Welcome to the Department’s webpage dedicated to providing information to our providers and community partners specific to the background screening process of applicants, current employees and volunteers.

Beginning August 1, 2010 HB 7069 took effect and changed critical aspects of the current background screening process.

The most significant change to our providers is that employers will not be able to employ applicants for positions of special trust or responsibility until the applicants are cleared by a complete background screen to include a fingerprint-based search of criminal records in Florida and nationally.

In order to timely meet the needs of our partners, the Department is requesting that providers ask applicants to submit fingerprints using electronic LiveScan through private vendors.

LiveScan results can be received by the Department in as little as 24 to 48 hours. This is in contrast to hard copy fingerprint submission results being received and processed by the Department anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks.

A listing of LiveScan vendors in your area is provided by accessing the “LiveScan Locations” link on the left hand side of this webpage.

There are many changes that became effective on August 1, 2010, that affect the current background screening process. We encourage everyone to review the summary of all changes to the background screening process.

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