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Background Screening. The Department of Children and Families licenses and regulates programs for children and vulnerable adults. Part of this process is a required Level II Background Screening pursuant to Chapter 435, Florida Statute.
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.
Find out which health care facilities and professionals in Florida are required to undergo Level 2 background screening, which includes fingerprinting and criminal history check. See the list of facility/service types, positions, and exemptions for Level 2 screening.
Screening Information. The Background Screening Unit reviews the Level 2 criminal history results for all background screenings submitted as part of the employment process for a health care provider and/or for participation as a provider in the Florida Medicaid program.
Level 2 Background Screening requires fingerprinting for statewide criminal history checks through FDLE and national criminal history checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Employers may conduct a local law enforcement check as well.
6 dni temu · Under Florida law, a Level 2 background check is mandated for individuals in certain positions of trust, particularly those working with vulnerable populations, such as children, the elderly, or people with disabilities.
23 paź 2023 · Level 2 screening is a comprehensive criminal background check that includes fingerprint-based checks for statewide criminal history records through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and national criminal history records through the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
