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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.
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.
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.
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 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.
If an applicant has already been screened through the Clearinghouse, providers can request a free Agency Review through the Clearinghouse Results Portal, thereby avoiding the initial cost of fingerprinting new applicants; if the individual was screened through the Clearinghouse but has had a 90-day lapse in employment, the provider is only ...
Free screenings for some individuals. Agency Reviews - Providers can request a free ‘Agency Review’ for individuals that have already been screened through the Clearinghouse, regardless of which State agency conducted the existing Clearinghouse screening, thereby avoiding the initial cost of fingerprinting new applicants already in the system.
