What is CORI?
CORI refers to Criminal Offender Record Information. It is a person’s criminal history. What are the CORI employment rules? The Executive Office of Human Services (EOHHS)and the 11 human services agencies within EOHHS have rules (also called regulations) that limit the hiring of people with CORI. EOHHS, DPH, DTA and some of the other agencies changed their CORI rules in July and August of 2002. Department of Public Health (DPH) rules are available at www.state.ma.us/dph. Other agency rules are similar. Here’s a summary of how the rules now work: • CORI hiring rules apply to candidates for a position as an employee, a regular trainee, or a regular volunteer with a potential for unsupervised contact with a human services client. • All candidates must still agree to a CORI check. Candidates being considered for a position – whose CORI shows a criminal history- will be asked by the provider for more information on the nature of the crime, how much time since the conviction, number of other
