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At HopSkipDrive, safety is always our number one concern. One of the requirements of the platform and our school partners in Colorado is to submit a CANS (Child Abuse and Neglect Screening) check.
Information you will need available to successfully complete this application includes:
- Current government issued photo identification such as driver’s license or passport
- Addresses where you have previously lived
- Names of all individuals with whom you have lived (including parents, guardians, siblings, spouses, etc)
- Any previous names you may have used or have been known by
Completing the application
Follow the steps below to complete the application for the screening.
Section A:
- Using the Google Chrome internet browser, click this link to go to the Colorado Background Investigations Unit (BIU) website and click Get Started.
- Select Individual and click the check box to certify that you will complete the authorization form. Please do not download the authorization form.
- In the Requestor's Details section, enter your name, address, and all other required information.
- Select Employment as your reason for request.
- Upload a picture of an identity verification document. Acceptable documents include: driver’s license, passport, state-issued identification card, military identification card, Social Security card, or birth certificate.
Section B:
In this section, you will be entering information about yourself and your family. When listing family members, consider your spouse and all children (biological, adopted, step, and foster).
- Click New and complete all information about yourself.
- Once you click Save, begin adding information about family members. For each family member, click New to add a new record, then enter the information and click Save.
Note: When entering information about your children, select child as their relationship to you. Parent of child is used to describe a significant other who is not your spouse. 
- Continue adding family members until you have added everyone you listed initially. You will see the counter turn green when you have added all family members.
Section C:
In this section, you will add information about previous addresses over the past 10 years, as well as any previous names (aliases) you have used.
- Click New to enter a previous address or name, then enter the required information.
- When you have entered all applicable information or if you have no previous addresses or aliases, click Next to move to the next section.
Section D:
This section asks you to certify everything that you’ve entered is true.
- To certify that everything you have entered is true, click Yes, then click the signature box. Enter your first and last name, then use your mouse for an electronic signature.
- On the Summary page, review all the information you have entered. At the bottom of the page, you can elect to print out a completed copy of the form for your personal records.
Payment
After you confirm everything is correct on the Summary page, click Next and proceed to the payment page. Please pay the Background Request Fee using either the e-check pay method ($30) or using the Credit card pay method ($30 + $1.44 processing fee).
Uploading proof of payment
You will receive confirmation that your payment has been processed. Please take a picture of the confirmation and submit it using this form to request a credit for the cost. Note that any credits will be issued once you are certified as a CareDriver and have completed a ride.
If you miss the confirmation screen, please send us a picture of the receipt that will be sent to your email.
Your application is all done!
Uploading your results
Your results letter will be sent to your email within 10 business days, titled Background Inquiry Results. It will be sent from CDEC Background Inquiry Check.
Please forward a copy of the results letter to our email: coloradocaredriver@hopskipdrive.com.