2023 Florida Department of Children & Families. <<38B20686778DED4BAFBA716A1EE555EA>]>> 0000012872 00000 n If such a conviction appears during a background record check, EEC is required by federal law to disqualify the individual. If the candidate currently works at, or is affiliated with a program, the program must terminate their employment or affiliation within 14 calendar days of notification, unless EEC informs them to remove the candidate sooner. The first is the licensing statute for the direct service providers under chapter 393 (APD) and child care licensees under chapter 402 (DCF). These cookies do not store any personal information. %PDF-1.6 % 402); or, a Family Foster Home (ch. [CDATA[// >stream However, this does not operate in reverseDOE cannot accept a letter from DCF attesting to a screening being done. After consulting with the legislative staff on the interpretation of this provision, DCF will no longer utilize the results of the screening of 12 to 18 year olds in the home as an automatic disqualifier for the license applicant. In order to obtain a formal proceeding before the Division of Administrative Hearings under Section 120.57(1), F.S., your request for an administrative hearing must conform to the requirements in Section 28-106.201, Florida Administrative Code, and must state the material facts you dispute. xref The applicant completes Part 1 of this form. It only provides eligibility for employment in a health care setting. Please mail all Correspondence to the following address: AFTER HOURS AND WEEKEND APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE, CONVENIENCE FEES APPLY. Questions on Technical Issues with the Background Record Check (BRC) Program Po, Questions on the Background Record Check (BRC) Program Portal, Questions on Background Record Check (BRC) Requirements: Applicability, Questions on Background Record Check (BRC) Requirements: Frequency, Questions on Background Record Check (BRC) Results: Storage of BRC Files, Questions on Disqualifications: Review of BRC Results/Tables of Disqualifying O, Questions on Fingerprinting: Requirement Applicability and Frequency, Questions on Unsupervised Conditional Hiring Versus Supervised Provisional , Questions on Other Background Record Check (BRC) Topics, Table of Disqualifying Offenses - Mandatory Disqualifications, contact the Department of Early Education and Care. An individual seeking an exemption must demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that an exemption from disqualification should be granted. The granting of an exemption does not change an individual's criminal history. RECEIVE NOTICE FROM THE DCF TO BEGIN CHECKS ON CURRENT CAREGIVERS, NONCAREGIVER EMPLOYEES, AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS You will receive a notice 60 days in advance of when your program is scheduled to undergo background If an employer has reason to believe that a current employee is or maybe ineligible for employment due to having been arrested with disposition pending for; having been found guilty of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to any disqualifying offense, the employer should immediately have the employee rescreened to confirm and determine the employees eligibility or ineligibility for employment. Can an exemption from another Florida state agency be considered? %PDF-1.6 % Any offense in EEC's Table of Disqualifying Offenses - Mandatory Disqualifications that appears on an EEC background record check as a "conviction" will automatically result in a "not suitable" determination by EEC. Inquiries regarding an exemption request or a Level 2 should be directed to: State of Florida Department of Elder Affairs Background Screening Unit 4040 Esplanade Way, Suite 335U Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000 FAX (850) 617-6595 (850) 414-2093 Or doeanetwork@elderaffairs.org Posted: | Updated: Apr 3, 2023 Sitemap hb``pc`0d```ic@l@ @H!A!=r ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the official website. This Portal Login page will allow an authorized user access to external systems maintained by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) for the purpose of viewing and maintaining information. I am formally requesting that the Department, in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 393, 408 and 435, Florida Statutes, provide me with an Exemption Review. A volunteer who assists on an intermittent basis that totals 40 or more hours per month. 0000186689 00000 n All Office of Child Care Regulation courses have an option to earn CEUs. window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; In the new BRC requirements that began on October 1, 2018, EEC will apply Mandatory Disqualifications to existing or prospective candidates in EEC-licensed child care programs who are subject to a Background Record Check.