Background screening information; rulemaking authority.

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(1) The Agency for Health Care Administration shall allow the board to electronically access its background screening database and records.

(2) An employer, or an agent thereof, may not use criminal records or juvenile records relating to vulnerable adults for any purpose other than determining if the person meets the requirements of this part. Such records and information obtained by the board 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.

History.—s. 204, ch. 99-397; s. 129, ch. 2000-153; s. 79, ch. 2000-318; s. 106, ch. 2000-349; s. 101, ch. 2012-184.

Note.—Former s. 468.828.


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