Background screening clearinghouse

Definition

The state register that holds every screened person attached to a licensed provider.

Why It Matters

A clearance here belongs to the person and the attachment belongs to the employer, which is the distinction that decides what a sale costs. Florida runs its check on the licensee, the administrator, the financial officer, every controlling interest and every direct-care worker, and repeats it on a five-year clock. The buyer is cleared before the license issues, and must then register as the new employer and reattach each cleared person; anyone who falls out of service for more than ninety days goes back through fingerprints. The seller stays responsible for lawful operation until the day the buyer is licensed.