The Florida Senate

468.828  Background screening information; rulemaking authority.--

(1)  The Agency for Health Care Administration shall allow the department to electronically access its background screening database and records, and the ¹Department of Children and Family Services shall allow the department to electronically access its central abuse registry and tracking system under chapter 415.

(2)  An employer, or an agent thereof, may not use criminal records, juvenile records, or information obtained from the central abuse hotline under chapter 415 for any purpose other than determining if the person meets the requirements of this part. Such records and information obtained by the department shall remain confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).

(3)  If the requirements of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, as amended, for the certification of nursing assistants are in conflict with this part, the federal requirements shall prevail for those facilities certified to provide care under Title XVIII (Medicare) or Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.

(4)  The department shall adopt rules to administer this part.

History.--s. 204, ch. 99-397.

¹Note.--Substituted by the editors for a reference to the "Department of Children and Families" to conform to the official title of the department pursuant to s. 20.19.