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The Clearinghouse provides a single data source administered by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) for background screening results for persons screened for employment or licensure that provide services to children, the elderly and disabled individuals.
- Clearinghouse
The Clearinghouse provides a single data source administered...
- Clearinghouse
The Clearinghouse provides a single data source administered by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) for background screening results for persons screened for employment or licensure that provide services to children, the elderly and disabled individuals.
Background Screening. The Background Screening Unit processes screening results for health care providers in Florida currently licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration. Processing includes making a determination of eligibility and evaluating applications for exemption.
The clearinghouse allows the results of criminal history checks to be shared among specified agencies when a person has applied to volunteer, be employed, be licensed, or enter into a contract that requires a state and national fingerprint-based criminal history check.
The purpose of the Clearinghouse is to provide a single data source for background screening results of persons required to be screened by law for employment in positions that provide services to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals.
Florida Statute requires care providers to undergo another criminal history check once every five years from the date of the retention of their fingerprints. The process of extending the retention is called a ‘Clearinghouse Renewal.’
90-Day Lapse Screenings - Once screened through the Clearinghouse, if an individual has a 90-day lapse in employment, the provider is only required to pay for a new national criminal history check (currently $14.75), rather than another full-price screening; Immediate arrest notifications
