Bill > H1021

This bill makes several changes to background screening processes in Florida, including allowing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) to share driver license photographs with the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) for use in the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse, which is a system for tracking background checks of individuals working in healthcare. It also expands the list of disqualifying offenses for background screenings to include attempts, solicitations, and conspiracies to commit certain crimes, as well as offenses related to credit card fraud, defrauding healthcare providers, racketeering, and money laundering. Additionally, the bill revises the information required for background screenings, mandates that individuals seeking an exemption from disqualification must have completed all non-monetary conditions of their sentence and paid any monetary penalties in full, and requires a photograph of the applicant to be submitted to the Clearinghouse along with electronic fingerprints.