Bill > S1112

This bill makes several changes to background screening processes in Florida, including allowing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to share driver license photographs with the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) for the purpose of verifying identities in the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse, which is a system used to check the backgrounds of individuals working in healthcare. It also expands the list of disqualifying offenses for background checks to include attempts, solicitations, and conspiracies to commit certain crimes, as well as specific fraud and racketeering offenses, and requires that anyone seeking an exemption from a disqualification must have fully paid any court-ordered fines or restitution before they can apply. Additionally, the bill mandates that when submitting fingerprints for background checks, a photograph of the applicant taken at that time must also be provided, and requires employers to register with the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse and submit detailed applicant information, including name, social security number, date of birth, address, sex, and race, before initiating fingerprint submissions.