearStar President of Medical Information Services, will present a session on “The Drug Screening Spectrum” at the event from 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM on September 9th, 2024. The session covers all facets of drug screening, from issuing the Custody and Control Form to the applicant to the collection and shipping of specimens to laboratory testing procedures.
The session will demystify the testing process and look at the important step of the Medical Review Officer. This session also aims to provide a comprehensive foundation in understanding the drug screening process, highlighting the possibilities, and ensuring organizations are equipped with the essential knowledge to navigate this critical aspect of occupational health.
Shoulberg has over 24 years of experience in the drug screening industry and is a seasoned expert in this field. He oversees ClearStar’s Occupational Health and Drug Screening division and in-house Medical Review Office, ensuring the highest standards of service and compliance. He is a sought-after speaker, having shared his insights at numerous conferences.
ClearStar Is PBSA®-Accredited for Background Screening
In November 2023, the PBSA® Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC) announced that ClearStar had successfully demonstrated continued compliance with the Background Screening Organization Accreditation Program (BSOAP) and was recognized as PBSA®-Accredited, an accreditation status that ClearStar has maintained since 2012.
Since its inception, the PBSA® has maintained that there is a strong need for a cohesive industry standard and so created the BSOAP. Governed by a strict professional standard of specified requirements and measurements, the BSOAP has become a widely recognized seal of achievement that brings national recognition to background screening organizations.
To become PBSA®-Accredited, background screening organizations must pass a rigorous onsite audit conducted by an independent auditing firm of its policies and procedures as they relate to six (6) critical areas: Information Security; Legal and Compliance; Client Education; Researcher and Data Standards; Verification Services Standards; and Business Practices.
ClearStar Offers “One Stop Shop” for Background Screening Services
ClearStar – a global background screening provider specializing in background checks, drug testing, and occupational health services – is a “one stop shop” that offers employers a variety of screening solutions in a single convenient location to help empower them to make informed and compliant hiring decisions. The background screening services from ClearStar include:
- Background, Drug, Clinical, and Occupational Health Screening
- Criminal Record Searches at Federal, State, and County Levels
- Sex Offender Registry Searches
- Employment/Education Verifications
- Licenses and Credentialing
- Personal Reference Checks
- Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Searches
- Social Media Screening
- Civil Record Searches
- Employment Credit Reports
- Employee Monitoring
- Contractor Screening
- Tenant Screening
- Global Searches in 230+ Countries
Along with PBSA® accreditation, ClearStar’s numerous certifications help ensure the privacy, security, and confidentiality of consumer data used during the background screening process. Thousands of employers all over the world trust ClearStar to manage the background screening of their workforces. To learn more about background screening, contact ClearStar.
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Thomas Ahearn - Digital Content Editor
Thomas Ahearn is a Digital Content Editor at ClearStar, a leading Human Resources technology company specializing in background checks, drug testing, and occupational health screening. He writes about a variety of topics in the background screening industry including Artificial Intelligence (AI), "Ban the Box," class action lawsuits, credit reports, criminal records, drug testing, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), identity theft, privacy, social media screening, and workplace violence.
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