Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association Officiating Program Summary
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Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association Officiating Program Summary
Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association Officiating Program Online Background Screening Instructions Welcome to the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association Online Background Screening Process for the District Officiating Program. Thank you for agreeing to participate. Summary of the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association Screening Policy The AAHA has implemented a new online background screening program in partnership with AISS, a Sterling Infosystems Company ("AISS"). Beginning with the 2012-2013 playing season (including Spring and Summer) all coaches (head and assistants), officials, managers and other individuals who have routine access to children (anyone under the age of majority) must consent to be screened through AISS and complete the AISS screening process. Further, it is AAHA’s policy that all member associations affiliated with AAHA adopt this Screening Policy as a condition of their affiliation. All officials registered in the Atlantic District who are 18 years of age or older are subject to the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association Screening Policy. A copy of the complete AAHA Screening Policy is available at http://www.atlantic-district.org/ screening.php. U.S. Law Governing the Screening Process Under Federal Law (The Fair Credit Reporting Act), volunteer organizations such as the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association must obtain a signed consent / release form from each individual on whom a background check (or consumer credit report) is requested. The screening process conducted by AISS is intended to comply with governing laws as well as any currently applicable state and federal regulations. Your acceptance of the agreements discussed in these instructions constitute your authorization and consent to these requests. Who to Contact if You Have Questions The Online Background Screening Process is conducted by AISS using their website. If you experience technical difficulties when registering online or otherwise need help, contact AISS at 1-800-384-7105 extension 6505, or by email at [email protected]. AAHA Officiating Program Online Background Screening Instructions! 1 Logging Into MyBackgroundReport.com and Setting Up an Account Each official must set up an online account with AISS in order to be screened. AISS conducts the screening process through a website called MyBackgroundReport.com. To access it, please visit http://www.mybackgroundreport.com/. 1. 2. Once you have arrived at their website, enter the Atlantic District’s partner code, USAH3808, into the “Partner Code” field. Click on the “Enter” next to the words “I am a New User”. See the illustration below for more information. On the Account Setup page, enter the following information: 3. 4. 5. 6. Enter AAHA in the “Business Name” field. Enter your full name in the “Contact Name” field. Enter your home address in the “Address 1” field. Use the “Address 2” field as well if your address requires it. Enter the city, state, and zip of your home address in the appropriate fields. AAHA Officiating Program Online Background Screening Instructions! 2 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Enter your USA Hockey Member Number in the field marked “Company ID”. This is extremely important to the screening process. The District Officiating Program will use your USA Hockey Member Number to ensure that you are participating in the background screening program. Enter your phone number in the field marked “Phone”. Repeat your phone number in the “Fax” field if you do not have a fax number. Enter your email address in the email address fields. Choose a Login and Password according to the instructions shown on the page. Once all of this information is entered, click the “Submit” button. A completed Account Setup page is shown here. Accepting the Liability Agreement In order to continue with the screening process, you must accept the Liability Agreement presented by AISS. AAHA Officiating Program Online Background Screening Instructions! 3 1. On the “Liability Agreement” page, click on the text that says “Additional Agreement Click Here” to display the agreement. 2. 3. Read the text of the agreement. If you accept the agreement, choose “I have read and understood the above agreement and I accept.” and click the “Submit” button. A portion of the text of the Liability Agreement is shown in the illustration below. AAHA Officiating Program Online Background Screening Instructions! 4 Accepting the Adverse Action Processing Agreement In order to continue with the screening process, you must accept the Adverse Action Processing Agreement presented by AISS. 1. Read the text of the PreAdverse Action Letter and the Adverse Action Letter. A portion of one of them is shown in the illustration to the right. Both of these letters are posted on the Atlantic District website for your convenience. 2. If you accept the agreement, choose “I have read and understand the adverse action processing procedure. I agree to follow this process on any action I may decide to take as a result of the background investigation(s) requested.” and click the “Submit” button. Registering Yourself as a Sub-Contractor The AISS screening process that the Atlantic District is using is designed for companies that may need to register a number of employees or sub-contractors at one time for Background Screenings. As a result, there is an additional step in this process which requires you to create yourself as a sub-contractor in the AISS system. At this time, you will be asked to Register an Employee / Sub-contractor. The information that you provide on this screen will be used to initiate the Background Screening process. AAHA Officiating Program Online Background Screening Instructions! 5 1. Click on the “Add an employee / sub-contractor” link on the “Contractors” page. 2. Enter your contact information in exactly the same manner that you did initially on the “Account Setup” page. 3. When all of the information on the “Register an Employee / Sub-Contractor” page is completed, click the “Submit” button. AAHA Officiating Program Online Background Screening Instructions! 6 After you click “Submit,” AISS will send an email containing a web page link and a security code to the email address specified on the previous page. You must open that email and follow the instructions in order to complete the screening process. 4. Follow the Address link with your web browser. This link takes you back to a different point in the same website from where you were previously. 5. Use copy and paste to copy the entire number and letter combination identified by “Security Code”. The example says “USA979”, but the Security Code you receive will be much longer. 6. Paste the Security Code into the Security Code field on the simplified login screen that appears when you follow the link in the email shown below. AAHA Officiating Program Online Background Screening Instructions! 7 Additional Legal Releases After signing back into the website, a series of two legal releases will appear. These are called “Consumer Release” and “Summary of Rights” which are discussions of your legal rights and a confirmation of your willingness to participate in the screening process. In each case, you have the right top review and print the documents. If you accept these agreements, please indicate that you have read or printed them, and click submit. Order a Background Screening on Yourself Most of the information on the next page will already be completed because you provided it in another part of the registration process. The new information that you need to enter on this screen is your Social Security Number and date of birth. 1. Your Social Security Number should be entered into the “SSN” field, as a 9-digit number without any dashes. 2. Your date of birth should be entered into the “DOB” field in the MM/DD/YYYY format. 3. Once you have entered all of the requested information, click the green “Submit” button at the bottom right-hand side of the screen. AAHA Officiating Program Online Background Screening Instructions! 8 4. A confirmation page will be displayed, showing your name and summary of charges. Note that if there is any required information missing or incorrectly formatted, it will be displayed in red print. 5. Click the green “Submit” button on the right side of the screen if the information displayed is correct. AAHA Officiating Program Online Background Screening Instructions! 9 Payment for Your Background Check Payment via major credit card is required at the time of the background check request. After the background check is ordered, a billing and payment information screen will appear. You must complete the required information fields to proceed. If the transaction succeeds, you will receive an immediate payment approval and confirmation. Once you have reached this point, you have completed the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association Online Background Screening request process. Thank you very much for participating. AAHA Officiating Program Online Background Screening Instructions! 10 Results of Your Background Check Average turnaround time for processing and completing background checks is 2-3 business days from complete submission of a screening request. Response time varies depending upon the state where you live, how many home addresses you have had in the past, and a number of other factors. When you receive your response from the AISS, it may look like the image shown below. The report is several pages long. Under federal law, any individual who fails the background check must be provided with a copy of the report, along with a Summary of Rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and a toll-free telephone number and address for further correspondence. This information is provided in case you wish to dispute or question information contained in the background check report. See the AAHA’s Screening Policy at http://www.atlantic-district.org/screening.php for your right to appeal an adverse result. AAHA Officiating Program Online Background Screening Instructions! 11