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Howell, Buchan & Strong's team can help you with your business or professional license.Changes Coming to Background Screening Requirements for Health Care Practitioners
The Department of Health (DOH) will soon require fingerprint retention and background screenings for nearly all healthcare practitioners. A new law will take effect on July 1, 2025, requiring all....
New Florida Law Affects Healthcare Professionals Who Have a Criminal Past
I. Present Situation Current law requires certain health care employees to be screened for a history of criminal offenses. Similarly, where one works within the health care field, for example....
Background Screening: Exemption Applications with AHCA and DOH
A past criminal record can disqualify medical students and professionals from obtaining a job or license in Florida. But there is a way Howell, Buchan, and Strong can solve this problem....
Avoiding AHCA & DOH Background Problems
Research shows that 86% of employees screen candidates to ensure the safety of their employees, patients, and customers. But with one-third of Americans having a criminal record, not everyone is....
Applying for a Florida Medical Doctor License with a Criminal History
If you are applying for a Florida medical license, a criminal history can greatly impact your application. All applicants for physician licensure must undergo a Level 2 background screening and....
The Impact of a DUI Arrest on Your Professional License
Recently Arrested? Even though an arrest can have an impact on your professional license, a conviction is likely to have a greater impact. Some convictions can result in an automatic....
Criminal Background | What My Next Employer Needs to Know
Know this: In Florida, health care facilities and organizations are registered with the Health Care Provider Clearinghouse Database at the Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA). This database is hooked into the....
Background Screening: Exemption Applications with AHCA and DOH
When and why would you be in your right to apply for an exception to work to apply for a background screening exemption as a medically licensed professional in the....
How to Survive a Background Investigation
One of the major components of obtaining a license in the State of Florida as a health care professional is passing the background check. It may there seem that the....
Arrested? Your Medical License Is In Jeopardy
Being arrested is among the most stressful experiences you can encounter. In fact, the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale ranks incarceration as the fourth most stressful ordeal in life. Falling....
Background Screening Concerns: Exemption Applications with AHCA and DOH
Background Screening Concerns: Exemption Applications with AHCA and DOH If you have a criminal record and are concerned about being able to work in the field of health care....
