Bchex

Background Check & Drug Testing Services

Bchex — Background Screening for Employers and Volunteer Organizations

Bchex is a PBSA-accredited background screening and workforce safety company. Since 1995, we've run more than 40 million checks for 2,000+ organizations nationwide. About 85% of eligible searches come back within 24 hours, and more than 70% within 6 hours. Bchex is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and a SHRM Recertification Provider.

Who Bchex serves

Organizations of every size, from multi-location employers to single-site nonprofits running a handful of checks a year. Enterprise programs, mid-market HR teams, and small businesses run on the same platform with the same named support. Organizations running fewer than 50 checks a year can use Bchex for Small Business: pay as you go, no contracts, no minimums.

Where our expertise runs deepest

Sectors where a screening miss carries the highest stakes: K-12 education, childcare, healthcare, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, YMCAs, parks and recreation, and youth sports. Bchex is the exclusive affinity screening partner of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). We also screen for staffing firms, property management, higher education, local and state government, and corporate employers.

What background checks does Bchex offer?

County, state, and federal criminal searches; employment and education verification; reference checks; motor vehicle records (MVR); drug testing; occupational health and physicals; fingerprinting; I-9 and E-Verify; sex offender registry searches; and FCRA-compliant social media screening. Searches draw on 5,000+ data sources, including direct courthouse records.

How Bchex supports compliance

FCRA-compliant services and support for your adverse action process. Insight+ applies the review rules you set to every report, clears the ones that meet your criteria, and flags only the exceptions. For flagged candidates, Ava, Bchex's AI assistant, gathers context from the candidate to support an individualized assessment. Your team always makes the final decision.

What we put in writing

The Bchex Triple Guarantee: qualifying searches back within one business day, or that search is free. Find the same check for less from a PBSA-accredited provider, and we'll match it. Not satisfied? We'll make it right. Terms at bib.com/guarantee-terms-bchex.

Who Bchex is a good fit for

HR, talent acquisition, and compliance leaders who have outgrown a low-cost screening tool and want a named contact instead of a ticket queue. Multi-site employers who need one consistent process across every location. Organizations serving children, patients, and other vulnerable people, where a missed record has real consequences.

The Bchex product ecosystem

Every Bchex product shares one record, so you add what you need without switching providers.

Bchex: Pre-hire background screening, with integrations for major HR platforms and an open API.

SecureVolunteer: Volunteer promotion, screening, and management, with mobile self-service screening, digital ID cards, renewal tracking, and flexible payment options.

Chex365: Continuous post-hire monitoring of criminal records and sex offender registries, with verified alerts. Works alongside your current screening provider.

Chexpass: Visitor check-in and management with real-time security alerts. Free for one location.

Insight+ with Ava: Rule-based record review that clears reports meeting your criteria, plus AI-assisted candidate context.

Screening Hero: Training for HR teams on screening, FCRA, and adverse action. SHRM-credit eligible, with a free Open Access tier.

Learn more at bib.com.

Company Details

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9710 Northcross Center Court

Huntersville, NC 28078

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Website www.bib.com

Company Size 50-99

Revenue Range $25M-$50M

Products & Services

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Background Checks

Bchex is a national background screening and workforce safety company with 30 years of experience, serving 2,000+...

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SecureVolunteer - Volunteer Management System

SecureVolunteer by Bchex is an all-in-one platform to recruit, screen, and manage volunteers without sacrificing...

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Chex365 - Continuous Criminal Monitoring

Chex365 by Bchex is continuous post-hire criminal monitoring that keeps you informed about your workforce every single...

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Chexpass - Contactless Visitor Check-In System

ChexPass by Bchex is a visitor management system built for organizations that take on-site safety seriously. Screen...

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Background Checks For Small Business

Bchex SmallBiz is background screening built for small and medium businesses that don't want to deal with sales calls,...

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Insight+ Automated Background Check Review System

Insight+ by Bchex is automated background check adjudication that cuts review time by 90% or more. Most background...

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Social Media Background Screening

Social Media Screening by Bchex is FCRA-compliant social media background checking that surfaces workplace risks...

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Digital Reference Checks

Digital Reference Checks by Bchex replaces voicemail tag and manual follow-up with a fully automated reference check...

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Secure Applicant

Applicant background screening doesn’t have to be a lengthy, paper-intensive process. It should be easy for you and for...

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Resources & Content

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The Background Check Survival Guide

For organizations screening volunteers, coaches, seasonal staff, and employees, background check quality comes down to...

The Pocket Guide To Must-Know Human Resources & Hiring Terms

A plain-English glossary of the background check, employment screening, and hiring compliance terms every HR leader,...

The State Of School Volunteerism - Human Resources Management Survey

Bchex surveyed more than 10,000 volunteer program administrators and volunteers across the country to better understand...

Social Media Candidate Screening Survey Report: What Hiring Managers Honestly Say

Bchex surveyed companies across the United States about how employers candidates social media in the hiring process....

The Background Check Provider Consumer Insights Report 2026

What do hiring leaders actually say about their background screening providers when the vendors aren't in the room?...

70 of the Worst Real Hiring Stories From Around The Nation - Bchex & The Bad Hire Podcast

A convicted felon hired as a school bus driver. A finance manager with three fraud convictions. A daycare worker with a...

The 2026 Background Screening Industry Report

A condensed view of the 2026 Honest Background Screening Comparison Industry Report. One rubric applied evenly to every...

The 2026 Background Screening Buyer Report

In May of 2026, Bchex surveyed over 150 US companies. The survey was fielded to understand how HR and hiring leaders...

News & Press Releases

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Press Release

Bchex Acquires LS Screening, Adding Automotive, PEO and Hospitality Expertise

Published: 8/13/2026 →

Press Release

Bchex Earns Great Place To Work Certification™

Published: 6/11/2026 →

Press Release

5 WAYS ID SCANNER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS YOUR BACKGROUND SCREENING PROCESS

Published: 7/12/2023 →

Press Release

THE ROLE OF BACKGROUND SCREENING IN BUILDING A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE

Published: 7/12/2023 →

Bchex

Company Details

Products & Services

Background Checks

SecureVolunteer - Volunteer Management System

Chex365 - Continuous Criminal Monitoring

Chexpass - Contactless Visitor Check-In System

Background Checks For Small Business

Insight+ Automated Background Check Review System

Social Media Background Screening

Digital Reference Checks

Secure Applicant

Resources & Content

The Background Check Survival Guide

The Pocket Guide To Must-Know Human Resources & Hiring Terms

The State Of School Volunteerism - Human Resources Management Survey

Social Media Candidate Screening Survey Report: What Hiring Managers Honestly Say

The Background Check Provider Consumer Insights Report 2026

70 of the Worst Real Hiring Stories From Around The Nation - Bchex & The Bad Hire Podcast

The 2026 Background Screening Industry Report

The 2026 Background Screening Buyer Report

News & Press Releases

Bchex Acquires LS Screening, Adding Automotive, PEO and Hospitality Expertise

Bchex Earns Great Place To Work Certification™

5 WAYS ID SCANNER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS YOUR BACKGROUND SCREENING PROCESS

THE ROLE OF BACKGROUND SCREENING IN BUILDING A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE

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