{"ref":"FL-HSP-HR-04","title":"Level 2 Background Screening","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets how the Agency carries out Florida Level 2 background screening (FDLE and FBI fingerprints through AHCA’s Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse) for owners, the Administrator, the financial officer, employees, contractors and volunteers; the rule that no one has contact with a patient until screening is complete; the attestation on AHCA Form 3100-0008; exemptions; five-year rescreening; arrests while employed; and federal exclusion checks.","inShort":["Everyone who works with patients must pass a Florida Level 2 background screening (fingerprints) before any patient contact.","You may attend classroom orientation while you wait, but you may not see patients.","You sign an attestation and must tell the Agency immediately if you are arrested.","Screening is repeated every 5 years.","Volunteers who visit patients are screened too."],"primaryCitation":"s. 408.809, F.S.","citations":["s. 400.6065, F.S.","s. 408.809(1)-(4), F.S.","s. 435.04, F.S.","s. 435.05, F.S.","s. 435.06, F.S.","s. 435.07, F.S.","s. 435.12(2), F.S.","Rule 59A-35.090, F.A.C.","Rule 59A-38.001(6), F.A.C.","s. 408.810(12), F.S."],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.114(d)","42 U.S.C. §1320a-7","42 CFR §1001.1901"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the Clearinghouse eligibility result and the signed attestation for this employee, with the date of first patient contact.","How do you make sure a new hire has no contact with patients before screening is complete?"],"forms":[{"ref":"FL-HSP-HR-04-A","title":"Level 2 Background Screening Checklist and Clearinghouse Log"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (s. 400.6065, F.S.; s. 408.809, F.S.; Chapter 435, F.S.; Rule 59A-35.090, F.A.C.)","5. Who Is Screened","6. Screening Steps","7. No Contact Before Clearance","8. Disqualification and Exemptions","9. While Employed","10. Federal Exclusion Checks","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"fl-hospice","state":"Florida","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}