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. hbbd```b`` i d" "c`3aqF8j %%EOF Some page levels are currently hidden. 393); a Child Care facility (ch. 397 in the same way it does to the other authorizing statutes which require background screening. hb``pc`0d```ic@l@ @H!A!=r Apply for Exemption From Disqualification, Frequently Asked Questions Specific to Summer Camps, Independent Living for Youth and Young Adults, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Child Welfare and Child Care Records Requests, Child Care Attestation of Good Moral Character. An official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, This page, Questions on Disqualifications: Mandatory Disqualifications, is, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on New EEC Background Record Check Process, Questions on Disqualifications: Mandatory Disqualifications. 888-352-2849 endobj 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. function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} 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. There is no application fee for the Application for Exemption from Disqualification. 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 %%EOF I understand any person that knowingly makes a false statement in writing with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his or her official duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. 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. %PDF-1.6 % Mandatory Disqualifications are based in federal law. Candidates are, however, permitted to dispute the accuracy of their record. for any fee, fine, fund, lien, civil judgment, application, cost of prosecution, trust or restitution as part of the judgment and sentence for any disqualifying felony or misdemeanor; Persons designated as sexual predators, sexual offenders or career offenders are, Elder Abuse Prevention 1-800-96-ABUSE (22873), Background Screening Clearinghouse Training Accessing the Clearinghouse, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Exemption from Disqualification Process, Frequently Asked Questions Specific to Web Portal, Assessment Forms, Instructions, & Training, DOEA General Information System Access Policy, Individual Rights to Protected Health Information, Uses & Disclosures of Protected Health Information, Alzheimers Disease & Related Dementias (ADRD), Alzheimers Disease & Related Disorders Training, National Family Caregiver Support Program, Respite for Elders Living in Everyday Families (RELIEF), Community Care for the Elderly (CCE) Program, Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the Elderly Program (EHEAP), Federal Older Americans Act (OAA) Program, Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care Program, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Programs, Aging & Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs). 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. If you have received an exemption from another state agency you may submit a copy with your request for an exemption as part of your proof of rehabilitation. It only provides eligibility for employment. Apply for Exemption From Disqualification | Florida DCF Home Services Background Screening Apply for Exemption From Disqualification Apply for Exemption From Disqualification Indicates required field Requestor Information First Name Last Name Date of Birth SSN Phone Email Address Address 2 City/Town State/Province ZIP/Postal Code Child care credentials require "Continuing Education Units (CEUs)" to renew credentials. window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; 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. I am not under any type of criminal-related supervision that has been court-ordered due to a disqualifying misdemeanor criminal offense. 0000001563 00000 n 0 should include a description of the crime or crimes that caused your disqualification. 0000005849 00000 n 0000002286 00000 n gtag('config', 'G-HQEHLEQNNJ'); Suite 400 Please see EEC'sTable of Disqualifying Offenses - Mandatory Disqualifications for the list of offenses that are classified as Mandatory Disqualifications in an EEC Background Record Check. 2023 Florida Department of Children & Families. The first is the licensing statute for the direct service providers under chapter 393 (APD) and child care licensees under chapter 402 (DCF). The Clearinghouse provides a single data source administered by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) for background screening results for persons screened for employment or licensure that provide services to children, the elderly and disabled individuals. 0000011732 00000 n U X.001baPgN. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. The employer should take the appropriate steps depending upon the results of the rescreening. Accordingly, it would not be unreasonable to construe that the Legislature never intended that the Chapter 435 standards apply to 12 to 18 year old members of the family of the owner or operator. If an exemption is granted by APD, there shall be no limitation in the duration of the exemption except as provided by statute. Stop Child Abuse - Contact the Abuse Hotline 1-800-962-2873. However, HB 7069 did not make any specific changes to ch. New Summer Camp Personnel All new employee and volunteer candidates must have a Level 2 DCF Background Check completed through the Clearinghouse (including fingerprinting). Yes, another agencys exemption may be considered, but each agency makes their own decisions regarding exemptions. Consumer-Directed Care Plus (CDC+) participants can find more information specific to them on the CDC+ page. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. If there are unfavorable results, the volunteer will be disqualified from participation in the summer camp. Since the child is not required to be licensed and is not providing any service for which the license is being issued, any information resulting from the screening of the child is to be used in the same way other information from employment checks or local law enforcement checks is utilized to assist in the decision making rather than as an automatic disqualification for the license applicant. 435, F.S., is re-screened and the rescreening discloses a disqualifying offense under Ch. endstream endobj startxref 237 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<44ECCAD68B2D834CA196551573DDE767>]/Index[190 92]/Info 189 0 R/Length 165/Prev 184276/Root 191 0 R/Size 282/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream All three of the above statutes provide that the child is not to be fingerprinted but rather is to be screened for delinquency records.