Now Required - Background Screening for Inital licensure or license renewal
Posted about 14 hours ago by Vicky Stone-Gale
Now Required - Background Screening
As of July 1, 2025, all* health care practitioners must comply with background screening requirements when applying for initial licensure or renewing their license.
*Emergency medical technicians, paramedics, pharmacy interns, registered pharmacy technicians, and radiologic technologists are exempt unless applying through the military active-duty spouse licensure pathway. Fingerprint retention requirements do not apply to these professions.
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The renewal period begins approximately 90-120 days before your license expires. Visit the “Florida Boards” tab at www.FLHealthSource.gov, select your board, click on renewals, and choose your profession for more details about the renewal process.
All screened professions are required to retain their fingerprints every 5 years and may do so at a cost of $43.25. The window to retain your fingerprints opens 75 days prior to the expiration date and closes 15 days prior to the expiration date. This provides a full 60 days to complete the renewal process. If you do not retain your fingerprints, you are required to complete a new screening. The Department cannot extend your retention window.
The cost of a new screening is almost double the retention cost and set by the LiveScan Provider. You can manage this requirement by registering on the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) website. After your account is created, you will be able to view the date of your most recent screening and check renewal availability to learn if the window of opportunity to retain your fingerprints is open.