What is portability?
Portability is when a subject individual (SI) can use a previously approved background check for other positions or placements.
- An SI with Portability can use a previous background check approval for other positions and placements that require a background check under BCU's statutes and administrative rules.
- With Portability, the SI can be hired or placed immediately after an agency enters a background check application into
ORCHARDS and gets confirmation that the SI is already eligible.
Questions? Email bcu.info@odhsoha.oregon.gov
Who can get portability?
Specific providers and positions
- Nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities
- Assisted living facilities and residential care facilities
- Adult foster homes licensed in Oregon for:
- Seniors and individuals with physical disabilities through ODHS Aging and People with Disabilities
- Adults with developmental disabilities through ODHS Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services
- Adults with behavioral health disorders through OHA Health Services Division, Behavioral Services
- Homecare workers and personal support workers for seniors, developmental disabilities clients, and behavioral health clients
- All developmental disability (DD) adult and child facilities, organizations and providers (with the exception of employees and volunteers at community DD programs and DD brokerages)
In-home care agency portability
There is a separate portability group for in-home care agencies that have a Medicaid contract to provide services to ODHS clients. In this group, if an SI is approved to work for one in-home care agency, they are immediately hirable for another in-home care agency.